Graham Chapman

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-01-08 (48 years old)

Deathday

1989-10-04

Place of Birth

Leicester, Leicestershire, England

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.

Acting

1979

Life of Brian

as Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus

1975

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

as King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard

1983

Yellowbeard

as Captain Yellowbeard

1971

And Now for Something Completely Different

as 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

2008

Life Of Brian Screenplay

as Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus

2007

Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)

2007

The Secret Life of Brian

as Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)

1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as Self - Various Roles

1990

Life of Python

as Various Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)

1978

The Odd Job

as Arthur Harris

1987

Still Crazy Like a Fox

as Detective Inspector Palmer

1983

The Crimson Permanent Assurance

as Chairman (uncredited)

1971

Euroshow '71: May Day Special

as Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)

2003

1988

Jake's Journey

as Sir George / Queen

1969

The Magic Christian

as Oxford Crew

2005

The Roots of Monty Python

as Self (archive footage)

2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Self (archive footage)

1970

2003

Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast

as Madman - in video 'Can I Play With Madness' (uncredited)

1971

The Statue

as News reader

2008

2008

Monty Python Conquers America

as Self (archive footage)

1983

2019

1998

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

as Self / Various (archive footage)

2021

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)

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