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Alan Cooke(1926-1994)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Alan Cooke was born on 29 March 1926 in London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983). He died on 9 October 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 29, 1926
DiedOctober 9, 1994(68)
BornMarch 29, 1926
DiedOctober 9, 1994(68)
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Known for

Matinee Theatre (1955)
Matinee Theatre
6.8
TV Series
  • Director
Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
TV Series
  • Director
Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
Scarecrow and Mrs. King
7.1
TV Series
  • Director
Out of This World (1962)
Out of This World
7.7
TV Series
  • Director

Credits

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Director

  • Armen and Bullik (1993)
    Armen and Bullik
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Broken Badges (1990)
    Broken Badges
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Bruce Davison, Zachary Bostrom, Molly Cheek, and Carol-Ann Merrill in Harry and the Hendersons (1991)
    Harry and the Hendersons
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)
    Van der Valk
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Lassie the Dog in The New Lassie (1989)
    The New Lassie
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989–1990
  • TECX (1990)
    TECX
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
    Father Dowling Mysteries
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Mario Van Peebles, Terry Donahoe, Melvin Van Peebles, and Bob Wieland in Sonny Spoon (1988)
    Sonny Spoon
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)
    Beauty and the Beast
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Anne Baxter, James Brolin, and Connie Sellecca in Hotel (1983)
    Hotel
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986–1987
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)
    Airwolf
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Joe Pesci and Victoria Jackson in Half Nelson (1985)
    Half Nelson
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985

Producer

  • Shades of Greene (1975)
    Shades of Greene
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1975–1976
  • The Starfish (1952)
    The Starfish
    5.8
    • producer (uncredited)
    • 1952

Writer

  • Sea Tales: The Return
    TV Mini Series
    • adapted by
    • 1977
  • Derek Jacobi, Ronald Fraser, Charles Gray, Bernard Hepton, John Thaw, and Douglas Wilmer in The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971)
    The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
    7.2
    TV Series
    • dramatization
    • 1971–1973
  • Matinee Theatre (1955)
    Matinee Theatre
    6.8
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • teleplay
    • 1958
  • The Starfish (1952)
    The Starfish
    5.8
    • Writer
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 29, 1926
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 9, 1994
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(liver failure)
  • Parents
    • Gregory Cooke
  • Relatives
    • Dominic Cooke(Niece or Nephew)
  • Other works
    He directed D.H. Lawrence's stage adaptation of his novel, "Lady Chatterley," at the Arts Thearte Club in London, England with Jeanne Moody, Walter Brown, Tom Criddle, Jack Lambert, Caroline Blakiston, and Joan Young in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Alan Cooke was a classmate of two famous directors, Tony Richardson and John Schlesinger, at Cambridge. His brother, Malcolm, was the film editor of such films as Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). His nephew, Dominic Cooke, is the artistic director of the Royal Court Theatre in London.

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