Graham Chapman
Birthday: 1941-01-08
Place of Birth: Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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.
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Life of Brian
Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a re...
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
King Arthur, accompanied by his squire, recruits his Knights of the Round Table, including Sir Bedev...
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London i...
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Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report
An documentarian from the BBC visits the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975). This documen...
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Yellowbeard
For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their heart...
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Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from p...
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And Now for Something Completely Different
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV se...
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Life Of Brian Screenplay
An original illustrated 110 minute recording by The Pythons of their early screenplay in progress....
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters -...
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Looks Like a Brown Trouser Job
In the early 1980s, Graham Chapman embarked upon a second career as a public speaker. Throughout the...
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Hitler: The Comedy Years
A documentary about the portrayal of Adolf Hitler in popular culture....
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How to Irritate People
A pre-Monty Python mockumentary, written by and presented by John Cleese, that provides tips on lear...
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The Secret Life of Brian
A documentary about the making of the controversial Life of Brian and the surrounding accusations of...
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Pleasure at Her Majesty's
The first of the Amnesty International comedy benefit galas. The title is a play on the phrase at He...
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-...
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The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979
Ten years ago exactly, more or less, give or take a day or two, six young men sat down, or maybe sto...
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Life of Python
This BBC documentary tells the history of the Python group, allowing a few glimpses at the works of ...
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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python col...
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The Odd Job
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is...
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Anatomy of a Liar
A documentary about A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman....
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Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python
Steve Martin presents selected sketches from "Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)". It's the well kn...
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Still Crazy Like a Fox
Jack Warden is back as quirky detective Harry Fox, who becomes a suspect in a murder case while on h...
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance
A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto ...
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Euroshow '71: May Day Special
German made-for-TV musical extravaganza starring Monty Python....
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Monty Python: Who's There?
An instructional film about canvassing, for the Labour Party and starring the Python team, showing L...
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The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life'
The behind-the-scenes production documentary of Monty Python's 'Meaning Of Life.' This documentary ...
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Jake's Journey
A normal teenager is transported to a Monty Pythonesque medieval fantasy land where an odd, adamant ...
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The Magic Christian
Sir Guy Grand, the richest man in the world, adopts a homeless man, Youngman. Together, they set out...
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The Movie Life of George
When EMI refused to produce Monty Python's Life of Brian, George Harrison founded Handmade Pictures ...
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The Roots of Monty Python
A look back at the origins of the ground breaking BBC comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus....
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Monty Python In The Netherlands
Monty Python sketch created for Dutch television in 1973....
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What the Pythons Did Next...
A look at the careers of John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terr...
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Doctor in Trouble
Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise...
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Iron Maiden: Visions of the Beast
Visions of the Beast was released by Iron Maiden on June 2, 2003 and contains every promotional vide...
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1
Compilation of the best Sketches of the first series of Monty Python's Flying Circus, which ran from...
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2
All the best sketches from the second series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable moments includ...
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The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3
All the best sketches from the third and fourth series of the ground-breaking comedy. Memorable mome...
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The Monty Python Story
The story behind how the comedy sketch group Monty Python formed in 1969, and lead to four very seri...
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Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm
Meatloaf introduces a look back at Python's use of music. Included interviews with the team, André J...
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The Statue
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a N...
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Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus
Discover how six seemingly ordinary but supremely talented men became Monty Python, sketch comedy's ...
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The Life of Python
Celebrating their 30th anniversary, Monty Python presents exclusive new material and so-called class...
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Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails
From ‘something completely different’ to icons of comedy and national treasures, this is a collectio...
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the ...
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The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971
One of the least-known Monty Python rarities is “The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch of 1971,” a short...
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Monty Python: Live at Aspen
In March 1998 in Aspen, Colorado, the surviving members of the Monty Python team – John Cleese, Terr...
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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal m...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—John Cleese's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Eric Idle's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Michael Palin's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Gilliam's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Terry Jones' Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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Monty Python's Flying Circus—Graham Chapman's Personal Best
Monty Python's Personal Best is a miniseries of six one-hour specials, each showcasing the contribut...
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One in Five
Invites a diverse throng of gay men and lesbians to a party in the hallowed arches of London’s Heave...
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