FrameThrower · Actors · Michael Palin
Michael Palin
5 films · 318 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1975–2017
Born 5 May 1943 · Broomhill, Sheffield, England, UK
Michael Edward Palin, CBE FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries. Palin wrote most of his comedic material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "Argument Clinic", "Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", and "The Spanish Inquisition".
Palin continued to work with Jones after Python, co-writing Ripping Yarns.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 318 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1975–2017
- BAFTA Fellowship2013
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role1989
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George2019
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2020
- Patron’s Medal2013
- European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award2001
- James Joyce Awards
- Livingstone Medal
- Ness Award
How their films are shot
Measured across 318 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Michael takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 51% of their frames are day, 46% natural — the look of the work Michael takes.
Time of day
Lighting
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Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Jabberwocky
1977 · Dennis Cooper
The Death of Stalin
2017 · Vyacheslav Molotov
Brazil
1985 · Jack Lint
Life of Brian
1979 · Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975 · First Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / Narrator / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights Who Say NI!
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 318 frames from Michael Palin's 5 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.