Peter Cook
Biography
Peter Cook was an English comedian, satirist, playwright and screenwriter who became the leading figure of Britain's satire boom in the 1960s. Born in Torquay and educated at Cambridge, where he presided over the Footlights Club, he created the stage revue Beyond the Fringe in 1960 with Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore, then opened the Soho comedy club The Establishment in 1961. On television he and Moore wrote and performed Not Only... But Also, sharing a British Academy Television Award for their entertainment performances in 1966, and the pair appeared together in The Wrong Box (1966) and in Bedazzled (1967), a Faust parody Cook wrote and in which he played the Devil. Their stage revue Good Evening won Tony and Grammy Awards. After 1978 he worked mostly in British television and film, including Supergirl (1984) and The Princess Bride (1987).
57years old at death
- Born Torquay
- Died Hampstead
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
- Also credited as Peter Edward Cook
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 28 years1966 to 1994
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First role
Peter Cook created E. L. Wisty, a static and monotonal character, for Radley College's Marionette Society. He brought the character to his first regular television spot, on Granada Television's On the Braden Beat with Bernard Braden.
First role
Cook wrote sketches for Kenneth Williams while still at university, providing several for Williams' West End revue Pieces of Eight and much of its follow-up, One Over the Eight.
Beyond film
Cook took on several parts for Consequences, a 1977 concept album by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme, former members of 10cc. The comedy sections had been meant for a cast that included Spike Milligan and Peter Ustinov, but the pair chose Cook after realizing he could handle most parts alone.
Peter Cook movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Princess Bride1987 Adventure, Comedy, Familyas The Impressive Clergyman
IMDb rating 8.0491K votes
Most often with
Dudley Moore appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Michael Caine's page
Michael Hordern's page
Mia Farrow's page
Ralph Richardson's page
Also two films together7 more actors
- Roy KinnearThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) and The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
- Terry-ThomasThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) and Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
- Irene HandlThe Hound of the Baskervilles (1978) and The Wrong Box (1966)
- Barry HumphriesThe Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) and Bedazzled (1967)
- Norman BirdA Dandy in Aspic (1968) and The Wrong Box (1966)
- Eleanor BronBlack Beauty (1994) and Bedazzled (1967)
- Marty FeldmanYellowbeard (1983) and The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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