Acting
Michael Palin
- Titles
- 153movies73TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
73/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 53 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay7.1average 3.7
- Satire & Parody5.3average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.9average 2.0
- Situational Comedy5.4average 2.7
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Physical Comedy4.7average 2.5
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Wonder4.9average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Mystery1.9, average 4.1
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Psychological3.5, average 5.6
- Tension4.0, average 6.1
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 10
- British Humor 8
- Cultural Exploration 7
- Travel Documentary 6
- British Comedy 5
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Absurdist Comedy 4
- Sketch Comedy 4
- Satirical 4
- Social Satire 4
- Educational & Informative 4
- British Sketch Comedy 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Ripping Yarns, +34 more
John CleeseActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, A Fish Called Wanda, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +25 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Brazil, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +20 more
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +19 more
Eric IdleActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +17 more
Carol ClevelandActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, +5 more
Connie BoothActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, How to Irritate People, American Friends, +1 more
Charles McKeownActorBrazil, Roger of the Raj, Whinfrey's Last Case, Golden Gordon, Across the Andes by Frog, +1 more- JJim FranklinDirectorRipping Yarns, The Testing of Eric Olthwaite, Roger of the Raj, Escape from Stalag Luft 112B, The Curse of the Claw, +1 more
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, +1 more
John Du PrezWriterA Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, A Private Function, Monty Python Live (Mostly), Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Neil InnesActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, Do Not Adjust Your Set, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl, The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Movies and TV shows
201980s
20 titles ¡ average score 75
83
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show ¡ as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
82
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
as Ken Pile
Number 27 (1988)
Writer
52
Consuming Passions (1988)
Theatre Play
69
East of Ipswich (1987)
Writer
Daytime Live (1987)
TV show
86
Brazil (1985)
as Jack Lint
Friday People (1985)
TV show
77
A Private Function (1984)
as Gilbert Chilvers
The Dress (1984)
as Howard
81
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Various Roles
74
The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983)
as Workman
81
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
as Various Roles
59
The Missionary (1982)
as The Reverend Charles Fortescue
78
Time Bandits (1981)
as Vincent
The Box (1981)
as (voice)
Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter (1980)
Writer, Presenter