Acting
Peter Cook
- Titles
- 52movies26TV shows
- Career
Active from 1962 to 1994, busiest in 1988 and 1990 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 20top three billing
- Average score
62/100
- Highest rated
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door84/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody6.6average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor5.5average 2.0
- Physical Comedy5.2average 2.5
- Situational Comedy5.4average 2.7
- Wit & Wordplay6.4average 3.7
- Historical4.6average 2.6
- Dark Humor4.8average 2.9
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.6, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.5, average 4.7
- Melancholy2.9, average 4.7
- Pathos3.4, average 5.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Absurdist Humor 4
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Political Satire 3
- Sharp Dialogue 3
- British Comedy 2
- Iconic Duo 2
- Cult Classic 2
- Meta-Comedy 2
- British Humor 2
- Absurdist British Comedy 2
- Intellectual Comedy 2
- Social Commentary 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, Bedazzled, The Hound of the Baskervilles, +3 more
John CleeseActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Peter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Mermaid Frolics
Terry JonesActorPeter Cook & Co., The Secret Policeman's Ball, The Mermaid Frolics
Graham ChapmanActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Jake's Journey
Rik MayallActorWhoops Apocalypse, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door, Jake's Journey
Michael HordernActorYellowbeard, The Bed Sitting Room
Ludovic KennedyActorA Life In Pieces, A Life in Pieces
Mia FarrowActorSupergirl, A Dandy in Aspic
Alexei SayleActorWhoops Apocalypse, Jake's Journey
Barry HumphriesActorBedazzled, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Michael CaineActorWithout a Clue, The Wrong Box
Richard WilsonActorOne Foot in the Algarve, Whoops Apocalypse
Movies and TV shows
101990s
2 titles
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (1994)
as Various
Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook (1993)
as Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley
1980s
2 titles · average score 57
57
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Lord Percy Lambourn
Peter Cook & Co. (1980)
as Various Characters
1970s
4 titles · average score 54
44
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
as Sherlock Holmes
The Mermaid Frolics (1977)
as E. L. Wisty
65
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
as Michael Rimmer
1960s
2 titles · average score 64
64
Bedazzled (1967)
as George Spiggot
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters