Peter Cook

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-11-17 (58 years old)

Deathday

1995-01-09

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.

Acting

1986

Whoops Apocalypse

as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)

1983

Yellowbeard

as Lord Percy Lambourn

1969

1984

Supergirl

as Nigel

1966

Alice in Wonderland

as Mad Hatter

1994

Black Beauty

as Lord Wexmire

1978

1966

The Wrong Box

as Morris Finsbury

1969

Monte Carlo or Bust!

as Maj. Digby Dawlish

1967

Bedazzled

as George Spiggot

1968

A Dandy in Aspic

as Prentiss

1964

Beyond the Fringe

as Various Characters

1979

1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

as Self - Various Roles

1987

The Princess Bride

as The Impressive Clergyman

1989

Getting It Right

as Mr. Adrian

2002

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive

as Self (archive footage)

1976

Find the Lady

as Lewenhak

1988

Jake's Journey

as King Arthur

1988

Without a Clue

as Greenhough

1985

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol

as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

2014

1993

Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook

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

2016

The Undiscovered Peter Cook

as Self (archive footage)

1990

A Life in Pieces

as Arthur Streeb-Greebling

1980

Peter Cook & Co.

as Various Characters

1989

Great Balls of Fire!

as First English Reporter

1985

KLM: Diplomatix

as Narrator

1983

1993

2003

1977

The Mermaid Frolics

as E. L. Wisty

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC

as Self (archive footage)

Production

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