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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-11-17 (87 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

Acting

2024

Joan Rivers at the BBC as Self (archive footage)

2016

The Undiscovered Peter Cook as Self (archive footage)

2014

2008

2004

2003

The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as Self (archive footage)

2002

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive as Self (archive footage)

1995

1994

Black Beauty as Lord Wexmire
Room 101 as Self

1993

Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook as Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley
One Foot in the Algarve as Martin Trout

1992

Gone to Seed as Wesley Willis

1991

1990

A Life in Pieces as Arthur Streeb-Greebling
A Life In Pieces as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling

1989

Getting It Right as Mr. Adrian
Great Balls of Fire! as First English Reporter

1988

Jake's Journey as King Arthur
Without a Clue as Greenhough

1987

The Princess Bride as The Impressive Clergyman

1986

Whoops Apocalypse as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)

1985

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
Blackadder as Richard III

1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball as Self - Various Roles
The Kenny Everett Television Show as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

1981

The Two of Us as Robert Brentwood

1980

Peter Cook & Co. as Various Characters

1979

1978

Revolver as Self - Host

1977

The Mermaid Frolics as E. L. Wisty

1976

Find the Lady as Lewenhak

1975

Saturday Night Live as Self - Host

1972

1971

1970

1969

Monte Carlo or Bust! as Maj. Digby Dawlish

1968

A Dandy in Aspic as Prentiss
The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

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

1962

1961

1960

Writing

1983

Yellowbeard as Writer

1980

1977

1967

Bedazzled as Story
Bedazzled as Screenplay

Creator