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
1222020s
14 titles ¡ average score 80
Michael Palin in the Philippines (2026)
TV show ¡ Self - Presenter
The Secret Life of Trees (2025)
TV show ¡ Self - Narrator
Michael Palin in Nigeria (2024)
TV show ¡ Self
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated (2021)
Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
2010s
29 titles ¡ average score 70
46
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (2014)
TV show ¡ Self (archive footage)
Perspectives (2011)
TV show ¡ Self
56
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
TV show ¡ Self
Making Qi (2011)
Self
2000s
38 titles ¡ average score 70
50
Michael Palin's New Europe (2007)
TV show ¡ Writer
67
Monty Python's Personal Best (2006)
TV show ¡ Creator
82
Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004)
TV show ¡ Writer
Parkinson (2004)
TV show ¡ Self - Guest
78
Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
TV show ¡ Writer
1990s
18 titles ¡ average score 72
Parkinson (1998)
TV show ¡ Self - Guest
80
Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
TV show ¡ Writer
Palin on Redpath (1997)
Writer
Clive Anderson All Talk (1996)
TV show ¡ Self
The Frank Skinner Show (1995)
TV show ¡ Self
54
Pole to Pole (1992)
TV show ¡ Writer
76
Life of Python (1990)
Self / Various Roles
1980s
15 titles ¡ average score 62
53
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
TV show ¡ Writer
Going Live! (1987)
TV show ¡ Self
64
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
Self - Various Roles
Great Railway Journeys (1980)
TV show ¡ Writer
Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter (1980)
Writer, Presenter
Travels with Palin (1980)
TV show ¡ Self
1970s
7 titles ¡ average score 68
The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976)
TV show ¡ Self
69
Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV show ¡ as Self / Various (uncredited) / Dick Savage (uncredited)
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV show ¡ Self
60
Film '72 (1971)
TV show ¡ Self
1960s
1 title
Frost on Sunday (1968)
TV show ¡ Self / Various Characters