Graham Chapman
Actor
- Born
- January 8, 1941 · Leicester, Leicestershire, England
- Died
- October 4, 1989 (age 48)
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
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
April 3, 1975
Life of Brian
August 17, 1979
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
March 31, 1983
And Now for Something Completely Different
September 28, 1971
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
June 25, 1982
Yellowbeard
June 24, 1983
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
March 31, 1983
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
November 2, 2012
The Magic Christian
December 12, 1969
How to Irritate People
January 21, 1969
The Secret Life of Brian
January 1, 2007
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
November 18, 1989
Acting60
- 2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- 2019Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails as Self (archive footage)
- 2012A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman as Self (voice)
- 2012Anatomy of a Liar as Self
- 2008Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus as Self (archive footage)
- 2008Life Of Brian Screenplay as Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus
- 2007Hitler: The Comedy Years as Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007The Secret Life of Brian as Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007What the Pythons Did Next...