Michael Palin
ActingTotal Credits
232
Acting
221
First Credit
1966
Latest Credit
2026
Small Prophets
Brian Sleep
2026
Michael Palin: Into Iraq
Actor
2022
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Various / "It's" man · Writer
1969
Himalaya with Michael Palin
Self - Presenter · Writer
2004
Concert for George
Self
2003
The Simpsons
Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
1989
Staged
Michael
2020
Pole to Pole
Self · Writer
1992
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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! · Writer
1975
Michael Palin in North Korea
Self - Host
2018
Life of Brian
Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus · Screenplay
1979
Do Not Adjust Your Set
Various Characters · Writer
1967
The Two Ronnies
Writer
1971
The Secret Life of Brian
Self
2007
Ripping Yarns
Actor · Gerald Whinfrey · Roger · Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack · Writer · Creator
1976
Full Circle with Michael Palin
Self · Writer
1997
Brazil
Jack Lint
1985
Michael Palin's New Europe
Self · Writer
2007
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Self
2009
Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
Self · Writer
1989
Sahara with Michael Palin
Self - Presenter · Writer
2002
Brazil with Michael Palin
Self (Presenter)
2012
Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule
Self
2014
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Self
2014
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Various Characters
1972
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Various Roles · Writer
1982
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Self
1979
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Various Roles · Screenplay
1983
A Fish Called Wanda
Ken Pile
1988
And Now for Something Completely Different
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 · Screenplay
1971
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Workman
1983
Vanity Fair
William Makepeace Thackeray
2018
The Wind in the Willows
Rat (voice)
1995
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Self
1998
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Self, others · Writer
2014
The Death of Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
2017
Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy)
Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
2010
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Self / Various Characters · Writer
1989
The Witches
Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
1990
Remember Me
Tom Parfitt
2014
Arthur Christmas
Ernie Clicker (voice)
2011
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
Eric Manchester
1978
The Willows in Winter
Rat
1996
How to Irritate People
Various
1969
Time Bandits
Vincent · Writer
1981
What Is Brazil?
Self
2008
A Private Function
Gilbert Chilvers
1984
American Friends
Rev. Francis Ashby · Writer
1991
Worzel Gummidge
The Green Man
2019
The Wipers Times
General Mitford
2013
G.B.H.
Jim Nelson
1991
Time Bandits
Characters
2024
The Magic Faraway Tree
Know All
2026
Fierce Creatures
Adrian "Bugsy" Malone
1997
Three Men in a Boat
Harris
1975
Jabberwocky
Dennis Cooper
1977
Absolutely Anything
Kindly Alien (voice)
2015
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Various (voice)
2012
The Wind in the Willows
The Sun
1996
The Missionary
The Reverend Charles Fortescue · Writer · Producer
1982