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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
212010s
2 titles ¡ average score 67
68
TV show ¡ as The Green Man
66
as General Mitford
1980s
6 titles ¡ average score 68
82
TV show ¡ as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
64
as Gilbert Chilvers
as Howard
59
as The Reverend Charles Fortescue
1970s
8 titles ¡ average score 72
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
76
TV show ¡ as Gerald Whinfrey / Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
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
TV show
78
as Various Roles
1960s
5 titles ¡ average score 69
72
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
TV show ¡ Writer
72
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
TV show
63
as Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)