Graham Chapman
Acting
- Born:
- 1941-01-08
- Died:
- 1989-10-04
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Anatomy of a Liar
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Life Of Brian Screenplay
Hitler: The Comedy Years
The Secret Life of Brian
What the Pythons Did Next...
Legends
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus — Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best
The Roots of Monty Python
Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast
The Life of Python
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
The Monty Python Story
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Life of Python
Stage Fright
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
The Movie Life of George
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Jake's Journey
Still Crazy Like a Fox
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
The Mind of David Berglas
Yellowbeard
Group Madness
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
One in Five
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Wogan
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
The Big Show
Life of Brian
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
The Odd Job
Michael Palin’s Super 8mm - “Life of Brian”
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Out of the Trees
Saturday Night Live
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
Monty Python In The Netherlands
The Philosophers' Football Match
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
Film '72
And Now for Something Completely Different
Euroshow '71: May Day Special
The Statue
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Doctor in Trouble
Monty Python: Who's There?
The Magic Christian
Monty Python's Flying Circus
How to Irritate People
Cilla
At Last the 1948 Show