Birthday: Jan 08, 1941
Place of Birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

Graham Chapman

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.

Filmography

Movie	Cast	Year
Life of Brian	Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus	1979
Monty Python and the Holy Grail	King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard	1975
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life	Various Roles	1983
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report	Self	1974
Yellowbeard	Captain Yellowbeard	1983
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl	Various Roles	1982
And Now for Something Completely Different	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	1971
Life Of Brian Screenplay	Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus	2008
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best	Various Characters	2006
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?	Self	2004
Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job	Self	2005
Hitler: The Comedy Years	Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)	2007
How to Irritate People	Various	1969
The Secret Life of Brian	Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)	2007
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Self - Various Roles	1982
Pleasure at Her Majesty's	Self	1976
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979	Self	1979
Life of Python	Various Roles (archive footage) (uncredited)	1990
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman	Self (voice)	2012
The Odd Job	Arthur Harris	1978
Anatomy of a Liar	Self	2012
Out of the Trees		1976
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python	Self / Various Characters	1989
Still Crazy Like a Fox	Detective Inspector Palmer	1987
The Crimson Permanent Assurance	Chairman (uncredited)	1983
Euroshow '71: May Day Special	Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)	1971
Monty Python: Who's There?	Ian	1970
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'	Self (archive footage)	2003
Jake's Journey	Sir George / Queen	1988
The Magic Christian	Oxford Crew	1969
The Movie Life of George	Self	1989
The Roots of Monty Python	Self (archive footage)	2005
Monty Python In The Netherlands		1973
What the Pythons Did Next...	Self (archive footage)	2007
Doctor in Trouble	Roddy	1970
Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast	Madman - in video 'Can I Play With Madness' (uncredited)	2003
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1	Self (archive footage)	2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3	Self (archive footage)	2004
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2	Self (archive footage)	2004
The Monty Python Story	Self	1999
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm	Self	1999
The Statue	News reader	1971
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus	Self (archive footage)	2008
Monty Python Conquers America	Self (archive footage)	2008
Group Madness	Self	1983
The Life of Python	Self	2000
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails	Self (archive footage)	2019
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer	Fromage	1970
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971		1971
Monty Python: Live at Aspen	Self / Various (archive footage)	1998
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated	Self (archive footage)(uncredited)	2021
Series	Cast	Year
At Last the 1948 Show		1967
Monty Python's Flying Circus	Various	1969
Monty Python's Personal Best		2006
The Secret Policeman's Ball	Self	1976
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief		1986
The Big Show	Self	1980
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)	Self (archive footage)	2009
Saturday Night Live	The Colonel / Self (uncredited)	1975
The Mind of David Berglas		1985
Cilla	Self	1968
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus	Various Characters	1972
Wogan	Self	1982
Legends	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	2006
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)	Self (archive footage)	2014

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