Head to headMichael Palin against John Cleese Both careers by IMDb ratingMichael PalinJohn Cleese
Tale of the tape as an actor
Michael Palin vs John Cleese
Michael Palin averages 7.09 across 17 rated films as an actor, ahead of John Cleese at 6.21.
- 18 (17 rated)
- Films acted
- 60 (52 rated)
- ◀7.09
- Average
- 6.21
- ◀7.18
- Weighted
- 6.29
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8.1
- Best film
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail 8.1
- 7.42, 1982 to 1988
- Peak five
- 7.58, 1975 to 1982▶
- 2 films
- Longest 7+ run
- 4 films▶
- ◀6.86 (−0.23)
- Current form
- 5.20 (−1.01)
- 1.88M
- IMDb votes
- 4.23M
Rows won
3 to 4
John Cleese ahead
Films together
4
averaging 7.30
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
 Monty Python's and Now for Something Completely Different | 1971 | 7.5 | as Announcer, Writer | as Gumby |
 Monty Python and the Holy Grail | 1975 | 8.1 | Writer, as Second Swallow-Savvy Guard | as First Swallow-Savvy Guard |
 Monty Python's Life of Brian | 1979 | 8.0 | Writer, as Wise Man #1 | as Wise Man #3 |
 Time Bandits | 1981 | 6.9 | as Robin Hood | as Vincent, Writer |
 Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | 1982 | 7.8 | as First Barber, Writer | as Emcee |
 Monty Python's the Meaning of Life | 1983 | 7.5 | Writer, as Fish #2 | as Window Washer |
 A Fish Called Wanda | 1988 | 7.5 | as Archie, Writer, Director | as Ken |
| The Wind in the Willows | 1996 | 6.3 | as Mr Toad's Lawyer | as The Sun |
 Fierce Creatures | 1997 | 6.4 | Writer, as Rollo Lee, Producer | as Bugsy Malone, Writer |
| A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | 2012 | 5.9 | as John Cleese | as Michael Palin |
| Monty Python Live (Mostly) | 2014 | 7.6 | Writer, as Llama lecturer | as Spanish Man |