Acting
Peter Cook
- Titles
- 56movies33TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 1994, busiest in 1990 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 21top 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 23 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody6.2average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor5.0average 2.0
- Situational Comedy5.5average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Physical Comedy5.0average 2.5
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Historical4.4average 2.6
- Dark Humor4.7average 2.9
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.7, average 4.7
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- Pathos3.5, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Political Satire 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Nostalgic 3
- Ensemble Cast 2
- British Humor 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Meta-Comedy 2
- British Sitcom 2
- Absurdist British Comedy 2
- Intellectual Comedy 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dudley MooreActorNot Only... But Also, The Bed Sitting Room, The Wrong Box, The Hound of the Baskervilles, Bedazzled, +3 more
John CleeseActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Peter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Mermaid Frolics
Rik MayallActorWhoops Apocalypse, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door, Jake's Journey
Terry JonesActorPeter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Mermaid Frolics
Graham ChapmanActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Jake's Journey
Ludovic KennedyActorA Life In Pieces, A Life in Pieces
Michael HordernActorYellowbeard, The Bed Sitting Room
Mia FarrowActorSupergirl, A Dandy in Aspic
Alexei SayleActorWhoops Apocalypse, Jake's Journey
Richard WilsonActorOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve, Whoops Apocalypse
Barry HumphriesActorThe Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Bedazzled
Ralph RichardsonActorThe Bed Sitting Room, The Wrong Box
Movies and TV shows
191980s
19 titles · average score 67
62
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as First English Reporter
69
Getting It Right (1989)
as Mr. Adrian
Saturday Night Clive (1989)
TV show
87
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (1988)
as Mr Jolly
65
Without a Clue (1988)
as Greenhough
Jake's Journey (1988)
as King Arthur
84
The Princess Bride (1987)
as The Impressive Clergyman
59
Whoops Apocalypse (1986)
as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)
83
KLM: Diplomatix (1985)
as Narrator
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)
as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
John Lennon: A Journey in the Life (1985)
as Reverend
36
Supergirl (1984)
as Nigel
37
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Lord Percy Lambourn
79
Blackadder (1983)
TV show · as Richard III
76
The Comic Strip Presents... (1982)
TV show · as Mr. Jolly
72
The Kenny Everett Television Show (1982)
TV show · as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
The Two of Us (1981)
TV show · as Robert Brentwood
Peter Cook & Co. (1980)
as Various Characters