Peter Cook
Known for acting · Born 17 November 1937 · Died 9 January 1995 · aged 57 · Torquay, Devon, England, UK
109 credits
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
Bedazzled
2000
Bedazzled
1967
The Princess Bride
1987
Without a Clue
1988
Yellowbeard
1983
Not Only... But Also
Not Only... But Also
1964
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
Supergirl
1984
The Two of Us
The Two of Us
1981
The Wrong Box
1966
Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
Whoops Apocalypse
1986
Acting (93)
2024Joan Rivers at the BBCSelf (archive footage)Film
2021Alice: Curiouser and CuriouserMad Hatter (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2016The Undiscovered Peter CookSelf (archive footage)Film
2016Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing SketchesSelf (archive footage)Film
2014The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That HillSelf (archive footage)Film
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsSelf - Richard III (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
2008Gaybo Laughs BackSelfFilm
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self (archive footage)Film
2004ParkinsonSelf - Guest / Performer (archive footage)Series
2003The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley MooreSelf (archive footage)Film
2002Offensive: The Real Derek and CliveSelf (archive footage)Film
2002Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the UniverseSelf (archive footage)Film
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special(archive footage)Film
1995Some Interesting Facts About Peter CookSelfFilm
1994Black BeautyLord WexmireFilm
1994Room 101SelfSeries
1994Peter Cook Talks Golf BallsAlec Dunroonie/Dr. Dieter Liedbetter/Major Titherly Glibble/Bill RossiFilm
1993One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveMartin TroutFilm
1993Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter CookNorman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric DaleyFilm
1992Gone to SeedWesley Willis · 6 episodesSeries
1991Roger Mellie: The Man on the TellyRoger MellieFilm
1991Roger Mellie: The Man On The TellyRoger Mellie · 4 episodesSeries
1990Have I Got News for YouSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1990A Life in PiecesArthur Streeb-GreeblingFilm
1990A Life In PiecesSir Arthur Streeb-Greebling · 12 episodesSeries
1990The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also · 6 episodesSeries
1990The Craig Ferguson StoryFergus FergusonFilm
1989Great Balls of Fire!First English ReporterFilm
1989Getting It RightMr. AdrianFilm
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelfFilm
1989Saturday Night CliveSeries
1988Without a ClueGreenhoughFilm
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?SelfSeries
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMr JollyFilm
1988Jake's JourneyKing ArthurFilm
1987The Princess BrideThe Impressive ClergymanFilm
1986Whoops ApocalypseSir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)Film
1985Supergirl: The Making of the MovieSelf / NigelFilm
1985Kenny Everett's Christmas Carolthe Ghost of Christmas Yet to ComeFilm
1985KLM: DiplomatixNarratorFilm
1985The Mind of David BerglasSeries
1985John Lennon: A Journey in the LifeReverendFilm
1984SupergirlNigelFilm
1983BlackadderRichard IIISeries
1983YellowbeardLord Percy LambournFilm
1983Group MadnessSelfFilm
1982The Comic Strip Presents...Mr. Jolly · 2 episodesSeries
1982The Kenny Everett Television ShowThe Ghost of Christmas Yet to ComeSeries
1982Electric Blue 007SelfFilm
1982The Secret Policeman's Other BallSelf - Various RolesFilm
1982Night of 100 StarsSelfFilm
1981The Two of UsRobert Brentwood · 20 episodesSeries
1981An Audience with Dudley MooreFilm
1981Late Flowering LoveFilm
1980Peter Cook & Co.Various CharactersFilm
1979Derek and Clive Get the HornCliveFilm
1979The Secret Policeman's BallVarious RolesFilm
1979Friday Night, Saturday MorningSeries
1978The Hound of the BaskervillesSherlock HolmesFilm
1978The South Bank ShowSeries
1978RevolverSelf - Host · 8 episodesSeries
1978An Audience with...SelfSeries
1977The Mermaid FrolicsE. L. WistyFilm
1976Find the LadyLewenhakFilm
1976Pleasure at Her Majesty'sSelfFilm
1976The Secret Policeman's BallSelf · 15 episodesSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - HostSeries
1972The Adventures of Barry McKenzieDominicFilm
1972Mill HillPeter TrilbyFilm
1971Film '72Self · 2 episodesSeries
1971Where Do I Sit? · 3 episodesSeries
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerMichael RimmerFilm
1969Monte Carlo or Bust!Maj. Digby DawlishFilm
1969The Bed Sitting RoomInspectorFilm
1968A Dandy in AspicPrentissFilm
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSelf - Guest · 4 episodesSeries
1968Frost on SundaySelf – GuestSeries
1968Goodbye AgainVarious · 4 episodesSeries
1967BedazzledGeorge SpiggotFilm
1967OmnibusSelf (archive footage)Series
1967A Series of Bird'sSeries
1966The Wrong BoxMorris FinsburyFilm
1966Alice in WonderlandMad HatterFilm
1965Thirty-Minute TheatrePeter TrilbySeries
1964Top of the PopsSelfSeries
1964Not Only... But Also · 23 episodesSeries
1964Beyond the FringeVarious CharactersFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
1961TempoSelfSeries
1960Ten Thousand TalentsFilm
1958Bachelor of HeartsPedestrian in Street (uncredited)Film
Creator (2)
1990The Best of What's Left of Not Only But AlsoCreatorSeries
1989Clive Anderson Talks BackCreatorSeries
Writing (14)
2000BedazzledOriginal StoryFilm
1994Peter Cook Talks Golf BallsWriterFilm
1993Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter CookWriterFilm
1983YellowbeardWriterFilm
1980Peter Cook & Co.WriterFilm
1979Derek and Clive Get the HornWriterFilm
1978The Hound of the BaskervillesWriterFilm
1977The Mermaid FrolicsWriterFilm
1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerWriterFilm
1968Goodbye AgainWriterSeries
1967BedazzledStory, ScreenplayFilm
1964Not Only... But AlsoWriterSeries
1964Beyond the FringeWriterFilm
1962That Was the Week That WasWriterSeries