
Peter Cook
Known for: Acting
Born: November 17, 1937
Died: January 9, 1995
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.
Known for

Whoops Apocalypse
1986

Bedazzled
1967

Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1985

Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
1994

Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook
1995

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970

Peter Cook: At a Slight Angle to the Universe
2002

Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
1991

Offensive: The Real Derek and Clive
2002

Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook
1993

The Undiscovered Peter Cook
2016

A Life in Pieces
1990
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing Sketches
2016

Peter Cook & Co.
1980

The Best of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
2003

Mill Hill
1972

The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978

Beyond the Fringe
1964

Derek and Clive Get the Horn
1979

Ten Thousand Talents
1960

An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981

Jake's Journey
1988

Mr Jolly Lives Next Door
1988

Find the Lady
1976

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972

Yellowbeard
1983

The Wrong Box
1966

Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969

Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979

KLM: Diplomatix
1985

One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve
1993

A Dandy in Aspic
1968

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989

Without a Clue
1988

The Mermaid Frolics
1977

The Bed Sitting Room
1969

Supergirl
1984

Group Madness
1983

Joan Rivers at the BBC
2024

Late Flowering Love
1981

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004

Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985

Electric Blue 007
1982

John Lennon: A Journey in the Life
1985

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982

Black Beauty
1994

The Princess Bride
1987

Getting It Right
1989

Gaybo Laughs Back
2008

Alice in Wonderland
1966

The Kate Bush Story: Running Up That Hill
2014

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008

Bachelor of Hearts
1958

Great Balls of Fire!
1989

Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser
2021

Night of 100 Stars
1982

Top of the Pops
1964

Room 101
1994

The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976

Blackadder
1983
Not Only... But Also
1964

A Life In Pieces
1990
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Where Do I Sit?
1971
The Two of Us
1981

The Kenny Everett Television Show
1982

The Mind of David Berglas
1985

Revolver
1978

Saturday Night Live
1975

An Audience with...
1978

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

Have I Got News for You
1990

The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also
1990

Gone to Seed
1992

The Dick Cavett Show
1968

The Mike Douglas Show
1961

The Comic Strip Presents...
1982

Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly
1991

Omnibus
1967
A Series of Bird's
1967

Tempo
1961
Frost on Sunday
1968

Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979

Goodbye Again
1968

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Film '72
1971

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965