Acting
Michael Palin
- Titles
- 156movies73TV shows
- Career
Active from 1967 to 2026, busiest in 2006 with 7 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 41top three billing
- Average score
74/100
- Highest rated
Monty Python's Flying Circus92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay7.1average 3.7
- Satire & Parody5.3average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.8average 2.0
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Historical4.8average 2.6
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.5
- Wonder5.0average 3.4
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Mystery1.9, average 4.1
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
- Psychological3.6, average 5.6
- Crime1.7, average 3.7
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
- Educational & Informative 5
- Social Satire 4
- Satirical 4
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Absurdist Comedy 4
- Sketch Comedy 4
- Absurdist Humor 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Terry JonesActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Ripping Yarns, +33 more
John CleeseActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, A Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +25 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +20 more
Graham ChapmanActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, +19 more
Eric IdleActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Do Not Adjust Your Set, +17 more
Carol ClevelandActorLife of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python Live (Mostly), +5 more
Connie BoothActorMonty Python and the Holy Grail, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, How to Irritate People, Is This a Record?, +1 more
Charles McKeownActorBrazil, Roger of the Raj, Across the Andes by Frog, Whinfrey's Last Case, Golden Gordon, +1 more- JJim FranklinDirectorRipping Yarns, The Testing of Eric Olthwaite, Roger of the Raj, The Curse of the Claw, Escape from Stalag Luft 112B, +1 more
John Du PrezWriterA Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Monty Python Live (Mostly), A Private Function, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Ian MacNaughtonDirectorMonty Python's Flying Circus, And Now for Something Completely Different, Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus, Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python, Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
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
302020s
2 titles ¡ average score 80
80
TV show ¡ as Michael
2010s
3 titles ¡ average score 81
82
as Vyacheslav Molotov
80
as General Mitford
TV show ¡ as Michael Palin
2000s
4 titles ¡ average score 82
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
1990s
1 title
as Various
1980s
5 titles ¡ average score 83
83
TV show ¡ as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
82
as Ken Pile
Writer
86
as Jack Lint
80
as Various Roles
1970s
13 titles ¡ average score 84
84
as Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
87
as Gerald Whinfrey
80
as Gordon Ottershaw
83
as Eric Manchester
83
as Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
80
as Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
83
as Charles Chiddingford
86
as Major Errol Phipps
86
as Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt
88
as First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!
as Nietzsche
83
as Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady
1960s
2 titles ¡ average score 92
92
TV show ¡ as Various / "It's" man
TV show ¡ Additional Writing