Michael Palin Python", Palin played various roles, which ranged from manic enthusiasm (such as the lumberjack of the Lumberjack Song, or Herbert Anchovy, host of the game show "Blackmail") to unflappable calmness (such as the Dead parrot vendor or Cheese Shop proprietor). As a straight man he was often a foil to the rising ire of characters portrayed by John Cleese. He also played timid, socially inept characters such as Arthur Putey, the man who sits quietly as a marriage counsellor (Eric Idle) makes love to his wife (Carol Cleveland), and Mr. Anchovy, a chartered accountant who wants to become a lion
Michael Palin in Wyeth's World Michael Palin in Wyeth's World Michael Palin in Wyeth's World is a 2013 British documentary film directed by Eleanor Yule and featuring Michael Palin. It is about the American painter Andrew Wyeth and the people who inspired his paintings. The film was part of a series of collaborations between Michael Palin, the director Eleanor Yule and the producer Mhairi McNeill. They began to discuss the project five years before it was made. It was filmed during three weeks in the autumn of 2013 in Pennsylvania and Maine. Yolanda Zappaterra wrote in "Time Out London": "It's a fascinating life and, containing