Peter Cook
Acting Born Nov 17, 1937 Torquay, Devon, England, UK 24 credits
Biography
Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath" although Cook's work was also controversial. Cook is closely associated with anti-establishment comedy that emerged in Britain and the USA in the late 1950s.
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Full filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- Top of the Pops (1964) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Have I Got News for You (1990) as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Blackadder (1983) as Richard III
- Omnibus (1967) as Self (archive footage)
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Peter Trilby
- The Comic Strip Presents... (1982) as Mr. Jolly
- Room 101 (1994) as Self
- Supergirl (1984) as Nigel
- The Princess Bride (1987) as The Impressive Clergyman
- An Audience with... (1978) as Self
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1988) as Self
- The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982) as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
- The Secret Policeman's Ball (1976) as Self
- Black Beauty (1994) as Lord Wexmire
- Tempo (1961) as Self
- Saturday Night Clive (1989)
- Electric Blue 007 (1982) as Self
- Friday Night, Saturday Morning (1979)