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
262020s
4 titles ¡ average score 81
Small Prophets (2026)
TV show ¡ as Brian Sleep
Remembers⌠(2022)
TV show
82
Staged (2020)
TV show ¡ as Michael
2010s
6 titles ¡ average score 69
68
Worzel Gummidge (2019)
TV show ¡ as The Green Man
73
Vanity Fair (2018)
TV show ¡ as William Makepeace Thackeray
Clangers (2015)
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
68
Remember Me (2014)
TV show ¡ as Tom Parfitt
ZULU Comedy Galla (2010)
TV show ¡ as Michael Palin
1990s
2 titles ¡ average score 71
75
G.B.H. (1991)
TV show ¡ as Jim Nelson
1980s
4 titles ¡ average score 82
82
The Simpsons (1989)
TV show ¡ as Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
Daytime Live (1987)
TV show
1970s
3 titles ¡ average score 76
76
Ripping Yarns (1976)
TV show ¡ as Gerald Whinfrey / Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
76
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972)
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
Pebble Mill at One (1972)
TV show
1960s
7 titles ¡ average score 76
85
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
TV show ¡ as Various / "It's" man
72
Clangers (1969)
TV show ¡ as Narrator (voice)
The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)
TV show ¡ Writer
Frost on Sunday (1968)
TV show
72
Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967)
TV show ¡ as Various Characters
Twice a Fortnight (1967)
TV show
A Series Of Bird's (1967)
TV show