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.
Awards & recognition
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award · 2001
Filmography21 titles
Monty Python's Personal Best
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut
At Last the 1948 Show
Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different
Monty Python Live (Mostly)
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Saturday Night Live
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
The Odd Job
The Magic Christian
Yellowbeard
Doctor at Large
Rentadick
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)