Graham Chapman
Sign in to saveEnglish actor, comedian and writer (1941–1989)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1941
- Died
- 1989
- Works
- 42
Top works
- Monty Python's Big Red Book
- Brand New Monty Python Papperbok
- Pythons' Autobiography by the Pythons
- The fairly incomplete & rather badly illustrated Monty Python songbook
- Second Liars Autobiography Chapman
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Film & TV
Acting · 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…
Known for
- Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated — Self (archive footage)(uncredited)2021
- Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails — Self (archive footage)2019
- Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) — Self (archive footage)2014
- A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman — Self (voice)2012
- Anatomy of a Liar — Self2012
- Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) — Self (archive footage)2009
- Life Of Brian Screenplay — Wise Man #2, Brian Cohen, Biggus Dickus2008
- Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus — Self (archive footage)2008
- Hitler: The Comedy Years — Joachim von Ribbentrop (archive footage) (uncredited)2007
- The Secret Life of Brian — Self / Brian (archive footage) (uncredited)2007
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 625
- Total plays
- 4,582
Tags
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Graham Chapman was born on January 8, 1941 in Leicester, England while a Germain air raid was in progress. Graham's father was a chief police inspector and probably inspired the constables Graham often portrayed later in comedy sketches. Graham studied medicine in college and earned an M.D., but he practiced medicine for only a few years. At Cambridge, he took part in a series of comedy revues and shortly after completing his medical studies at St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Graham+Chap
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- Mixed effects models and extensions in ecology with R
· 2009 · cited 12,553x
- The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,170x
- Efficacy and Safety of the mRNA-1273 SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
· 2021 · cited 9,748x
- ASSESSMENT OF COMA AND IMPAIRED CONSCIOUSNESS
· 1974 · cited 9,661x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-01-08 ) 8 January 1941, Leicester , England
- Died
- 4 October 1989 (1989-10-04) (aged 48), Maidstone, Kent , England
- Other name
- Gray Chapman
- Alma mater
- Emmanuel College, Cambridge , St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College
- Occupations
- Actor comedian writer
- Years active
- 1960–1989
- Known for
- One of six members of Monty Python
- Partner
- David Sherlock (1966–1989)
- Children
- 1 (adopted)
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 8 January 1941
- Died
- 4 October 1989
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Family name
- Chapman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of death
- Maidstone
- Occupation
- television actor
- Languages spoken
- British English
- Native language
- English language
Article
Graham Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was a British actor, comedian and writer. He was one of the six members of the surrealist comedy group Monty Python. He portrayed authority figures such as The Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).
Chapman was born in Leicester and was raised in Melton Mowbray. He enjoyed science, acting, and comedy and after graduating from Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, he turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian. Chapman eventually established a writing partnership with John Cleese, which reached its critical peak with Monty Python during the 1970s. He subsequently left Britain for Los Angeles, where he attempted to be a success on American television, speaking on the college circuit and producing the pirate film Yellowbeard (1983), before returning to Britain in the early 1980s.
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1941 births1989 deaths20th-century British autobiographers20th-century British screenwriters20th-century English comedians20th-century English LGBTQ people20th-century English male actors20th-century English male writers20th-century English medical doctorsAlumni of Emmanuel College, CambridgeAlumni of the Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital