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Filmography

Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist and comedic actor. He was a leading figure of the British satire boom of the 1960s, and associated with the anti-establishment comedic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom in the late 1950s.

Birth Name

Peter Edward Cook

Born

Wednesday, 17 November 1937

Died

Monday, 09 January 1995

Actor Filmography

A Very English Scandal	Judge Joseph Cantley	2018
The Many Faces of...	Comedy Role, Martin Trout / Sir Mortimer Chris	2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut	Self	2009
Blackadder Rides Again	Richard III	2008
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live	Gigi Director	2005
Comedy Connections	Martin Trout	2003
Timeshift	Himself - Actor (archive footage), Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)	2002
Peter Cook At a Slight Angle to the Universe		2002
Saturday Night Live 25	Self	1999
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996

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Actor Filmography

A Very English Scandal	Judge Joseph Cantley	2018
The Many Faces of...	Comedy Role, Martin Trout / Sir Mortimer Chris	2010
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut	Self	2009
Blackadder Rides Again	Richard III	2008
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live	Gigi Director	2005
Comedy Connections	Martin Trout	2003
Timeshift	Himself - Actor (archive footage), Sherlock Holmes (archive footage)	2002
Peter Cook At a Slight Angle to the Universe		2002
Saturday Night Live 25	Self	1999
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996
The Beatles Anthology	Self	1995
Black Beauty	Lord Wexmire	1994
Room 101	Self - Guest	1994
Have I Got News for You	Self	1990
Great Balls of Fire!	First English Reporter	1989
Getting It Right	Mr. Adrian / Mr Adrian	1989
The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball	Himself / Self	1989
Whose Line Is It Anyway?	Self	1988
Without a Clue	Greenhough	1988
The Princess Bride	The Impressive Clergyman	1987
The Mind of David Berglas	Self	1986
Whoops Apocalypse	Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister) / Sir Mortimer Chris	1986
Supergirl	Nigel	1984
Yellowbeard	Lord Lambourn / Lord Percy Lambourn	1983
Blackadder	Richard III	1983
The Comic Strip Presents	Mr. Jolly	1982
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball	Himself - Various Roles / Self / Various Roles	1982
Night of 100 Stars	Self	1982
The Two of Us	Robert Brentwood	1981
The Secret Policeman's Ball	Various Roles	1979
Derek and Clive Get the Horn	Clive	1979
The Hound of the Baskervilles	Sherlock Holmes	1978
The South Bank Show	Himself (archive footage)	1978
The Mermaid Frolics	E. L. Wisty	1977
Pleasure at Her Majesty's	Himself / E.L. Wisty / Various	1976
Find the Lady	Lewenhak	1976
Saturday Night Live	Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling / Cher / Various / Self - Host	1975
Arena	Television, Himself (archive footage), T (voice)	1975
Saturday Night at the Baths	Self - in theater audience	1975
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie	Dominic	1972
Parkinson	Self	1971
The Bed Sitting Room	Police Inspector / Inspector	1969
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies	Maj. Digby Dawlish / Maj. Dawlish	1969
Q5	(credit only), Various Characters	1969
A Dandy in Aspic	Prentiss	1968
The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	1968
Bedazzled	George Spiggott / George Spiggot/The Devil	1967
Alice in Wonderland	Mad Hatter	1966
The Wrong Box	Morris Finsbury	1966
Thirty-Minute Theatre	Peter Trilby	1965
Not Only... But Also	Various Characters	1965
Beyond the Fringe	Various Characters	1964
Top of the Pops	Self	1964
Missing Links	Self - guest star	1963
Ready, Steady, Go!	Self	1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest	1962
The Jack Paar Program	Self	1962
The Mike Douglas Show	Himself - Satirist, Himself	1961
Ten Thousand Talents	(voice)	1960
Bachelor of Hearts	Pedestrian in Street	1958
The Kraft Music Hall	Self - Co-Host	1958
Camera Three	Self	1956
This Is Your Life	Self - Guest, Self	1955
What's My Line?	Himself - Guest Panelist, Himself - Mystery Guest	1950
The Ed Sullivan Show	Actor - scene from 'Beyond the Fringe'	1948