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 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
- Dark Humor4.7average 2.9
- Historical4.4average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Family Dynamics2.7, average 4.7
- Violence2.5, average 4.3
- 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
- Nostalgic 3
- British Humor 2
- Iconic Duo 2
- Cult Classic 2
- Meta-Comedy 2
- British Comedy 2
- British Sitcom 2
- Social Commentary 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Dudley MooreActorNot Only... But Also, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Bed Sitting Room, The Wrong Box, Bedazzled, +4 more
John CleeseActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, The Secret Policeman's Ball, Peter Cook & Co., The Mermaid Frolics
Rik MayallActorWhoops Apocalypse, Mr Jolly Lives Next Door, Jake's Journey
Graham ChapmanActorYellowbeard, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Jake's Journey
Terry JonesActorThe Secret Policeman's Ball, Peter Cook & Co., The Mermaid Frolics
Barry HumphriesActorBedazzled, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
Ralph RichardsonActorThe Bed Sitting Room, The Wrong Box
Michael HordernActorYellowbeard, The Bed Sitting Room
Richard WilsonActorOne Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve, Whoops Apocalypse
Mia FarrowActorSupergirl, A Dandy in Aspic
Denholm ElliottActorThe Hound of the Baskervilles, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Rowan AtkinsonActorThe Secret Policeman's Ball, Peter Cook & Co.
Movies and TV shows
151990s
4 titles · average score 78
72
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special (1999)
as (archive footage)
84
One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (1993)
as Martin Trout
The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also (1990)
TV show · Creator
A Life In Pieces (1990)
TV show · as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
1980s
7 titles · average score 60
62
Great Balls of Fire! (1989)
as First English Reporter
65
Without a Clue (1988)
as Greenhough
84
The Princess Bride (1987)
as The Impressive Clergyman
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (1985)
as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
36
Supergirl (1984)
as Nigel
37
Yellowbeard (1983)
as Lord Percy Lambourn
79
Blackadder (1983)
TV show · as Richard III
1960s
4 titles · average score 71
60
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)
as Maj. Digby Dawlish
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
TV show · as Peter Trilby
81
Not Only... But Also (1964)
TV show · Writer
Beyond the Fringe (1964)
as Various Characters