Graham Chapman
Age: N/A | From: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Graham Arthur Chapman
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 28
TV Involvements: 10
Most Famous Work
Biography
Graham Arthur Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 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. Chapman died of cancer on 4 October 1989.
Most Famous Work
Monty Python's Flying Circus
(1969) Writer
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
(1975) Writer
Life of Brian
(1979) Screenplay
Yellowbeard
(1983) Writer
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
(1983) Screenplay
And Now for Something Completely Different
(1971) Screenplay
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
(1982) Writer
The Magic Christian
(1969) Additional WritingActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Self (archive footage)(uncredited) | |
| 2019 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2012 | Self | |
| Self (voice) | ||
| 2009 | Self (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2007 | Self | |
| Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited) | ||
| 2006 | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| Various Characters | ||
| 2005 | Self | |
| 2004 | Self | |
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| Self (archive footage) | ||
| 2003 | Self (archive footage) | |
| Madman - in video 'Can I Play With Madness' (uncredited) | ||
| 2000 | Self | |
| 1999 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 1998 | Self / Various (archive footage) | |
| 1990 | Various Roles (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1989 | Self / Various Characters | |
| 1988 | Sir George / Queen | |
| 1987 | Detective Inspector Palmer | |
| 1986 | N/A | |
| 1985 | N/A | |
| 1983 | Captain Yellowbeard | |
| Self | ||
| Various Roles | ||
| Chairman (uncredited) | ||
| 1982 | Various Roles | |
| Self | ||
| Himself - Various Roles | ||
| 1980 | Self | |
| 1979 | Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus | |
| Self | ||
| 1978 | Arthur Harris | |
| 1976 | Himself | |
| Self | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1975 | The Colonel / Self (uncredited) | |
| King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard | ||
| 1974 | Self | |
| 1972 | Various Characters | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Brother / Policeman / Defence attorney / British pedestrian / Mr. Harrison (Apricot) / The Colonel / 'Hell's Grannies' policeman / Jimmy Blankensop / Sir Edward Ross / Restaurant patron #1 / Letter Writer / Oliver St. John Mollusk / Mountie / Town Guild Lady | ||
| Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) | ||
| News reader | ||
| 1970 | Fromage | |
| Roddy | ||
| 1969 | Oxford Crew | |
| Various | ||
| Various | ||
| 1968 | Self | |
| 1967 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Writing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Writer | |
| 2012 | Writer | |
| 2008 | Screenplay | |
| 1989 | Writer | |
| 1988 | Writer | |
| 1983 | Writer | |
| Screenplay | ||
| 1982 | Writer | |
| 1979 | Screenplay | |
| 1976 | Writer | |
| 1975 | Writer | |
| 1974 | Writer | |
| 1972 | Writer | |
| 1971 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| Screenplay | ||
| Writer | ||
| 1970 | Writer | |
| 1969 | Writer | |
| Writer | ||
| 1967 | Writer | |
| 1961 | Writer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Creator
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Creator | |
| 1967 | Creator | |
| Creator | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Additional Writing | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |