Filmography of Sir Michael Palin

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Sir Michael Palin has appeared in many films and television shows. Here is a more complete filmography of his works:

• Films
  • 1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (Various roles, also writer)
  • 1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Sir Galahad the Pure, Leader of the Knights Who Say Ni, also writer)
  • 1977 Jabberwocky (Dennis Cooper)
  • 1978 All You Need Is Cash (Eric Manchester/Lawyer)
  • 1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian (Pontius Pilate/Various roles, also writer)
  • 1981 Time Bandits (Vincent, also writer)
  • 1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (Various roles, also writer)
  • The Missionary (The Reverend Charles Fortescue, also writer/producer)
  • 1983 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Various roles, also writer)
  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance (Workman, Short film)
  • 1984 A Private Function (Gilbert Chilvers)
  • 1985 Brazil (Jack Lint)
  • 1988 A Fish Called Wanda (Ken Pile)
  • 1991 American Friends (Reverend Francis Ashby, also writer)
  • 1996 The Wind in the Willows (The Sun, voice only)
  • 1997 Fierce Creatures (Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone)
  • 2010 Not the Messiah (Mrs Betty Palin/Pontius Pilate/Bevis)
  • 2011 Arthur Christmas (Ernie Clicker, voice only)
  • 2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (Various roles, voice only)
  • 2014 Monty Python Live (Various roles, also writer)
  • 2015 Absolutely Anything (Kindly Alien, voice only)
  • 2017 The Death of Stalin (Vyacheslav Molotov)
• Television
  • Now! (October 1965 – middle 1966)
  • The Ken Dodd Show
  • Billy Cotton Bandshow
  • The Illustrated Weekly Hudd
  • The Frost Report. (10 March 1966 – 29 June 1967)
  • The Late Show (15 October 1966 – 1 April 1967)
  • A Series of Bird's (1967) (3 October 1967 – 21 November 1967 screenwriter (guest stars)
  • Twice a Fortnight (21 October 1967 – 23 December 1967)
  • Do Not Adjust Your Set (26 December 1967 – 14 May 1969)
  • Broaden Your Mind (1968)
  • How to Irritate People (1968)
  • Marty (1968)
  • The Complete and Utter History of Britain (1969)
  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (5 October 1969 – 5 December 1974)
  • Three Men in a Boat (1975)
  • Saturday Night Live (Hosted 8 April 1978 with Musical Guest Eugene Record, 27 January 1979 with The Doobie Brothers, 12 May 1979 with James Taylor and 21 January 1984 with Mary Palin, his mother)
  • Ripping Yarns (1976–1979)
  • Great Railway Journeys of the World, episode title "Confessions of a Trainspotter" (1980)
  • East of Ipswich (1987) writer
  • Around the World in 80 Days with Michael Palin (1989)
  • GBH (1991)
  • Pole to Pole with Michael Palin (1992)
  • Tracey Ullman: A Class Act (1993)
  • Great Railway Journeys, episode title "Derry to Kerry" (1994)
  • The Wind in the Willows (1995)
  • The Willows in Winter (1996)
  • Full Circle with Michael Palin (1997)
  • Palin on Redpath (1997)
  • Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (1999)
  • Michael Palin On... The Colourists (2000)
  • Sahara with Michael Palin (2002)
  • Life on Air (2002)
  • Himalaya with Michael Palin (2004)
  • Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse (2004)
  • Michael Palin and the Mystery of Hammershøi (2005)
  • Michael Palin's New Europe (2007)
  • Robbie the Reindeer – Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007 – Gariiiiiii/Gary)
  • Around the World in 20 Years (30 December 2008)
  • Brazil with Michael Palin (2012)
  • The Wipers Times (2013)
  • Michael Palin in Wyeth's World (2013)
  • Remember Me (2014)
  • Clangers (2015 – narrator)
  • Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia (2015)
  • Vanity Fair William Makepeace Thakery (2018)
  • Michael Palin in North Korea (2018)
  • Worzel Gummidge: the Green Man (2019)
  • The Simpsons: Museum Curator (2020)
  • Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (2020)
• Radio
  • The Weekend (2017, adapted from his 1994 stage play)
  • John Finnemore's Double Acts – "The Wroxton Box" (Series 2, Episode 6; 2017)
  • Torchwood: Tropical Beach Sounds and Other Relaxing Seascapes #4 (April 2020)

Acknowledgments

Sir Michael Palin on Wikipedia