Can anyone solve this anagram?

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There's a sketch on the classic Britcom "Monty Python's Flying Circus" about a guy who speaks only in anagrams. His name is HAMRAG YATLEROT, also an anagram. His first name is obviously Graham, they even say so in the sketch, but I can't figure out his last name!! Word of warning: some last names on the show are a bit weird ("Mrs. Ratbag," etc.) so that is also a possibility. Online anagram solvers weren't much help because they don't look for proper names.

Any ideas?
 

Yorattle?
Toylater?
 

From http://wordsmith.org/anagram/:

A Lottery
Alert Toy
Alter Toy
Later Toy
Rattle Yo
Latter Yo
Realty To
Relay Tot
Layer Tot
Early Tot
Teal Tyro
Teal Troy
Tale Tyro
Tale Troy
Late Tyro
Late Troy
Treaty Lo
Teary Lot
Alto Trey
Alto Tyre
Total Rye
Lay Torte
Lay Otter
Tarot Lye
Ratty Ole
Tray Tole
Arty Tole
A Tole Try
A Lyre Tot
A Rely Tot
A Let Tyro
A Let Troy
A Lye Trot
A Lye Tort
A Trey Lot
A Tyre Lot
Lea To Try
Ale To Try
Eta Lo Try
Eat Lo Try
Ate Lo Try
Tea Lo Try
La Toe Try
La Trey To
La Tyre To
La Rye Tot
La Yet Rot
La Yet Tor
La Ye Trot
La Ye Tort
Lay Re Tot
Tar Let Yo
Tar Lye To
Tar Yet Lo
Tar Ye Lot
Art Let Yo
Art Lye To
Art Yet Lo
Art Ye Lot
Rat Let Yo
Rat Lye To
Rat Yet Lo
Rat Ye Lot
Tart Ye Lo
Ray Let To
At Ole Try
At Lyre To
At Rely To
At Lye Rot
At Lye Tor
At Trey Lo
At Tyre Lo
At Rye Lot
Tat Lye Or
Tat Rye Lo
Ay Let Rot
Ay Let Tor
Ya Let Rot
Ya Let Tor
 

Some great possibilities there, thanks everyone! I guess we'll never know unless we ask one of the "boys" themselves.
 

Graham is gone, unfortunately.

What about Tatleroy?

Just for kicks, check out youtube for graham chapmans eulogy, its pretty good. I won't post it here, as it contains four letter words, but its very Python!
 

I might have read the replies too fast and missed it...Graham Lottery.

But LOTTERY is only seven letters, whereas YATLEROT is eight letters (including an 'A')

As far as I know, Eric Idle is not on record as saying what the anagram solution was meant to be.
 

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