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Peter Cook

Acting
Known For

57 Years Old

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.

Born

Torquay, Devon, England, UK on 17th November 1937

Died

9th January 1995

All Credits

The Dick Cavett Show Image
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Image
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Have I Got News for You Image
Have I Got News for You
Self
The Kenny Everett Television Show Image
The Kenny Everett Television Show
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Omnibus Image
Omnibus
Self (archive footage)
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Blackadder Image
Blackadder
Richard III
Room 101 Image
Room 101
Self
An Audience with... Image
An Audience with...
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Comic Strip Presents... Image
The Comic Strip Presents...
Mr. Jolly
The Secret Policeman's Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self
Whose Line Is It Anyway? Image
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Self
The Princess Bride Image
The Princess Bride
The Impressive Clergyman
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Not Only... But Also
The Mind of David Berglas Image
The Mind of David Berglas
No Image
A Life In Pieces
Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
Revolver Image
Revolver
Self - Host
The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also Image
The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also
Gone to Seed Image
Gone to Seed
Wesley Willis
Supergirl Image
Supergirl
Nigel
No Image
Where Do I Sit?
Black Beauty Image
Black Beauty
Lord Wexmire
Bedazzled Image
Bedazzled
George Spiggot
Yellowbeard Image
Yellowbeard
Lord Percy Lambourn
Without a Clue Image
Without a Clue
Greenhough
The Wrong Box Image
The Wrong Box
Morris Finsbury
Great Balls of Fire! Image
Great Balls of Fire!
First English Reporter
No Image
Saturday Night Clive
No Image
The Two of Us
Robert Brentwood
Night of 100 Stars Image
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Monte Carlo or Bust! Image
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Maj. Digby Dawlish
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
Mad Hatter
Electric Blue 007 Image
Electric Blue 007
Self
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer Image
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Michael Rimmer
Find the Lady Image
Find the Lady
Lewenhak
The Bed Sitting Room Image
The Bed Sitting Room
Inspector
Whoops Apocalypse Image
Whoops Apocalypse
Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)
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A Series Of Bird's
A Dandy in Aspic Image
A Dandy in Aspic
Prentiss
Peter Cook & Co. Image
Peter Cook & Co.
Various Characters
The Hound of the Baskervilles Image
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
One Foot in the Algarve Image
One Foot in the Algarve
Martin Trout
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls Image
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
Various
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook Image
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball Image
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Image
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
Getting It Right Image
Getting It Right
Mr. Adrian
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? Image
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Self - Various Roles
Jake's Journey Image
Jake's Journey
King Arthur
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door Image
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
Mr Jolly
Group Madness Image
Group Madness
Self
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Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Image
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Dominic
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive Image
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
Self (archive footage)
Joan Rivers at the BBC Image
Joan Rivers at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
The Secret Policeman's Ball Image
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Various Roles
The Mermaid Frolics Image
The Mermaid Frolics
E. L. Wisty
Pleasure at Her Majesty's Image
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
Self
Beyond the Fringe Image
Beyond the Fringe
Various Characters
Derek and Clive Get the Horn Image
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
Clive
No Image
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
Self / Nigel
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe Image
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
Self (archive footage)
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore Image
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
Self (archive footage)
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill Image
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
Self (archive footage)
KLM: Diplomatix Image
KLM: Diplomatix
Narrator
The Undiscovered Peter Cook Image
The Undiscovered Peter Cook
Self (archive footage)
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol Image
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Gaybo Laughs Back Image
Gaybo Laughs Back
Self
Ten Thousand Talents Image
Ten Thousand Talents
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly Image
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
Roger Mellie
An Audience with Dudley Moore Image
An Audience with Dudley Moore
Late Flowering Love Image
Late Flowering Love
No Image
A Life in Pieces
Arthur Streeb-Greebling
Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook Image
Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook
Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley
No Image
Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly
Roger Mellie