Peter Cook

Nov 17, 1937 - Jan 09, 1995 (57 years old) in Torquay, Devon, England, UK

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

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The Comic Strip Presents...

Mr. Jolly

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Blackadder

Richard III

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Omnibus

Self (archive footage)

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The Princess Bride

The Impressive Clergyman

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The Secret Policeman's Ball

Self

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The Kenny Everett Television Show

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

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Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Self

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Supergirl

Nigel

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Bedazzled

George Spiggot

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Black Beauty

Lord Wexmire

Credits

Joan Rivers at the BBC 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches 2016

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
The Undiscovered Peter Cook 2016

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.5
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill 2014

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.8
Gaybo Laughs Back 2008

Self

★ NR
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments 2008

Self

★ 4.5
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball? 2004

Self

★ 4.8
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore 2003

Self (archive footage)

★ 10
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive 2002

Self (archive footage)

★ 8
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe 2002

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook 1995

Self

★ NR
Black Beauty 1994

Lord Wexmire

★ 6.7
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls 1994

Various

★ NR
One Foot in the Algarve 1993

Martin Trout

★ 7.5
Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook 1993

Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley

★ NR
Gone to Seed 1992

Wesley Willis

★ 3
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly 1991

Roger Mellie

★ 10
Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly 1991

Roger Mellie

★ NR
A Life In Pieces 1990

Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling

★ NR
A Life in Pieces 1990

Arthur Streeb-Greebling

★ 4
The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also 1990

★ 10
Great Balls of Fire! 1989

First English Reporter

★ 6.3
Getting It Right 1989

Mr. Adrian

★ 7
Saturday Night Clive 1989

★ NR
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball 1989

Self

★ 7.5
Whose Line Is It Anyway? 1988

Self

★ 7.6
Without a Clue 1988

Greenhough

★ 6.6
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door 1988

Mr Jolly

★ 8.2
Jake's Journey 1988

King Arthur

★ 7
The Princess Bride 1987

The Impressive Clergyman

★ 7.7
Whoops Apocalypse 1986

Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)

★ 5.6
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie 1985

Self / Nigel

★ 6.3
The Mind of David Berglas 1985

★ 6
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol 1985

the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

★ 6
KLM: Diplomatix 1985

Narrator

★ 9
Supergirl 1984

Nigel

★ 5.3
Yellowbeard 1983

Lord Percy Lambourn

★ 5.5
Blackadder 1983

Richard III

★ 8
Group Madness 1983

Self

★ NR
The Comic Strip Presents... 1982

Mr. Jolly

★ 7.4
Night of 100 Stars 1982

Self

★ 6.7
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball 1982

Self - Various Roles

★ 6
The Kenny Everett Television Show 1982

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

★ 7
Electric Blue 007 1982

Self

★ 7.7
An Audience with Dudley Moore 1981

★ 6
Late Flowering Love 1981

★ NR
The Two of Us 1981

Robert Brentwood

★ 5.5
Peter Cook & Co. 1980

Various Characters

★ 6.7
The Secret Policeman's Ball 1979

Various Roles

★ 6.3
Derek and Clive Get the Horn 1979

Clive

★ 5.4
The Hound of the Baskervilles 1978

Sherlock Holmes

★ 4.4
The Mermaid Frolics 1977

E. L. Wisty

★ 5.3
Pleasure at Her Majesty's 1976

Self

★ 6.5
Find the Lady 1976

Lewenhak

★ 3.8
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie 1972

Dominic

★ 5.3
Where Do I Sit? 1971

★ NR
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer 1970

Michael Rimmer

★ 6.1
The Bed Sitting Room 1969

Inspector

★ 5.9
Monte Carlo or Bust! 1969

Maj. Digby Dawlish

★ 5.9
A Dandy in Aspic 1968

Prentiss

★ 6.8
Bedazzled 1967

George Spiggot

★ 6.2
Omnibus 1967

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.2
A Series of Bird's 1967

★ NR
Alice in Wonderland 1966

Mad Hatter

★ 5.9
The Wrong Box 1966

Morris Finsbury

★ 6.5
Beyond the Fringe 1964

Various Characters

★ 7
Not Only... But Also 1964

★ 7.8
Top of the Pops 1964

Self

★ 6.6
Ten Thousand Talents 1960

★ NR
Bachelor of Hearts 1958

Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)

★ 5.6

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