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Robin Cook(1946-2005)

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Robin Cook was born on 28 February 1946 in Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was married to Gaynor Regan and Margaret Katherine Whitmore. He died on 6 August 2005 in Ben Stack, near Laxford Bridge, Highland, Scotland, UK.
BornFebruary 28, 1946
DiedAugust 6, 2005(59)
BornFebruary 28, 1946
DiedAugust 6, 2005(59)
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Known for

Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
Have I Got News for You
7.9
TV Series
  • Self(as Robin Cook M.P.)
The London Programme (1975)
The London Programme
8.5
TV Series
  • Self
A Week in Politics (1982)
A Week in Politics
TV Series
  • Self
This Week (1956)
This Week
6.3
TV Series
  • Self(as Robin Cook MP)

Credits

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Self

  • News 24 Sunday
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • Andrew Neil in This Week (2003)
    This Week
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2004–2005
  • Daily Politics (2003)
    Daily Politics
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2004–2005
  • What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson (2005)
    What's the Problem? With Anne Robinson
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • Jonathan Dimbleby (1994)
    Jonathan Dimbleby
    4.3
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1995–2005
  • Election Night
    TV Special
    • Self - Labour
    • 2005
  • Question Time (1979)
    Question Time
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1981–2005
  • Morgan and Platell
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • 30 Minutes (2004)
    30 Minutes
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • Newsnight (1980)
    Newsnight
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2005
  • The British Comedy Awards 2004
    6.6
    TV Special
    • Self - Presenter
    • 2004
  • Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
    Have I Got News for You
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self - Guest Presenter (as Robin Cook M.P.)
    • 2004
  • Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain (2004)
    Britain AD: King Arthur's Britain
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Self (as Rt. Hon Robin Cook MP)
    • 2004
  • The Sunday Programme (1994)
    The Sunday Programme
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 1997–2004
  • Breakfast with Frost (1993)
    Breakfast with Frost
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Self
    • 2001–2004

Archive Footage

  • Diana: The People's Princess (2017)
    Diana: The People's Princess
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2017
  • Tony Blair in The Killing$ of Tony Blair (2016)
    The Killing$ of Tony Blair
    7.8
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2016
  • The Great Offices of State (2010)
    The Great Offices of State
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Self - Foreign Secretary 1997-2001 (archive footage)
    • 2010
  • Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2 (2005)
    Have I Got News for You: The Best of the Guest Presenters - Volume 2
    8.3
    Video
    • Self - Guest Presenter (archive footage, as Robin Cook MP)
    • 2005
  • 25 Years of Question Time
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 2004
  • David Morrissey and Michael Sheen in The Deal (2003)
    The Deal
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2003
  • The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002)
    The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You'
    9.1
    Video
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 2002
  • Ian Hislop and Paul Merton in Have I Got News for You (1990)
    Have I Got News for You
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage, uncredited)
    • 1994–1999
  • Frank Skinner in Room 101 (1994)
    Room 101
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Self (archive footage)
    • 1999
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Self - Foreign Secretary (archive footage, segment "Waiving the Rules")
    • 1998–1999

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Robin Cook M.P.
  • Born
    • February 28, 1946
    • Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK
  • Died
    • August 6, 2005
    • Ben Stack, near Laxford Bridge, Highland, Scotland, UK(hypertensive heart disease)
  • Spouses
      Gaynor ReganApril 9, 1998 - August 6, 2005 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Portrayals

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Had two sons, Christopher and Peter.
  • Quotes
    [speaking in 2003] It is false to argue that only those who support war support our troops.

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