
Graham Chapman
Actor
Born: January 8, 1941 (48 years old)
Died: October 4, 1989
Place of birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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.
Filmography (28)
- Life of Brian (1979, ★ 7.8)
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, ★ 7.8)
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982, ★ 7.4)
- The Secret Life of Brian (2007, ★ 7.6)
- Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast (2003, ★ 7.6)
- Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus (2008, ★ 7.6)
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969, ★ 8.3)
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983, ★ 7.3)
- And Now for Something Completely Different (1971, ★ 7.2)
- How to Irritate People (1969, ★ 6.6)
- The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979, ★ 7.1)
- At Last the 1948 Show (1967, ★ 7.4)
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982, ★ 6)
- A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (2012, ★ 6)
- Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (1989, ★ 6.9)
- The Crimson Permanent Assurance (1983, ★ 7.2)
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen (1998, ★ 7.1)
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009, ★ 7.6)
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1972, ★ 7.3)
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014, ★ 7.1)
- Yellowbeard (1983, ★ 5.6)
- The Odd Job (1978, ★ 5.8)
- The Magic Christian (1969, ★ 5.6)
- The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970, ★ 5.9)
- Doctor in Trouble (1970, ★ 4.8)
- The Statue (1971, ★ 4.3)
- The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971, ★ 4.8)
- Rentadick (1972, ★ 3.8)