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Graham Chapman (1941–1989)


Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a Germain air raid was in progress. Graham's father was a chief police inspector and probably inspired the constables Graham often portrayed later in comedy sketches. Graham studied medicine in college and earned an M.D., but he practiced medicine for only a few years... See full bio »

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Filmography

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2012 A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman (book "A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI")
 
2001 Monty Python Live (video)
 
2001 Comedy Masterclass (video documentary) (skit "Four Yorkshiremen")
 
2001 We Know Where You Live (TV movie) (skit "Four Yorkshiremen")
 
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
 
1996 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (Video Game) (screenplay "Monty Python and the Holy Grail")
 
1988 Jake's Journey (TV movie)
 
1986/II Comic Relief (TV documentary) (skit "Merchant Banker")
 
1983 Yellowbeard (writer)
 
1983 The Meaning of Life (written by)
 
1982 Opinions (TV series)
 
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary) (written by)
 
1979 Life of Brian (written by)
 
1978 The Odd Job (screenplay)
 
1977 Doctor on the Go (TV series)
For Your Own Good... (1977) (writer)
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
 
1976 Out of the Trees (TV movie)
 
1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (written by)
 
1969-1974 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
Party Political Broadcast (1974) (written by)
Mr. Neutron (1974) (written by)
Hamlet (1974) (written by)
The Light Entertainment War (1974) (written by)
Michael Ellis (1974) (written by)
 
1974 The Prince of Denmark (TV series)
 
1974 Marty Back Together Again (TV series)
Episode #1.3 (1974) (writer)
Episode #1.1 (1974) (writer)
 
1973-1974 The Two Ronnies (TV series)
Episode #3.8 (1974) (written by)
Episode #3.4 (1973) (written by)
 
1972-1973 Doctor in Charge (TV series)
Hello Sailor! (1973) (written by)
The Merger (1973) (written by)
Blackmail (1972) (written by)
That's My Uncle! (1972) (written by)
Yellow Fever (1972) (written by)
 
1971-1973 Now Look Here (TV series)
Episode #2.7 (1973) (writer)
Episode #2.6 (1973) (writer)
Episode #2.5 (1973) (writer)
Episode #2.4 (1973) (writer)
Episode #2.3 (1973) (writer)
 
1972 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
Idle at Work (1972) (writer)
 
1972 Rentadick (uncredited)
 
1971 The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (screenplay / segments "Gluttony" and "Wrath")
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (screen foreplay & conception)
 
1971 Doctor at Large (TV series)
The Viva (1971) (writer)
Things That Go Mump in the Night (1971) (writer)
A Joke's a Joke (1971) (writer)
Operation Loftus (1971) (writer)
 
1971 The Ronnie Barker Yearbook (TV movie)
 
1971 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV movie) (written by)
 
1967-1970 No, That's Me Over Here! (TV series)
Episode #3.13 (1970) (writer)
Episode #3.12 (1970) (writer)
Episode #3.11 (1970) (writer)
Episode #3.10 (1970) (writer)
Episode #3.9 (1970) (writer)
 
1969 The Magic Christian (additional material)
 
1969 Doctor in the House (TV series)
Pass or Fail (1969) (written by)
Getting the Bird (1969) (written by)
The War of the Mascots (1969) (written by)
Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? (1969) (written by)
 
1968-1969 Marty (TV series)
Episode dated 17 March 1969 (1969) (written by)
Episode #2.3 (1968) (additional material)
Episode #2.2 (1968) (additional material)
Episode #1.5 (1968) (additional material)
Episode #1.2 (1968) (additional material)
 
1969 How to Irritate People (TV movie) (written by)
 
1968 Broaden Your Mind (TV series)
Episode #1.6 (1968) (additional material)
Episode #1.2 (1968) (additional material)
 
1968 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
Simply Sheila (1968) (writer)
 
1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV series)
Episode #2.7 (1967) (writer)
Episode #2.6 (1967) (writer)
Episode #2.5 (1967) (writer)
Episode #2.4 (1967) (writer)
Episode #2.3 (1967) (writer)
 
1966 The Frost Report (TV series)
 
1965 The Illustrated Weekly Hudd (TV series)
 
1962 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
 
Show ShowActor (24 titles)
1989 Stage Fright
Smart Alec (uncredited)
 
1988 Jake's Journey (TV movie)
Sir George/Queen
 
1987 Still Crazy Like a Fox (TV movie)
Detective Inspector Palmer
 
1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance (short)
Clerk (uncredited)
 
1983 The Meaning of Life
Chairman / Fish #1 / Doctor / …
 
1976-1982 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Colonel / Himself / The Colonel
Olivia Newton-John (1982) … The Colonel (uncredited) / Himself (uncredited)
Paul Simon/George Harrison (1976) … Colonel (uncredited)
 
1976 Out of the Trees (TV movie)
 
1969-1974 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
Various / Policeman / Doctor / …
Party Political Broadcast (1974) … Valerie Garibaldi/Female Fanshaw-Chumleigh/Icelandic Honey Salesman/Doctor/Sir Pratt/Voice Over #3/Man in Studio
Mr. Neutron (1974) … Mr. Neutron / Lumberjack / Eskimo / …
Hamlet (1974) … First Psychiatrist/Reporter/Father/Mrs. Smoker/Dentist/Housewife/Second Jockey/Various
The Light Entertainment War (1974) … Alex Diamond/Wingco/General/Mrs. Mock Tudor/Third Program Planner/Mansfield Vermon-Jones, Father/Various
Michael Ellis (1974) … First Store Assistant/Waiter/Gladys/Old Lady/Mr. Crawley/Colonel Ewing
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different
Brother/British pedestrian/Mr. Harrison (Apricot)/Sergeant-Major/'Hell's Grannies' policeman/Jimmy Blankensop/Sir Edward Ross/Restaurant patron #1/Letter Writer/Oliver St. John Mollusk/Mountie/Town Guild Lady
 
1971 Euroshow 71 (TV movie)
Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus)
 
1971 The Statue
News reader
 
1971 Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV movie)
Various Roles
 
1970 Doctor in Trouble
Roddy
 
1969 The Magic Christian
Oxford Crew (uncredited)
 
1969 How to Irritate People (TV movie)
Various
 
1968 Broaden Your Mind (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #1.2 (1968) … Various Characters
 
1967 No, That's Me Over Here! (TV series)
Man on train
Episode #1.6 (1967) … Man on train
 
1967 At Last the 1948 Show (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #2.7 (1967) … Various Characters
Episode #2.6 (1967) … Various Characters
Episode #2.5 (1967) … Various Characters
Episode #2.4 (1967) … Various Characters
Episode #2.3 (1967) … Various Characters
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1996 Mystery Science Theater 3000 (TV series)
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell (1996) (lyrics: "Knights of the Round Table")
 
1983 The Meaning of Life (lyrics: "Oh Lord Please Don't Burn Us")
 
1975 Monty Python and the Holy Grail (lyrics: "Camelot Song Knights of the Round Table")
 
1969 Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV series)
The Ant, an Introduction (1969) (performer: "The Lumberjack Song" - uncredited, "Make Belive" - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary) (stage director - as Monty Python)
 
1981 Shock Treatment (advisor - uncredited)
 
1971 And Now for Something Completely Different (presenter - as Monty Python)
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1987 Love Potion (executive producer)
 
1978 The Odd Job (producer)
 
2011 The Singularity (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
Comparativa: La vida de Brian (2010) (dedicatee)
 
2008 The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen (video documentary) (acknowledgment: "A Liar's Autobiography" by)
 
Show ShowSelf (31 titles)
2012 Anatomy of a Liar (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast (video documentary)
Madman - in video 'Can I Play With Madness' (uncredited)
 
2001 Monty Python Live (video)
Himself
 
1989 The Movie Life of George (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1989 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python (TV special)
Himself (cameo)/Various Roles (achive footage)
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.1 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 The Dangerous Film Club (TV series)
Himself - Host
 
1987 Wogan (TV series)
 
1976-1986 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Comic Relief (1986)
 
1984 Opinions (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 16 November 1984 (1984) … Himself
 
1984 The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 Group Madness (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (documentary)
Barber #2 / Colin 'Bomber' Harris / Servant / …
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1982 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode #6.7 (1982) … Himself
 
1980 The Big Show (TV series)
Himself
 
1980 Did You See..? (TV series documentary)
Himself
Episode #1.2 (1980) … Himself
 
1980 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
Episode #10.7 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 The Hollywood Squares (TV series)
Guest Appearance
Episode dated 5 November 1979 (1979) … Guest Appearance
 
1979 The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (TV documentary)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
1978 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself
3ème nuit des Césars (1978) … Himself
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
Various
 
1974 Film Night (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
And Now for Something Completely Different... (1974) … Himself - Interviewee
 
1974 Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1973-1974 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself
Episode #2.40 (1974) … Himself
Episode dated 12 October 1973 (1973) … Himself
 
1969 Cilla (TV series)
Various Characters
Episode #2.8 (1969) … Various Characters
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.25 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #18.5 (1964) … Himself (as Cambridge Circus)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (30 titles)
2010-2012 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 My Favourite Joke (TV series)
 
2008 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2008 50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (TV documentary)
Various (uncredited)
 
2007 Hitler: The Comedy Years (TV documentary)
Joachim von Ribbentrop (uncredited)
 
2007 Room 101 (TV series)
 
2007 What the Pythons Did Next... (TV documentary)
Various Characters (uncredited)
 
2007 The Secret Life of Brian (TV documentary)
Himself/Brian (uncredited)
 
2006 Monty Python's Personal Best (TV series)
 
2005 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job (video)
Himself
 
2004 I'm Free! Inside the Comedy Closet (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story
Himself/Various Characters
 
2000 From Spam to Sperm (TV movie)
Himself
 
1999 Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1999 John Cleese & Anders Lund Madsen (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
The Directors (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Pythonland (TV movie)
Himself
 
1998 Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (TV special)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1997 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (Video Game)
Various
 
1996 Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (Video Game)
King Arthur/God/Middle Head (voice)
 
1994 Monty Python's Complete Waste of Time (Video Game)
Various
 
1992 Funny Business
Himself
 
1990 Life of Python (TV special documentary)
Various Roles (uncredited)
 
1977 To See Such Fun (documentary)
Himself
 
1974 The Dean Martin Comedy World (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Music video for Iron Maiden - Can I Play With Madness (1988) See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Chapmania (PythOnline) | PythOnline | See more »

Alternate Names:

Graham Spam Spam Spam Chapman | Graham Whicker Chapman | Graham C. Chapmanberg | Graham C. Chapmansberg | Cambridge Circus | Montypython Flyingcircus | Monty Python | Hamrag Rachman | The Usual Lot

Height:

6' 3½" (1.92 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[Chapman and the other members of the Monty Python group traveled to visit the site of Dachau concentration camp in Germany, but were told by staff that they were too late and the museum was about to close] Tell them we're Jewish. See more »

Trivia:

Was going to play the part of the reporter in the Red Dwarf episode "Timeslides", but died before filming could begin. The part instead went to Ruby Wax, the wife of one of the show's directors Ed Bye. See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Capricorn