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Peter Cook (I) (1937–1995)

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One of four stars of the London and New York revues Beyond the Fringe and Beyond the Fringe (with Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, and Dudley Moore). Later created scatological comedy routine "Derek & Clive" with Moore. See full bio »

Born:

Peter Edward Cook
in Torquay, Devon, England, UK

Died:

(age 57) in Hampstead, London, England, UK
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1994 Black Beauty
Lord Wexmire
 
1994 Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (video)
Alec Dunroonie/Dr. Dieter Liedbetter/Major Titherly Glibble/Bill Rossi
 
1993 One Foot in the Grave (TV series)
Martin Trout
– One Foot in the Algarve (1993) … Martin Trout
 
1992 Gone to Seed (TV series)
Wesley Willis
– Episode #1.6 (1992) … Wesley Willis
– Episode #1.5 (1992) … Wesley Willis
– Episode #1.4 (1992) … Wesley Willis
– Episode #1.3 (1992) … Wesley Willis
– Episode #1.2 (1992) … Wesley Willis
See all 6 episodes »
 
1991 Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly (TV series)
Roger Mellie (voice)
 
1991 The Craig Ferguson Story (TV movie)
Fergus Ferguson
 
1990 A Life in Pieces (TV series)
Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
 
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series)
Commander
– Sarek (1990) … Commander (uncredited)
 
1989 Great Balls of Fire!
First English Reporter
 
1989 Getting It Right
Mr. Adrian
 
1988 Without a Clue
Norman Greenhough
 
1988 The Comic Strip Presents... (TV series)
Mr. Jolly
– Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door (1988) … Mr. Jolly
 
1988 Whoops Apocalypse
Sir Mortimer Chris
 
1988 Jake's Journey (TV movie)
King Arthur
 
1987 The Princess Bride
The Impressive Clergyman
 
1986 The Mind of David Berglas (TV series)
– Episode #1.2 (1986)
 
1985 Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (TV movie)
Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come
 
1985 Diplomatix (TV short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1984 Supergirl
Nigel
 
1983 Yellowbeard
Lord Percy Lambourn
 
1983 The Black Adder (TV series)
Richard III
– The Foretelling (1983) … Richard III
 
1981-1982 The Two of Us (TV series)
Robert Brentwood
– Brentwood Goes on Strike (1982) … Robert Brentwood
– Torch Song (1982) … Robert Brentwood
– The Odd Couples (1982) … Robert Brentwood
– Gabby's Birthday Party (1982) … Robert Brentwood
– Butler of the Year (1982) … Robert Brentwood
See all 20 episodes »
 
1980 Peter Cook & Co. (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1979 Derek and Clive Get the Horn
Clive
 
1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes
 
1977 Eric Sykes Shows a Few of Our Favourite Things (TV movie)
Stagehand
 
1976 Find the Lady
Lewenhak
 
1974 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
– Excerpts from Behind the Fridge (1974)
 
1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Dominic
 
1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Peter Trilby
– Mill Hill (1972) … Peter Trilby
 
1971 An Apple a Day (TV movie)
Mr. Elwood Sr.
 
1971 Behind the Fridge (TV movie)
Various Characters
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Michael Rimmer
 
1965-1970 Not Only... But Also (TV series)
Various Characters
– Episode #3.7 (1970) … Various Characters
– Episode #3.6 (1970) … Various Characters
– Episode #3.5 (1970) … Various Characters
– Episode #3.4 (1970) … Various Characters
– Episode #3.3 (1970) … Various Characters
See all 22 episodes »
 
1969 The Bed Sitting Room
Inspector
 
1969 Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
Major Dawlish
 
1968 A Dandy in Aspic
Prentiss
 
1967 Bedazzled
George Spiggott / The Devil
 
1967 A Series of Bird's (TV series)
– Back to the Front (1967)
 
1966 Alice in Wonderland (TV movie)
Mad Hatter
 
1966 Dusty (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1966)
 
1966 The Wrong Box
Morris Finsbury
 
1964 Chronicle (TV series)
– A Trip to the Moon (1964)
 
1963 What's Going on Here? (TV movie)
 
1960 Ten Thousand Talents (short) (voice)
 
1958 Bachelor of Hearts
Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (19 titles)
2010 Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches (TV movie)
 
2000 Bedazzled (1967 screenplay / 1967 story)
 
1994 Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (video)
 
1990 A Life in Pieces (TV series)
 
1990 The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (TV series)
– Episode #1.5 (1990) (writer)
– Episode #1.4 (1990) (writer)
– Episode #1.3 (1990) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1990) (writer)
 
1983 Yellowbeard (writer)
 
1980 Peter Cook & Co. (TV movie)
 
1979 Derek and Clive Get the Horn (writer)
 
1978 The Hound of the Baskervilles (screenplay)
 
1977 The Mermaid Frolics (TV documentary)
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
 
1968-1974 BBC Show of the Week (TV series)
– Excerpts from Behind the Fridge (1974) (writer)
– Simply Sheila (1968) (writer)
 
1970 The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (screenplay)
 
1968 Goodbye Again (TV series)
 
1967 Bedazzled (screenplay / story)
 
1965-1966 Not Only... But Also (TV series)
– Episode #2.7 (1966) (writer)
– Episode #2.1 (1966) (writer)
– Episode #1.6 (1965) (writer)
– Episode #1.2 (1965) (writer)
 
1964 Beyond the Fringe (TV documentary)
 
1963 What's Going on Here? (TV movie)
 
1962 That Was the Week That Was (TV series)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1971 Where Do I Sit? (TV series) (producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series) (dedicatee - 1 episode)
– La princesa prometida (2011) (dedicatee)
 
1997 Fierce Creatures (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (71 titles)
1994 The Danny Baker Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Room 101 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Clive James (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1994) … Himself
 
1993 Arena (TV series documentary)
T
– Radio Night (1993) … T (voice)
 
1990-1993 Clive Anderson Talks Back (TV series)
Himself / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley / …
– Episode #8.10 (1993) … Himself
– Episode #5.6 (1992) … Norman House/Alan Latchley/Sir James Beauchamp/Eric Daley
– Episode #2.7 (1990) … Himself
 
1993 Danny Baker After All (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1993) … Himself
 
1992-1993 Have I Got News for You (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.1 (1993) … Himself
– Episode #4.9 (1992) … Himself
 
1993 Bore of the Year Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990-1991 Saturday Night Clive (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.8 (1991) … Himself
– Episode #3.3 (1990) … Himself
 
1989 The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1988) … Himself
 
1986-1988 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.1 (1988) … Himself
– Episode #3.8 (1986) … Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1987) … Himself
 
1987 Comic Relief '87 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1986 Joan Rivers: Can We Talk? (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 1986 (1986) … Himself
 
1986 The Myth
Himself
 
1985 Everyman (TV series documentary)
– John Lennon: A Journey in the Life (1985)
 
1985 Who Dares Wins (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The Late Clive James (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 June 1985 (1985) … Himself
 
1985 The Bob Monkhouse Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.4 (1985) … Himself
 
1984 Weekend in Wallop (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1984 Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary)
Himself / Nigel
 
1984 The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Group Madness (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (documentary)
Himself/Various Roles
 
1982 Night of 100 Stars (TV special)
Himself
 
1981 An Audience with Dudley Moore (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 The John Davidson Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 22 October 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Q5 (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.4 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #9.28 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 The Secret Policeman's Ball (TV documentary)
Various Roles
 
1979 Friday Night, Saturday Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.8 (1979) … Himself
 
1979 Star Signs (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 March 1979 (1979) … Himself
 
1978 Revolver (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #1.8 (1978) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.7 (1978) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.6 (1978) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.5 (1978) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.4 (1978) … Himself - Host
See all 8 episodes »
 
1978 M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen... (TV series)
Himself
 
1977 The Mermaid Frolics (TV documentary)
E. L. Wisty
 
1976 Pleasure at Her Majesty's (TV documentary)
E.L. Wisty/Various
 
1976 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– London - New York (1976) … Himself
 
1976 Saturday Night Live (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host / Various
– Peter Cook & Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka (1976) … Himself - Co-Host/Various
 
1974 Good Night America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 August 1974 (1974) … Himself
 
1964-1974 Camera Three (TV series)
Himself
– Good Evening (1974) … Himself
– Beyond the Fringe (1964) … Himself
 
1967-1974 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 1968 (1968) … Himself
– Episode dated 26 December 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1972 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself - Guest
– Dudley Moore (1972) … Himself - Guest
 
1972 Saturday Variety (TV series)
Herself
– Episode dated 13 May 1972 (1972) … Herself
 
1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Peter Cook & Dudley Moore (1971) … Himself
 
1971 Where Do I Sit? (TV series)
Himself
 
1970 Holiday Startime Special (TV movie)
Himself
 
1970 It's Lulu (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.4 (1970) … Himself
 
1969 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
Himself - Co-Host
– Episode #2.23 (1969) … Himself - Co-Host
 
1968 Frost on Sunday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.9 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Goodbye Again (TV series)
Various Characters
– Episode #1.3 (1968) … Various Characters
– Episode #1.2 (1968) … Various Characters
– Episode #1.1 (1968) … Various Characters
– Episode #1.4 (1968) … Various Characters
 
1968 Once More with Felix (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.17 (1968) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.57 (1967) … Himself
 
1965-1967 Late Night Lineup (TV series)
Himself
– 1000th Edition (1967) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 May 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1965-1967 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.23 (1967) … Himself
– Episode #3.8 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #2.33 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #2.12 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.30 (1965) … Himself
See all 6 episodes »
 
1967 The London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 February 1967 (1967) … Himself
 
1966 Five O'Clock Club (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 May 1966 (1966) … Himself
 
1965-1966 Ready, Steady, Go! (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.34 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #2.45 (1965) … Himself
 
1966 Quiz Ball (TV series)
Himself - Guest Supporter
 
1965 The New London Palladium Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 December 1965 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 The Royal Variety Performance 1965 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 Top of the Pops (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 July 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
1965 Gadzooks! It's All Happening (TV series)
Himself - Host
– Episode #2.3 (1965) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.13 (1965) … Himself - Host
– Episode #1.1 (1965) … Himself - Host
 
1964 Beyond the Fringe (TV documentary)
Various Characters
 
1963 This Week (TV series)
Himself
– The Satire Boom (1963) … Himself
 
1962-1963 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
– Episode dated 8 December 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 28 July 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 14 July 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 21 April 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 3 February 1963 (1963) … Himself - Guest Panelist
See all 7 episodes »
 
1963 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Actor - scene from 'Beyond the Fringe'
– Episode #17.3 (1963) … Actor - scene from 'Beyond the Fringe'
 
1962-1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.115 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.91 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.89 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.26 (1962) … Himself
 
1962-1963 The Jack Paar Program (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.22 (1963) … Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1962) … Himself
 
1961 Tempo (TV series)
– Episode dated 15 October 1961 (1961)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (30 titles)
2012 The Unforgettable Dudley Moore (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2011 My Favourite Joke (TV series)
 
2010 Alice in Wonderland Stills Gallery (video short)
Himself/Mad Hatter (uncredited)
 
2009 Monty Python: Almost the Truth - Lawyers Cut (TV series)
 
2008 Blackadder Rides Again (TV documentary)
Richard III (uncredited)
 
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (TV documentary)
Richard III (uncredited)
 
2008 Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (TV documentary)
Richard III (uncredited)
 
2007-2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2007 A Very British Apocalypse (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Comedy Greats: Pete and Dud (video documentary)
 
2007 Comedy Connections (TV series documentary)
 
2006 The Story of Light Entertainment (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2005 Greatest TV Comedy Moments (TV documentary)
The Miner
 
2005 Favouritism (TV series)
 
2005 Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Bruce Forsyth's Comedy Heroes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The Very Best of 'Goodbye Again' (video)
Various Characters
 
2005 Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (TV documentary)
Gigi Director (uncredited)
 
2005 The Comedians' Comedian (TV documentary)
 
2005 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
 
2002 The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (video)
Himself
 
2002 Legends (TV series documentary)
 
2001 The Sketch Show Story
Himself/Various Characters
 
2000 The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (TV documentary)
 
1998-1999 Heroes of Comedy (TV series documentary)
 
1999 Saturday Night Live 25 (TV special documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1995 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1995 The Beatles Anthology
Himself (behind Dudley Moore) (uncredited)
 
1990 The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (TV series)
 
1989 Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (TV special)
'Gigi' Director (uncredited)
 

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Other Works:

(1959) His revue, "Pieces of Eight", was performed at the Apollo Theatre in London, England with Kenneth Williams and Fenella Fielding in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I've learned from my mistakes and I'm sure I can repeat them exactly. See more »

Trivia:

Former comedy partner Dudley Moore was said to have based his title performance in "Arthur" partly on Cook, whose excessive drinking had soured his and Moore's comedic partnership in the 1970s. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio