Acting
Peter Cook
- Titles
- 57movies34TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 1994, busiest in 1990 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 22top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody6.2average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor5.1average 2.0
- Situational Comedy5.6average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.5average 3.7
- Physical Comedy5.0average 2.4
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.7
- Dark Humor4.7average 2.8
- Cringe Humor4.0average 2.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.0, average 5.4
- Family Dynamics2.7, average 4.8
- Pathos3.3, average 5.2
- Melancholy3.0, average 4.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Political Satire 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Political Commentary 2
- British Sitcom 2
- Social Commentary 2
- British Comedy 2
- Absurdist British Comedy 2
- Intellectual Comedy 2
- Cult Classic 2
- Iconic Duo 2
- Slapstick Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dudley MooreActorNot Only... But Also, Bedazzled, The Bed Sitting Room, The Wrong Box, The Hound of the Baskervilles, +4 more
John CleeseActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Peter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Mermaid Frolics
Graham ChapmanActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Jake's Journey
Terry JonesActorPeter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Mermaid Frolics
Rik MayallActorMr Jolly Lives Next Door, Whoops Apocalypse, Jake's Journey
Michael CaineActorWithout a Clue, The Wrong Box
Barry HumphriesActorBedazzled, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Ludovic KennedyActorA Life In Pieces, A Life in Pieces
Richard WilsonActorOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve, Whoops Apocalypse
Denholm ElliottActorThe Hound of the Baskervilles, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Rowan AtkinsonActorPeter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball
Eleanor BronActorBedazzled, The Secret Policeman's Ball
Movies and TV shows
542020s
1 title
as Mad Hatter (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000s
1 title · average score 53
Original Story
1990s
11 titles · average score 76
as (archive footage)
as Alec Dunroonie/Dr. Dieter Liedbetter/Major Titherly Glibble/Bill Rossi
as Lord Wexmire
as Martin Trout
as Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley
TV show · as Wesley Willis
as Roger Mellie
TV show · as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
TV show · Creator
as Fergus Ferguson
as Arthur Streeb-Greebling
1980s
19 titles · average score 67
as Mr Jolly
as Greenhough
as King Arthur
as The Impressive Clergyman
as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)
as Narrator
as Nigel
as Lord Percy Lambourn
TV show · as Richard III
TV show · as Mr. Jolly
TV show · as Robert Brentwood
as Various Characters
1970s
10 titles · average score 51
as Various Roles
as Sherlock Holmes
as E. L. Wisty
as Lewenhak
as Peter Trilby
TV show
as Michael Rimmer
1960s
11 titles · average score 68
as Maj. Digby Dawlish
as Inspector
as Prentiss
TV show · as Various
as George Spiggot
TV show
as Morris Finsbury
as Mad Hatter
TV show · as Peter Trilby
TV show · Writer
as Various Characters
1950s
1 title · average score 58
as Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)