Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 8, 1941
Place of Birth
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Also Known As
- Graham Arthur Chapman
Graham Chapman
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.
Known For - Movies
Life of Brian
as Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
as King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
as Various Roles
The Magic Christian
as Oxford Crew
And Now for Something Completely Different
as Brother / Policeman / Defence attorney / British pedestrian / Mr. Harrison (Apricot) / The Colonel / 'Hell's Grannies' policeman / Jimmy Blankensop / Sir Edward Ross / Restaurant patron #1 / Letter Writer / Oliver St. John Mollusk / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
Yellowbeard
as Captain Yellowbeard
Doctor in Trouble
as Roddy
Hitler: The Comedy Years
as Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self (archive footage)(uncredited)
The Movie Life of George
as Self
Known For - TV Shows
Saturday Night Live
as The Colonel / Self (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Colonel (uncredited)
Wogan
as Self
Legends
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Monty Python's Flying Circus
as Various
Cilla
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
as Self
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
as Self (archive footage)
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
as Self (archive footage)
The Big Show
as Self