Overview
Graham Chapman
Known For
Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national...
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
This series is presented by self-confessed Python nut Hugh Bonneville,...
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay...
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers...
Monty Python Conquers America
This documentary follows the evolution of the British sketch comedy...
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together...
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.