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David Kenneth Cook was a British author, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for the screen adaptation of his 1978 novel Walter, and was the first presenter of the UK TV programme Rainbow. He was born in Preston, Lancashire.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, from 1959 to 1961. His first role was in the 1962 film adaptation of A Kind of Loving. Thereafter, he worked on both stage and television. He began to write novels and also for television in the early 1970s.
Born
Saturday, 21 September 1940
Died
Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - AMA Red Carpet Interviewee / Himself - Musical Guest / Himself | 2003 |
Doctors | Derek Jacobs | 2000 |
Funny Women | Self | 1997 |
The Brief | Malcolm Barber / Carl Jones | 1984 |
The Agatha Christie Hour | Captain Mountjoy | 1982 |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Bussingbill | 1978 |
The Famous Five | Ted | 1978 |
Armchair Thriller | Wormald | 1978 |
All Creatures Great and Small | Mr. Hopps | 1978 |
Couples | Geoff Baker | 1975 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Himself - AMA Red Carpet Interviewee / Himself - Musical Guest / Himself | 2003 |
Doctors | Derek Jacobs | 2000 |
Funny Women | Self | 1997 |
The Brief | Malcolm Barber / Carl Jones | 1984 |
The Agatha Christie Hour | Captain Mountjoy | 1982 |
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? | Bussingbill | 1978 |
The Famous Five | Ted | 1978 |
Armchair Thriller | Wormald | 1978 |
All Creatures Great and Small | Mr. Hopps | 1978 |
Couples | Geoff Baker | 1975 |
Survivors | Irvine | 1975 |
Brief Encounter | Schoolmaster | 1974 |
Rainbow | David / Himself | 1972 |
The Guardians | Wilf Bertram | 1971 |
Man at the Top | Bernard | 1970 |
Play for Today | Wilf | 1970 |
Crime of Passion | Edgar Beltot | 1970 |
Catweazle | Hackforth | 1970 |
ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Knut | 1969 |
Me Mammy | Doctor | 1968 |
ITV Playhouse | Keith / Mr. Eldred / Peter | 1967 |
Escape | Ben | 1967 |
The Power Game | Peter Willoughby | 1965 |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Paul | 1965 |
Knock on Any Door | Ian Colter | 1965 |
King & Country | Private Wilson / Pvt. Wilson | 1964 |
The Plane Makers | Ginger Baines | 1963 |
A Kind of Loving | Draughtsman | 1962 |
Armchair Theatre | Timothy | 1956 |
ITV Play of the Week | Albert / Kenneth Bradshaw / Matthew Conway | 1955 |