Acting
Michael Palin
- Titles
- 146movies61TV showsmovies and TV shows
- Career
- 19672026
- Leading roles
- 43top three billing
- Average score
72/100
- Highest rated
Tomkinson's Schooldays86/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 45 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Wit & Wordplay7.0average 3.7
- Satire & Parody5.1average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor4.8average 2.0
- Situational Comedy5.3average 2.7
- Historical5.1average 2.6
- Physical Comedy4.6average 2.5
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.6
- Wonder5.0average 3.4
Rarely in their work
- Mystery1.8, average 4.1
- Psychological3.3, average 5.6
- Crime1.5, average 3.7
- Violence2.2, average 4.3
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Cult Classic 8
- British Humor 8
- Cultural Exploration 7
- Travel Documentary 6
- Witty Dialogue 4
- Absurdist Comedy 4
- Educational & Informative 4
- British Comedy 4
- British Cult Classic 3
- Eccentric Characters 3
- Ensemble Cast 3
- Quirky Characters 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, +33 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, +23 more
Terry GilliamActorMonty Python's Flying Circus, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Life of Brian, Brazil, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, +18 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, +17 more
Eric IdleActorMonty 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, +16 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
Charles McKeownActorBrazil, Roger of the Raj, Golden Gordon, Whinfrey's Last Case, Across the Andes by Frog, +1 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
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- JJim FranklinDirectorRipping Yarns, The Testing of Eric Olthwaite, Escape from Stalag Luft 112B, Roger of the Raj, The Curse of the Claw, +1 more
John Du PrezComposerA Fish Called Wanda, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, A Private Function, Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy), Monty Python Live (Mostly)
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
87Upcoming
1 titles
as salesman
2020s
6 titles ¡ average score 77
TV show ¡ as Brian Sleep
TV show
82
TV show ¡ as Michael
68
as Newscaster (voice)
2010s
12 titles ¡ average score 67
68
TV show ¡ as The Green Man
73
TV show ¡ as William Makepeace Thackeray
71
as Vyacheslav Molotov
59
as Kindly Alien (voice)
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
68
TV show ¡ as Tom Parfitt
66
as General Mitford
59
as Various (voice)
69
as Ernie Clicker (voice)
69
as Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
TV show ¡ as Michael Palin
2000s
11 titles ¡ average score 67
as Presenter
as Wise Man #3, Mr. Big Nose, Francis, Mrs. A, Ex-Leper
54
as Gariiiiiii (voice)
as Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)
80
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
as Various Characters
1990s
10 titles ¡ average score 68
63
as Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone
as The Sun
as Various
75
TV show ¡ as Jim Nelson
63
as Rev. Francis Ashby
as Narrator (voice)
68
as Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
1980s
14 titles ¡ average score 70
82
TV show ¡ as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
73
as Ken Pile
77
as Jack Lint
64
as Gilbert Chilvers
as Howard
74
as Various Roles
74
as Workman
75
as Various Roles
59
as The Reverend Charles Fortescue
67
as Vincent
57
as (voice)
1970s
24 titles ¡ average score 73
79
as Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
70
as Eric Manchester
60
as Dennis Cooper
75
as Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
76
TV show ¡ as Gerald Whinfrey / Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
86
as Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt
80
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!
64
as Harris
as Various
76
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
73
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
78
as Various Roles
1960s
9 titles ¡ average score 72
85
TV show ¡ as Various / "It's" man
72
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
TV show ¡ Writer
67
as Various
TV show
72
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
TV show
TV show
63
as Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)