Palin, Michael - (1943 - )


Occupation: Actor, screenwriter
Born: May 5, 1943, Sheffield, England
Education: Brasenose College, Oxford (history)
Made his West End stage debut in Hang Down Your Head and Die, a 1964 production by Oxford's satirical Experimental Theatre Club. After graduation, Palin wrote for and appeared in a number of comic programs, including "The Complete and Utter History of Britain," before becoming part of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" in 1969. He coscripted the successful fantasy feature, TIME BANDITS (1981), and made a memorable appearance as the stuttering bumbler in Charles Crichton's homage to Ealing comedy, A FISH CALLED WANDA (1988).