Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group Monty Python . He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).
- Gray Chapman
- 1960–1989
- David Sherlock (1966–1989)
Mar 29, 2024 · Graham Chapman, British comedian and writer who was a founding member of the Monty Python troupe, which set a standard during the 1970s for its quirky parodies and wacky humor on television and later in films. Graham cowrote most of the sketches and films and perfected various often absurdly rigid characters.
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Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a German 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.
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- Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
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- Maidstone, England, UK
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Graham Chapman. Writer: Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a German 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 ...
- January 8, 1941
- October 4, 1989
Oct 5, 1989 · Graham Chapman, a founding member of the zany and irreverent Monty Python’s Flying Circus, died Wednesday in Britain of cancer, a spokeswoman for the group announced in New York. He was 48. The ...
Monty Python (also collectively known as the Pythons) [2] [3] were a British comedy troupe formed in 1969 consisting of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. The group came to prominence for the sketch comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus, which aired on the BBC from 1969 to 1974.
Jul 1, 2014 · Graham Chapman in Monty Python's Life of Brian, 1979. Photograph: Allstar/Cinetext/Python. Although I would not witness the process directly, I was warmly greeted by Cleese.
