Graham Chapman

Graham Arthur Chapman 8 January 1941 4 October 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 Pythons Life of Brian He coauthored 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 Bartholomews Medical College he turned down a career as a doctor to be a comedian Chapman died of cancer on 4 October 1989