Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman (1941–1989) was a British actor, comedian, and writer, best known as one of the founding members of the Monty Python comedy troupe, where he often portrayed authority figures like The Colonel and starred in films such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).[1][2] Trained as a doctor at Cambridge and St. Bartholomew's, he abandoned medicine for comedy after performing with the Footlights Club and partnering with John Cleese.[5][6] He overcame alcoholism, was openly gay, and died of throat and spinal cancer complications at age 48.[3][5]