Michael Palin

Michael Edward Palin (born 5 May 1943 in Sheffield, Yorkshire) is a British actor, screenwriter, comedian and television presenter.

He studied at Shrewsbury School where he met future Radio London and BBC DJ John Peel. He studied History at the University of Oxford. He married Helen Gibbins with whom he had three children. One of them, Thomas, played the role of Sir Galahad in the movie Knights of the Square Table. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python.

The "Nice Python," is, following John Cleese and Eric Idle, the Python best known for his acting work. He took part in A Fish Called Wanda and his & # 34;sequel & # 34; Fierce Creatures alongside Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis and John Cleese. He starred as a supporting role in the cult film Brazil directed by his former Monty Python partner Terry Gilliam in 1985.

He has also presented several series about travel for the BBC. He participated with John Cleese in some of the best sketches of Monty Python's Flying Circus: The Ministry of Silly Walks, the Dead Parrot or the Discussion Center. He played Bevis, the cross-dressing half-psycho barber who wanted to be a lumberjack in the sketch "The Song of the Lumberjack"; and Sir Galahad in The Knights of the Square Table. He appeared at the beginning of every episode of & # 34; Monty Python & # 39; s Flying Circus & # 34; like the castaway who said "It's...".

In 2019, he was awarded a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George for his contributions to culture. Palin is the only one of the Monty Pythons to receive a knighthood, (John Cleese had turned down a CBE in 1996, calling it 'too dumb').

Work

Travel texts

• Around the World in 80 Days (1989) ISBN 0-563-20826-0
• Pole to Pole (1992) ISBN 0-563-37065-3
• Full Circle ISBN 0-563-37121-8
• Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure ISBN 0-297-82528-3
• Sahara (2002)
• Himalaya (2004) ISBN 0-297-84371-0
• New Europe (2007) ISBN 0-297-84449-0
• Brazil (2012) ISBN 0-297-86626-5

All his travel books can be read for free, complete and complete, on his website.

Autobiography

• The Pythons Autobiography × The Pythons (2003) ISBN 0-7528-5293-0

Daily

• Diaries 1969–1979: The Python Years. 2006. ISBN 0-297-84436-9
• Diaries 1980–1988: Halfway to Hollywood – The Film Years. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2009. ISBN 978-0-297-84440-2
• Diaries 1988-1998: Travelling to Work. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2014.

Fiction

• Bert Fegg's Nasty Book for Boys and Girls with Terry Jones, ilus. Martin Honeysett, Frank Bellamy et al. (1974) ISBN 0-413-32740-X
• Dr Fegg's Encyclopaedia of all world knowledge (1984) (expanded reprint of the above, with Terry Jones and Martin Honeysett) ISBN 0-87226-005-4
• Hemingway's Chair (1995) ISBN 0-7493-1930-5
• The Truth (2012) ISBN 978-0297860211

Children's texts

• Small Harry and the Toothache Pills (1982) ISBN 0-416-23690-1
• Limerics or The Limerick Book (1985) ISBN 0-09-161540-2
• Cyril and the House of Commons (1986) ISBN 1-85145-078-5
• Cyril and the Dinner Party (1986) ISBN 1-85145-069-6
• The Mirrorstone with Alan Lee and Richard Seymour (1986) ISBN 0-224-02408-6

Performances

• The Weekend (1994) ISBN 0-413-68940-9

Filmography

TV

• Now! (October 1965 - mid 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 (guests)
• Twice to 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)
• Saturday Night Live (organized 8 April 1978 with the musical guest Eugene Record, 27 January 1979 with The Doobie Brothers and 12 May 1979 with James Taylor)
• Ripping Yarns (1976-1979)
• Great Railway Journeys of the World, title of the episode "Confessions of a Trainspotter" (1980)
• East of Ipswich (1987) screenwriter
• Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (1989)
• GBH (1991)
• Pole to Pole (1992)
• Great Railway Journeys, title of the episode "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's New Europe (2007)
• Robbie the Reindeer - Close Encounters of the Herd Kind (2007 - Gariiii/Gary)
• Around the World in 20 Years (2008)
• Brazil with Michael Palin (2012)
• The Wipers Times (2013)
• Michael Palin in Wyeth's World (2013)
• Remember Me (2014)
• Clangers (2015 - narrator)

Awards

BAFTA

• 1984 nominated – BAFTA Awards for "Best Original Song" (the award was suspended after the 1985 ceremonies) by Every Sperm is Sacred de The meaning of life (shared with André Jacquemin, Dave Howman and Terry Jones)
• 1989 won– BAFTA to the best cast actor by A Fish Called Wanda (both) Ken Pile)
• 1992 nominee – BAFTA to the best television actor G.B.H.
• 2005 won– BAFTA Special Prize
• 2009 won– BAFTA Special Award as part of the Monty Python team for outstanding contribution to film and television
• 2013 won– BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award