Birthday
1941-01-08Place of Birth
Leicester, Leicestershire, EnglandBiography
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.
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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
as Self (voice)
2012
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self (archive footage)
2009
The Secret Life of Brian
as Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)
2007
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
as Self / Various Characters
1989
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
1983
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Himself - Various Roles
1982
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
as Various Roles
1982
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
1975
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
1972