Peter Cook
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1937-11-17
- Died
- 1995-01-09
- Place of birth
- Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Biography
Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath" although Cook's work was also controversial. Cook is closely associated with anti-establishment comedy that emerged in Britain and the USA in the late 1950s.
Known For
TV Shows (32)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Have I Got News for You
1990
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self (archive footage)
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Peter Trilby
Film '72
1971
as Self
The Comic Strip Presents...
1982
as Mr. Jolly
Room 101
1994
as Self
Blackadder
1983
as Richard III
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982
as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
as Self
Tempo
1961
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The Two of Us
1981
as Robert Brentwood
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
Frost on Sunday
1968
as Self – Guest
Not Only... But Also
1964
Gone to Seed
1992
as Wesley Willis
A Series of Bird's
1967
Saturday Night Clive
1989
A Life In Pieces
1990
as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
Revolver
1978
as Self - Host
The Mind of David Berglas
1985
Where Do I Sit?
1971
Goodbye Again
1968
as Various
The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also
1990
Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly
1991
as Roger Mellie
Movies (57)
The Princess Bride
1987
as The Impressive Clergyman
Supergirl
1984
as Nigel
Black Beauty
1994
as Lord Wexmire
The Wrong Box
1966
as Morris Finsbury
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993
as Martin Trout
Electric Blue 007
1982
as Self
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
as First English Reporter
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Without a Clue
1988
as Greenhough
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
as Inspector
Yellowbeard
1983
as Lord Percy Lambourn
Getting It Right
1989
as Mr. Adrian
Alice in Wonderland
1966
as Mad Hatter
Bedazzled
1967
as George Spiggot
Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
as Maj. Digby Dawlish
A Dandy in Aspic
1968
as Prentiss
Mill Hill
1972
as Peter Trilby
KLM: Diplomatix
1985
as Narrator
The Mermaid Frolics
1977
as E. L. Wisty
Find the Lady
1976
as Lewenhak
Group Madness
1983
as Self
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
as Various Characters
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
as Self
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
as Michael Rimmer
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
as Sherlock Holmes
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
as Self - Various Roles
Beyond the Fringe
1964
as Various Characters
Jake's Journey
1988
as King Arthur
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
as Various Roles
Gaybo Laughs Back
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
2021
as Mad Hatter (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
A Life in Pieces
1990
as Arthur Streeb-Greebling
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self - Richard III (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985
as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1985
as Self / Nigel
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988
as Mr Jolly
The Undiscovered Peter Cook
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
1991
as Roger Mellie
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
1994
as Alec Dunroonie/Dr. Dieter Liedbetter/Major Titherly Glibble/Bill Rossi
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016
as Self (archive footage)
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985
as Reverend
Ten Thousand Talents
1960
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972
as Dominic
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
1995
as Self
An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
as Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
1979
as Clive
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Late Flowering Love
1981
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
2003
as Self (archive footage)
Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook
1993
as Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley
About Peter Cook
Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath" although Cook's work was also controversial. Cook is closely associated with anti-establishment comedy that emerged in Britain and the USA in the late 1950s. With 89 credits spanning from 1958 to 2024, Peter Cook has appeared in 57 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Cook Movies
- The Princess Bride (1987) — as The Impressive Clergyman
- Supergirl (1984) — as Nigel
- Black Beauty (1994) — as Lord Wexmire
- The Wrong Box (1966) — as Morris Finsbury
- One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (1993) — as Martin Trout
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