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Peter Cook(1937-1995)

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Peter Cook
Shared: Dread Pirate and Buttercup Editions
Play trailer1:36
The Princess Bride (1987)
6 Videos
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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.
BornNovember 17, 1937
DiedJanuary 9, 1995(57)
BornNovember 17, 1937
DiedJanuary 9, 1995(57)
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  • Won 1 BAFTA Award
    • 4 wins & 1 nomination total

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Known for

Peter Falk and Fred Savage in The Princess Bride (1987)
The Princess Bride
8.0
  • The Impressive Clergyman
  • 1987
Peter O'Toole, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Peter Cook, Marc McClure, Brenda Vaccaro, and Simon Ward in Supergirl (1984)
Supergirl
4.4
  • Nigel
  • 1984
Raquel Welch and Dudley Moore in Bedazzled (1967)
Bedazzled
6.7
  • George Spiggott
  • 1967
James Mason, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tommy Chong, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, Cheech Marin, Peter Boyle, Peter Cook, Martin Hewitt, and Michael Hordern in Yellowbeard (1983)
Yellowbeard
5.9
  • Lord Lambourn
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (1994)
    Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
    6.3
    Video
    • Alec Dunroonie
    • Dr. Dieter Liedbetter
    • Major Titherly Glibble ...
    • 1994
  • Black Beauty (1994)
    Black Beauty
    6.6
    • Lord Wexmire
    • 1994
  • Annette Crosbie and Richard Wilson in One Foot in the Grave (1990)
    One Foot in the Grave
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Martin Trout
    • 1993
  • Arena (1975)
    Arena
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Television
    • T
    • 1993
  • Right Said Fred and Friends: Stick It Out (1993)
    Right Said Fred and Friends: Stick It Out
    Music Video
    • 1993
  • Jim Broadbent, Rufus Sewell, Warren Clarke, Peter Cook, and Alison Steadman in Gone to Seed (1992)
    Gone to Seed
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Wesley Willis
    • 1992
  • Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly (1991)
    Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Roger Mellie (voice)
    • 1991
  • The Craig Ferguson Story
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Fergus Ferguson
    • 1991
  • A Life in Pieces (1990)
    A Life in Pieces
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
    • 1990
  • The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (1990)
    The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Pete
    • Self
    • Various Characters
    • 1990
  • Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
    Great Balls of Fire!
    6.3
    • First English Reporter
    • 1989
  • Getting It Right (1989)
    Getting It Right
    6.4
    • Mr. Adrian
    • 1989
  • Graham Chapman and Chris Young in Jake's Journey (1988)
    Jake's Journey
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • King
    • 1988
  • Michael Caine, Lysette Anthony, and Ben Kingsley in Without a Clue (1988)
    Without a Clue
    6.9
    • Norman Greenhough
    • 1988
  • The Comic Strip Presents (1982)
    The Comic Strip Presents
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Mr. Jolly
    • 1988

Writer

  • Good News
    Short
    • screenplay written by
    • 2023
  • Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches (2010)
    Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 2010
  • Elizabeth Hurley and Brendan Fraser in Bedazzled (2000)
    Bedazzled
    6.1
    • based on the motion picture screenplay by
    • based on the motion picture story by
    • 2000
  • Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (1994)
    Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
    6.3
    Video
    • written by
    • 1994
  • Clive Anderson Talks Back (1989)
    Clive Anderson Talks Back
    7.1
    TV Series
    • creator: Sir James Beauchamp
    • creator: Sir James Beauchamp / Eric Daley / Norman House / Alan Latchley
    • 1993
  • A Life in Pieces (1990)
    A Life in Pieces
    8.0
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1990
  • The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (1990)
    The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
    7.9
    TV Series
    • script by
    • 1990
  • James Mason, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Tommy Chong, Marty Feldman, Eric Idle, Madeline Kahn, Cheech Marin, Peter Boyle, Peter Cook, Martin Hewitt, and Michael Hordern in Yellowbeard (1983)
    Yellowbeard
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1983
  • Beryl Reid in Peter Cook & Co. (1980)
    Peter Cook & Co.
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1980
  • Dudley Moore and Peter Cook in Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
    Derek and Clive Get the Horn
    7.0
    • writer
    • 1979
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    4.5
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
    Pleasure at Her Majesty's
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976)
    The Mermaid Frolics
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • writer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968–1974
  • Behind the Fridge
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1971

Producer

  • Dudley Moore and Peter Cook in Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)
    Derek and Clive Get the Horn
    7.0
    • executive producer
    • 1979
  • Where Do I Sit?
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1971

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 1:48
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Trailer
Trailer 3:11
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 3:11
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 3:15
Trailer
The Wrong Box
Trailer 3:33
The Wrong Box
The Princess Bride: Special Edition
Trailer 1:36
The Princess Bride: Special Edition
The Secret Policeman's Balls
Trailer 1:07
The Secret Policeman's Balls

Personal details

  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • November 17, 1937
    • Torquay, Devon, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 9, 1995
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK(gastrointestinal hemorrhage)
  • Spouses
      Lin ChongNovember 18, 1989 - January 9, 1995 (his death)
  • Other works
    Anthology, Audio cassette
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 3 Portrayals
    • 4 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Former comedy partner Dudley Moore was said to have based his title performance in Arthur (1981) partly on Cook, whose excessive drinking had soured his and Moore's comedic partnership in the 1970s.
  • Quotes
    I've learned from my mistakes and I'm sure I can repeat them exactly.

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