How old was Michael Palin in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

Michael Palin was 31 in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when he played the character '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!'.

That was over 49 years ago in 1975.

Today he is 80, and has starred in 95 movies in total, 86 of those since Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, I think Michael Palin looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Terry Gilliam has worked with Michael Palin a total of 12 times in his career.
  • Michael Palin's first movie was as 'Various' in How to Irritate People, released in 1969 when he was 24
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail scores 7.8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Michael Palin's other movies