| — | How To Make It In Comedy | |
| 2021 | Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated | Self (archive footage)(uncredited) |
| 2019 | Final Ascent: The Legend of Hamish MacInnes | Himself |
| 2015 | Artsnight | Self |
| — | Across the Andes by Frog | Captain Walter Snetterton |
| — | The Magic Faraway Tree | |
| — | Close-Up Toothpaste Relaunch | salesman |
| 2024 | Michael Palin in Nigeria | Self |
| 2023 | Fawlty Towers: 50 Years of Laughs | Self |
| 2022 | Michael Palin: Into Iraq | |
| 2022 | The Fringe, Fame and Me | Self |
| 2020 | Staged | Michael |
| 2020 | Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Palin in Conversation | Self |
| 2020 | Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime | Self - Host |
| 2020 | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy | Self |
| 2020 | Jeepers Creepers | Newscaster (voice) |
| 2019 | Worzel Gummidge | The Green Man |
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio | Self |
| 2019 | Python at 50: Silly Talks and Holy Grails | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Vanity Fair | William Makepeace Thackeray |
| 2018 | Michael Palin in North Korea | Himself - Host |
| 2018 | Michael Palin: A Life on Screen | |
| 2017 | La mort de Staline | Vyacheslav Molotov |
| 2016 | Attenborough at 90 | Self |
| 2016 | Generation '66 | |
| 2015 | Absolument Tout | Kindly Alien (voice) |
| 2015 | Michael Palin's Quest for Artemisia | Himself |
| 2014 | Monty Python Live (Mostly) | Self, others |
| 2014 | Remember Me | Tom Parfitt |
| 2014 | Monty Python: The Meaning of Live | Self |
| 2014 | Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule | Self |
| 2014 | 50 Years of BBC Two Comedy | Self |
| 2014 | Monty Python: And Now for Something Rather Similar | Self |
| 2014 | A Life on Screen | Himself |
| 2014 | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Himself |
| 2014 | The New Incomplete And Utter History Of Everything | |
| 2014 | Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns | Self |
| 2014 | Alexander Armstrong's Real Ripping Yarns | |
| 2014 | Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly) | Self (archive footage) |
| 2013 | The Wipers Times | General Mitford |
| 2013 | Frost on Sketch Shows | Self |
| 2013 | The Meaning of Monty Python | Self |
| 2013 | Michael Palin In Wyeth's World | Himself |
| 2012 | A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman | Various (voice) |
| 2012 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self |
| 2012 | Produced By George Martin | |
| 2012 | Brazil with Michael Palin | Self (Presenter) |
| 2012 | Anatomy of a Liar | Self |
| 2011 | Mission Noël | Ernie Clicker (voice) |
| 2011 | The Jonathan Ross Show | Self |
| 2011 | Making Qi | Self |
| 2010 | Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) | Mrs. Betty Palin / Julius Caesar / Bevis |
| 2010 | Not The Messiah: The Road To Albert Hall | |
| 2010 | ZULU Comedy Galla | Michael Palin |
| 2009 | Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) | Self |
| 2009 | Fawlty Towers: Re-Opened | Self |
| 2009 | Monty Python in Aberystwyth | Self |
| 2008 | What Is Brazil? | Self |
| 2008 | Marty Feldman: Six Degrees of Separation | Self |
| 2008 | Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus | Self |
| 2008 | Monty Python Conquers America | Self |
| 2008 | Around the World in 20 Years | Himself |
| 2008 | Life Of Brian Screenplay | Wise Man #3, Mr. Big Nose, Francis, Mrs. A, Ex-Leper |
| 2008 | Inside Shabby Road: The Music of 'The Rutles' | Self |
| 2008 | Get Up and Go: The Making of 'The Rutles' | Self |
| 2008 | The Seventh Python | Self |
| 2008 | The Last Day of World War One | Presenter |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2007 | The Secret Life of Brian | Self |
| 2007 | Michael Palin's New Europe | Himself |
| 2007 | Robbie the Reindeer in Close Encounters of the Herd Kind | Gariiiiiii (voice) |
| 2007 | The Alan Titchmarsh Show | Self |
| 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Heinrich Himmler (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2007 | What the Pythons Did Next... | Self (archive footage) |
| 2007 | Movie Connections | Self |
| 2006 | The One Show | Self - Guest |
| 2006 | 50 Films to See Before You Die | Self |
| 2006 | Monty Python's Personal Best | Self / Various Characters |
| 2006 | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Graham Chapman's Personal Best | Various Characters |
| 2006 | Legends | Self |
| 2006 | The South Bank Show: Spamalot | |
| 2006 | Monty Python's Flying Circus - Michael Palin's Personal Best | |
| 2005 | Michael Palin & the Mystery of Hammershøi | Host |
| 2005 | John Peel's Record Box | Self |
| 2005 | The Roots of Monty Python | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Himalaya with Michael Palin | Self - Presenter |
| 2004 | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' | Self |
| 2004 | Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? | Self |
| 2004 | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 2 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 1 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | The Best of Monty Python's Flying Circus Volume 3 | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | Concert for George | Self |
| 2003 | The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' | Self |
| 2003 | Michael Palin and the Ladies Who Loved Matisse | Narrator |
| 2002 | Sahara with Michael Palin | Self - Presenter |
| 2002 | Life on Air: David Attenborough's 50 Years in Television | Himself - Presenter |
| 2002 | Spike Milligan I told you I was ill... A live tribute | Self |
| 2001 | The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations | Self |
| 2000 | The Unknown Peter Sellers | Himself |
| 1999 | Michael Palin's Hemingway Adventure | |
| 1999 | Monty Python: 30th Anniversary Sketches | Self |
| 1999 | Monty Python: Pythonland | |
| 1999 | The Monty Python Story | Self |
| 1999 | Monty Python: From Spam to Sperm | Self |
| 1998 | Monty Python: Live at Aspen | Self |
| 1998 | Fantasy World Cup | Self |
| 1997 | Fierce Creatures | Adrian 'Bugsy' Malone |
| 1997 | Full Circle with Michael Palin | Himself |
| 1997 | Palin on Redpath | Himself / Presenter |
| 1996 | The Wind in the Willows | The Sun |
| 1996 | The Willows in Winter | Rat |
| 1996 | Clive Anderson All Talk | Self |
| 1995 | The Wind in the Willows | Rat |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show | Self |
| 1994 | Michael Palin's Greatest Railway Journey: Derry To Kerry | Self |
| 1994 | Great Railway Journeys - Derry to Kerry | Himself |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Tracey Ullman: A Class Act | Various |
| 1992 | Pole to Pole | Himself |
| 1991 | G.B.H. | Jim Nelson |
| 1991 | American Friends | Rev. Francis Ashby |
| 1991 | The South Bank Show: Terry Gilliam | |
| 1990 | Les sorcières | Witch at Meeting |
| 1990 | Life of Python | Self / Various Roles |
| 1990 | Viz: The Documentary | Self |
| 1989 | Les Simpson | Springfield History Museum curator (voice) |
| 1989 | Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days | Himself |
| 1989 | Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python | Self / Various Characters |
| 1989 | The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball | Himself |
| 1989 | The Movie Life of George | Self |
| 1989 | The Art Of Travel With Michael Palin | Self |
| 1989 | Michael Palin: The Art of Travel | |
| 1988 | Un ange dénommé Wanda | Ken Pile |
| 1988 | John Cleese's First Farewell Performance | Self |
| 1987 | The Grand Knockout Tournament | Self |
| 1987 | Daytime Live | |
| 1987 | Going Live! | Self |
| 1986 | Omnibus Presents Comic Relief | |
| 1986 | Comedians Do It On Stage | Self |
| 1985 | Brazil | Jack Lint |
| 1984 | A Private Function | Gilbert Chilvers |
| 1984 | The Dress | Howard |
| 1983 | Monty Python, le sens de la vie | Various Roles |
| 1983 | The Crimson Permanent Assurance | Workman |
| 1983 | Comic Roots: Michael Palin | |
| 1982 | Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl | Various Roles |
| 1982 | The Missionary | The Reverend Charles Fortescue |
| 1982 | Wogan | Self |
| 1982 | The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | Self - Various Roles |
| 1981 | Time Bandits | Vincent |
| 1981 | The Box | (voice) |
| 1980 | Great Railway Journeys - Confessions of a Train Spotter | Himself |
| 1980 | Travels with Palin | Himself |
| 1980 | Great Railway Journeys | Self - Presenter |
| 1979 | Monty Python - La vie de Brian | Wise Man #3 / Mr. Big Nose / Francis / Mrs. A / Ex-Leper / Announcer / Ben / Pontius Pilate / Boring Prophet / Eddie / Shoe Follower / Nisus Wettus |
| 1979 | The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 | Self |
| 1979 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Various Roles |
| 1979 | Whinfrey's Last Case | Gerald Whinfrey |
| 1979 | Roger of the Raj | Roger |
| 1979 | Golden Gordon | Gordon Ottershaw |
| 1978 | The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash | Eric Manchester |
| 1977 | Jabberwocky | Dennis Cooper |
| 1977 | The Testing of Eric Olthwaite | Eric Olthwaite |
| 1977 | Murder at Moorstones Manor | Charles Chiddingford |
| 1977 | Escape from Stalag Luft 112B | Major Errol Phipps |
| 1977 | The Curse of the Claw | Kevin Orr |
| 1977 | The Broken Bottle | |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Gerald Whinfrey |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Roger |
| 1976 | Ripping Yarns | Kevin Orr / Uncle Jack |
| 1976 | Pleasure at Her Majesty's | Himself |
| 1976 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Self |
| 1976 | Tomkinson's Schooldays | Tomkinson |
| 1975 | Monty Python : Sacré Graal ! | 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! |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1975 | Three Men in a Boat | Harris |
| 1975 | Les Rendez-vous du dimanche | Self |
| 1974 | Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report | Self |
| 1974 | Henry Cleans Up | Henry |
| 1973 | Is This a Record? | Various |
| 1973 | Monty Python In The Netherlands | |
| 1972 | Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus | Various Characters |
| 1972 | Pebble Mill at One | |
| 1971 | And Now for Something Completely Different | Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady |
| 1971 | Euroshow '71: May Day Special | Various (as Montypython Flyingcircus) |
| 1971 | The Great Birds Eye Peas Relaunch 1971 | |
| 1970 | Monty Python: Who's There? | Ken |
| 1970 | Ending It All | |
| 1969 | Monty Python's Flying Circus | Various / "It's" man |
| 1969 | How to Irritate People | Various |
| 1969 | Clangers | Narrator (voice) |
| 1969 | The Complete and Utter History of Britain | |
| 1968 | Frost on Sunday | |
| 1967 | Do Not Adjust Your Set | Various Characters |
| 1967 | Twice a Fortnight | |
| 1967 | A Series Of Bird's | |
| 1966 | Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World | Jazz Band Undertaker (uncredited) |
