Actor
Graham Chapman
January 8, 1941 · Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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.
Notable work
7.8Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
as King Arthur / Voice of God / Middle Head / Hiccoughing Guard and Writer
7.8Life of Brian (1979)
as Wise Man #2 / Brian Cohen / Biggus Dickus
7.3Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
as Various Roles
8.3Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)
as Various and Writer
7.2And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
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
6.9Saturday Night Live (1975)
as The Colonel / Self (uncredited) and as Colonel (uncredited)
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