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Peter Cook
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 57
GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn17/11/1937Born inTorquay, Devon, England, UKDied09/01/1995 (aged 57)Died inHampsteadCausegastrointestinal bleedingWikidataQ525970 ↗Buried atSt John-at-HampsteadTMDb#18266 ↗

Peter Edward Cook was an English comedian, actor, satirist, playwright and screenwriter. He was the leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and he was associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.

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Filmography64 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2021Alice: Curiouser and CuriouserMovieMad Hatter (archive footage) (uncredited)84
2016Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing SketchesMovieSelf (archive footage)79
2014The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That HillMovieSelf (archive footage)77
2008Gaybo Laughs BackMovieSelf71
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning MomentsMovieSelf - Richard III (archive footage) (uncredited)71
2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?MovieSelf (archive footage)67
1999Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary SpecialMovie(archive footage)62
1995Some Interesting Facts About Peter CookMovieSelf58
1994Room 101SeriesSelf57
1994Black BeautyMovieLord Wexmire57
1993One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the AlgarveMovieMartin Trout56
1992Gone to SeedSeriesWesley Willis55
1990Have I Got News for YouSeriesSelf53
1990A Life in PiecesMovieArthur Streeb-Greebling53
1990A Life In PiecesSeriesSir Arthur Streeb-Greebling53
1989Getting It RightMovieMr. Adrian52
1989Saturday Night CliveSeries—52
1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallMovieSelf52
1988Whose Line Is It Anyway?SeriesSelf51
1988Without a ClueMovieGreenhough51
1988Mr Jolly Lives Next DoorMovieMr Jolly51
1987The Princess BrideMovieThe Impressive Clergyman50
1986Whoops ApocalypseMovieSir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)49
1985Supergirl: The Making of the MovieMovieSelf / Nigel48
1985Kenny Everett's Christmas CarolMoviethe Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come48
1985John Lennon: A Journey in the LifeMovieReverend48
1984SupergirlMovieNigel47
1983BlackadderSeriesRichard III46
1983YellowbeardMovieLord Percy Lambourn46
1983Group MadnessMovieSelf46
1982Night of 100 StarsMovieSelf45
1982The Comic Strip Presents...SeriesMr. Jolly45
1982The Secret Policeman's Other BallMovieSelf - Various Roles45
1982Electric Blue 007MovieSelf45
1981Late Flowering LoveMovie—44
1981An Audience with Dudley MooreMovie—44
1980Peter Cook & Co.MovieVarious Characters43
1979Friday Night, Saturday MorningSeries—42
1979The Secret Policeman's BallMovieVarious Roles42
1979Derek and Clive Get the HornMovieClive42
1978An Audience with...SeriesSelf41
1978The Hound of the BaskervillesMovieSherlock Holmes41
1977The Mermaid FrolicsMovieE. L. Wisty40
1976Find the LadyMovieLewenhak39
1976The Secret Policeman's BallSeriesSelf39
1976Pleasure at Her Majesty'sMovieSelf39
1975Saturday Night LiveSeriesSelf - Host38
1972The Adventures of Barry McKenzieMovieDominic35
1972Mill HillMoviePeter Trilby35
1971Film '72SeriesSelf34
1969Monte Carlo or Bust!MovieMaj. Digby Dawlish32
1969The Bed Sitting RoomMovieInspector32
1968A Dandy in AspicMoviePrentiss31
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest31
1967OmnibusSeriesSelf (archive footage)30
1967BedazzledMovieGeorge Spiggot30
1966Alice in WonderlandMovieMad Hatter29
1964Beyond the FringeMovieVarious Characters27
1964Not Only... But AlsoSeries—27
1964Top of the PopsSeriesSelf27
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf25
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeriesSelf25
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf24
1961TempoSeriesSelf24