Graham Chapman
Acting
January 8, 1941
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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.
Movies
Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
1999
Life of Brian
1979
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975
The Statue
1971
How to Irritate People
1969
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
2006
Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
1989
Jake's Journey
1988
The Roots of Monty Python
2005
Monty Python: Live at Aspen
1998
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
1983
Monty Python: Who's There?
1970
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
2006
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
The Secret Life of Brian
2007
The Magic Christian
1969
And Now for Something Completely Different
1971
Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
2006
Yellowbeard
1983
TV Shows
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Wogan
1982
Monty Python's Flying Circus
1969
Legends
2006
Cilla
1968
Monty Python's Personal Best
2006
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
At Last the 1948 Show
1967
The Big Show
1980
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
2009
Omnibus Presents Comic Relief
1986
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus
1972
The Mind of David Berglas
1985