Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
January 8, 1941
Place of Birth:
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Graham Chapman
Biography
Graham Arthur Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, physician, writer, and actor and one of the six members of the Monty Python comedy troupe. He was also the lead actor in their two narrative films, playing King Arthur in Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Brian in Monty Python's Life of Brian. He co-authored and starred in the film Yellowbeard.
Chapman was born in Leicester but was raised in nearby Melton Mowbray. After graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge and St Bartholomew's Medical College, he turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) | Self (archive footage) |
| 2009 | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Self (archive footage) |
| 2006 | Monty Python's Personal Best | |
| 2006 | Legends | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1986 | Omnibus Presents Comic Relief | |
| 1985 | The Mind of David Berglas | |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1980 | The Big Show | Self |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | The Colonel / Self (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Characters |
| 1969 | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Various |
| 1968 | Cilla | Self |
| 1967 | At Last the 1948 Show |