Peter Cook

Personal Info

Birthday

November 17, 1937

Day of Death

1995-01-09

(57 years old)

Place of Birth

Torquay, Devon, England, UK

Peter Cook

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

The Comic Strip Presents...

Blackadder

The Princess Bride

Supergirl

The Kenny Everett Television Show

Black Beauty

Great Balls of Fire!

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Filmography

2024
Joan Rivers at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
as Self (archive footage)
The Undiscovered Peter Cook
as Self (archive footage)
2014
The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
as Self (archive footage)
2008
Gaybo Laughs Back
as Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
as Self
2004
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
as Self
2003
The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
as Self (archive footage)
Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
as Self (archive footage)
1995
Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
as Self
1994
Black Beauty
as Lord Wexmire
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
as Various
1993
One Foot in the Algarve
as Martin Trout
Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook
as Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley
1991
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
as Roger Mellie
1990
A Life in Pieces
as Arthur Streeb-Greebling
1989
Great Balls of Fire!
as First English Reporter
Getting It Right
as Mr. Adrian
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
as Self
1988
Without a Clue
as Greenhough
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
as Mr Jolly
Jake's Journey
as King Arthur
1987
The Princess Bride
as The Impressive Clergyman
1986
Whoops Apocalypse
as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)
1985
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
as Self / Nigel
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
KLM: Diplomatix
as Narrator
1984
Supergirl
as Nigel
1983
Yellowbeard
as Lord Percy Lambourn
Group Madness
as Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
as Self - Various Roles
Electric Blue 007
as Self
1980
Peter Cook & Co.
as Various Characters
1979
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
as Clive
1978
The Hound of the Baskervilles
as Sherlock Holmes
1977
The Mermaid Frolics
as E. L. Wisty
1976
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
as Self
Find the Lady
as Lewenhak
1972
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
as Dominic
1970
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
as Michael Rimmer
1969
The Bed Sitting Room
as Inspector
Monte Carlo or Bust!
as Maj. Digby Dawlish
1968
A Dandy in Aspic
as Prentiss
1967
Bedazzled
as George Spiggot
1966
Alice in Wonderland
as Mad Hatter
The Wrong Box
as Morris Finsbury
1964
Beyond the Fringe
as Various Characters
1958
Bachelor of Hearts
as Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)