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    Graham Chapman

    English actor, comedian and writer

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  1. 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).

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      The Colonel is a recurring fictional character from the...

  2. Oct 5, 1989 · Graham Chapman, a Cambridge-educated physician who decided to specialize in comedy and who helped to found Monty Python's Flying Circus, died of throat cancer yesterday at a hospital near his home ...

  3. Mar 29, 2024 · Graham Chapman (born January 8, 1941, Leicester, Leicestershire, England—died October 4, 1989, Maidstone, Kent) was a 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 humour on television and later in films.

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  4. 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.

  5. MONTY PYTHON FOUNDER CHAPMAN DIES. By Associated Press. October 5, 1989 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. NEW YORK, OCT. 4 -- Graham Chapman, a physician whose talent for comedy led him to become a founding ...

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  7. Graham Arthur Chapman (January 8, 1941 – October 4, 1989) was an English comedian, actor, writer, physician 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 the title character in Monty Python's Life of Brian. Chapman was educated at Melton Mowbray Grammar School ...

  8. Oct 5, 1989 · LONDON -- Fans and friends Thursday mourned the loss of Graham Chapman, a founding member of the zany British television series 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' who died of cancer on the eve of the ...

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