1975Winner
Best Performance
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Graham Chapman
Actor · Producer · Writer
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
January 8, 1941
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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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1979Winner
Best Performance
Life of Brian
1983Nominee
Best Performance
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Career Highlights
1983Highlight
Best Performance
Yellowbeard
1971Highlight
Best Writing
And Now for Something Completely Different
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life