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- Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch → salesman
- The Philosophers' Football Match → Nietzsche
- The Magic Faraway Tree → Know All
- Small Prophets (TV) → Brian Sleep
- Joke
- David Frost Vs (TV) → self
- The Academy of Armando → Self
- When Bruce Springsteen Came to Britain → Self
- The Secret Life of Trees (TV) → Self - Narrator
- Innes Lloyd: The Producer → Self
- Michael Palin in Venezuela (TV) → Self - Host
- Dame Maggie Smith - A Celebration → Self
- How To Make It In Comedy
- Michael Palin in Nigeria (TV) → Self
- Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs → Self
- Remembers… (TV)
- The Fringe, Fame and Me → Self
- Michael Palin: Into Iraq (TV)
- Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated → Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
- Staged (TV) → Michael
- Jeepers Creepers → Newscaster (voice)
- Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (TV) → Self - Host
- Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy → Self
- Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation → Self
- Worzel Gummidge (TV) → The Green Man
- An Accidental Studio → Self
- Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails → Self (archive footage)
- Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes → Self
- Vanity Fair (TV) → William Makepeace Thackeray
- Michael Palin: A Life on Screen
- Michael Palin in North Korea (TV) → Self - Host
- The Death of Stalin → Vyacheslav Molotov
- Attenborough at 90 → Self
- Generation '66
- Absolutely Anything → Kindly Alien (voice)
- Artsnight (TV) → Self
- Clangers (TV) → Narrator (voice)
- Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia → Self
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) (TV) → Self (archive footage)
- A Life on Screen (TV) → Self
- Remember Me (TV) → Tom Parfitt
- Monty Python Live (Mostly) → Self, others
- 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy → Self
- Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule → Self
- Monty Python: The Meaning of Live → Self
- Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar → Self
- Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace → Self
- The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything
- Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns → Self
- New Tales from Around the World in 80 Days → Self
- The Wipers Times → General Mitford
- Frost on Sketch Shows → Self
- The Meaning of Monty Python → Self
- Michael Palin In Wyeth's World → Self
- The Secret Policeman's Ball → Self
- Brazil with Michael Palin (TV) → Self (Presenter)
- A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman → Various (voice)
- Produced by George Martin → Self
- Anatomy of a Liar → Self
- The Jonathan Ross Show (TV) → Self
- Arthur Christmas → Ernie Clicker (voice)
- Perspectives (TV) → Self
- Making Qi → Self
- The Phoenix: A Century of Cinema → Self
- ZULU Comedy Galla (TV) → Michael Palin
- Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) → Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) - Theatrical Release → Self
- Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (TV) → Self
- Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened → Self
- Monty Python in Aberystwyth → Self
- Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation → Self
- Monty Python Conquers America → Self
- Life Of Brian Screenplay → Wise Man #3, Mr. Big Nose, Francis, Mrs. A, Ex-Leper
- What Is Brazil? → Self
- Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus → Self
- The Seventh Python → Self
- Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' → Self
- Around the World in 20 Years → Self
- Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles' → Self
- Timewatch: The Last Day of World War One → Presenter
- The Graham Norton Show (TV) → Self
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show (TV) → Self
- Movie Connections (TV) → Self
- Michael Palin's New Europe (TV) → Self
- Hitler: The Comedy Years → Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited)
- What the Pythons Did Next... → Self (archive footage)
- The Secret Life of Brian → Self
- Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind → Gariiiiiii (voice)
- The One Show (TV) → Self - Guest
- Legends (TV) → Self
- Monty Python's Personal Best (TV) → Self / Various Characters
- 50 Films to See Before You Die → Self
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best → Various Characters
- Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best → Various Characters
- The Roots of Monty Python → Self (archive footage)
- John Peel's Record Box → Self
- Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi → Host
- Himalaya with Michael Palin (TV) → Self - Presenter
- Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? → Self
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 → Self (archive footage)
- Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' → Self
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 → Self (archive footage)
- The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 → Self (archive footage)
- Concert for George → Self
- The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' → Self
- Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse → Narrator
- Sahara with Michael Palin (TV) → Self - Presenter
- Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute → Self
- Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television → Self - Presenter
- The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations → Self
- The Unknown Peter Sellers → Self
- Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm → Self
- Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure (TV)
- The Monty Python Story → Self
- Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches → Self
- Monty Python: Pythonland
- Parkinson (TV) → Self
- Fantasy World Cup (TV) → Self
- Monty Python: Live at Aspen → Self
- Fierce Creatures → Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone
- Full Circle with Michael Palin (TV) → Self
- Palin on Redpath → Self - Presenter
- Clive Anderson All Talk (TV) → Self
- The Wind in the Willows → The Sun
- The Willows in Winter → Rat
- The Frank Skinner Show (TV) → Self
- The Wind in the Willows → Rat
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV) → Self - Guest
- Tracey Ullman: A Class Act → Various
- Meridian: The First Ten Minutes → Self
- The First Night of Meridian → Self - Host
- Pole to Pole (TV) → Self
- G.B.H. (TV) → Jim Nelson
- American Friends → Rev. Francis Ashby
- Rabbit Ears - Jack and the Beanstalk → Narrator (voice)
- The Witches → Witch at Meeting (uncredited)
- Life of Python → Self / Various Roles
- Viz: The Documentary → Self
- The Simpsons (TV) → Springfield History Museum curator (voice)
- Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days (TV) → Self
- The Movie Life of George → Self
- The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball → Self
- Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python → Self / Various Characters
- Michael Palin: The Art of Travel (TV)
- The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin → Self
- A Fish Called Wanda → Ken Pile
- Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute → Self
- John Cleese's First Farewell Performance → Self
- Going Live! (TV) → Self
- Daytime Live (TV)
- The Grand Knockout Tournament → Self
- Omnibus Presents Comic Relief (TV)
- Comedians Do It On Stage → Self
- Brazil → Jack Lint
- Friday People (TV)
- A Private Function → Gilbert Chilvers
- The Dress → Howard
- Monty Python's The Meaning of Life → Various Roles
- The Crimson Permanent Assurance → Workman
- Comic Roots: Michael Palin
- Wogan (TV) → Self
- The Missionary → The Reverend Charles Fortescue
- The Secret Policeman's Other Ball → Self - Various Roles
- Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl → Various Roles
- Time Bandits → Vincent
- The Box → (voice)
- Travels with Palin (TV) → Self
- Great Railway Journeys (TV) → Self - Presenter
- Life of Brian → Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV)
- The Secret Policeman's Ball → Various Roles
- The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 → Self
- Golden Gordon → Gordon Ottershaw
- Roger of the Raj → Roger
- Whinfrey's Last Case → Gerald Whinfrey
- The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash → Eric Manchester
- Jabberwocky → Dennis Cooper
- Across the Andes by Frog → Captain Walter Snetterton
- Escape from Stalag Luft 112B → Major Errol Phipps
- The Testing of Eric Olthwaite → Eric Olthwaite / Bank Manager
- Murder at Moorstones Manor → Charles Chiddingford
- The Curse of the Claw → Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
- The Broken Bottle
- The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV) → Self
- Ripping Yarns (TV)
- Ripping Yarns (TV) → Gerald Whinfrey
- Ripping Yarns (TV) → Roger
- Ripping Yarns (TV) → Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack
- Pleasure at Her Majesty's → Self
- Tomkinson's Schooldays → Tomkinson / Headmaster / TV Introducer / Mr Craffitt
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self - Co-Host
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self - Special Guest
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Dick Savage (uncredited)
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self - Host
- Saturday Night Live (TV) → Self / Various (uncredited)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (TV) → Self
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail → First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!
- Three Men in a Boat → Harris
- Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report → Self
- Henry Cleans Up → Henry
- Monty Python In The Netherlands
- Is This a Record? → Various
- Pebble Mill at One (TV)
- Full House (TV) → Various
- Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV) → Various Characters
- And Now for Something Completely Different → Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady
- The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
- Euroshow '71: May Day Special → Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
- Monty Python: Who's There? → Ken
- Ending It All
- Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV) → Various / "It's" man
- The Complete and Utter History of Britain (TV)
- How to Irritate People → Various
- Frost on Sunday (TV) → Self / Various Characters
- Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV) → Various Characters
- A Series of Bird's (TV)
- Twice a Fortnight (TV)
- Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World → Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited)