
Graham Chapman
Acting
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

1975
Saturday Night Live
1975 · tv

1982
Wogan
1982 · tv

1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969 · tv

2006
Legends
2006 · tv

1975
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · movie

1976
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976 · tv

1979
Life of Brian
1979 · movie

1968
Cilla
1968 · tv

2014
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 · tv

1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983 · movie

2009
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009 · tv

1983
Yellowbeard
1983 · movie

1980
The Big Show
1980 · tv

1967
At Last the 1948 Show
1967 · tv

1971
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971 · movie

2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004 · movie

1986
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986 · tv

2006
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006 · tv

1985
The Mind of David Berglas
1985 · tv

1983
Group Madness
1983 · movie

1982
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
1982 · movie

1969
The Magic Christian
1969 · movie

1972
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1972 · tv

2012
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012 · movie

1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
1988 · movie

1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982 · movie

2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006 · movie

1974
Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
1974 · movie

2000
The Life of Python
2000 · movie

1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 · movie