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Peter Cook

Peter Cook

Actor and writer · Died January 9, 1995, aged 57 · Torquay, Devon, England, UK

BAFTA Award winner · 1 other major award body

Peter Edward Cook was an English satirist, writer and comedian. An extremely influential figure in modern British comedy, he is regarded as the leading light of the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as "the funniest man who ever drew breath" although Cook's work was also controversial. Cook is closely associated with anti-establishment comedy that emerged in Britain and the USA in the late 1950s.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 17, 1937
Died
January 9, 1995 (aged 57)
From
Torquay, Devon, England, UK
Works as
Actor and writer
Titles
20 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Peter Cook's films like?

Across their 19 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Adventure2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
28%
Bonds
24%
Power
15%
Morality
11%
Survival
9%
Society
8%
Ideas
5%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 19 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 8 · Wry 3 · Earnest 8

Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 17 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 6

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 9 · Charged 9 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 9 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 2

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 12

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 16 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 17 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

11 analyzed roles

Usually the Trickster: 5 of 11 analyzed roles.

Trickster
5 of 11
Shadow
3 of 11
Threshold guardian
1 of 11
Hero
1 of 11
Ally
1 of 11
Show the 11 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
11
Joyful
10
Warm
5
Manic
4
Romantic
4
Other
15

How their films linger

Fun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy12
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Peter Cook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 20 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Cook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 20 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Mad Hatter (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bedazzled(2000)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Black Beauty(1994)

    as Lord Wexmire

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer · as Alec Dunroonie/Dr. Dieter Liedbetter/Major Titherly Glibble/Bill Rossi

  • One Foot in the Grave: One Foot in the Algarve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Martin Trout

  • Clive Anderson Talks Back: Peter Cook (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Writer · as Norman House / Sir James Beauchamp / Alan Latchley / Eric Daley

  • Gone to Seed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as Wesley Willis

  • Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Roger Mellie

  • Roger Mellie: The Man On The Telly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 4 episodes · as Roger Mellie

  • A Life In Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 12 episodes · as Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling

  • A Life in Pieces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Arthur Streeb-Greebling

  • The Best of What's Left of Not Only But Also (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 6 episodes · Creator · Actor

  • Great Balls of Fire!(1989)

    as First English Reporter

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Getting It Right(1989)

    as Mr. Adrian

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Clive Anderson Talks Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show Creator

  • Saturday Night Clive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Without a Clue(1988)

    as Greenhough

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mr Jolly Lives Next Door (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Mr Jolly

  • Jake's Journey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as King Arthur

  • The Princess Bride(1987)

    as The Impressive Clergyman

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Whoops Apocalypse(1987)

    as Sir Mortimer Chris (Prime Minister)

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Mind of David Berglas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

  • John Lennon: A Journey in the Life (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Reverend

  • KLM: Diplomatix (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    as Narrator

  • Supergirl(1984)

    as Nigel

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Yellowbeard(1983)

    Writer · as Lord Percy Lambourn

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Black Adder(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Richard III

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Comic Strip Presents... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Jolly

  • The Kenny Everett Television Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

  • An Audience with Dudley Moore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • Late Flowering Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Actor

  • The Two of Us (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 20 episodes · as Robert Brentwood

  • Peter Cook & Co. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Writer · as Various Characters

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Various Roles

  • Derek and Clive Get the Horn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Writer · as Clive

  • Friday Night, Saturday Morning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Hound of the Baskervilles(1978)

    Writer · as Sherlock Holmes

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • The Mermaid Frolics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Writer · as E. L. Wisty

  • Pleasure at Her Majesty's(1976)

    Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Find the Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Lewenhak

  • The Adventures of Barry McKenzie(1972)

    as Dominic

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Mill Hill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Peter Trilby

  • Where Do I Sit? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer(1970)

    Writer · as Michael Rimmer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Bed Sitting Room(1969)

    as Inspector

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies(1969)

    as Maj. Digby Dawlish

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Goodbye Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 4 episodes · Writer · as Various

  • A Dandy in Aspic(1968)

    as Prentiss

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Bedazzled(1967)

    Screenplay · Story · as George Spiggot

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • A Series of Bird's (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Alice in Wonderland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Mad Hatter

  • The Wrong Box(1966)

    as Morris Finsbury

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Trilby

  • Beyond the Fringe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Writer · as Various Characters

  • Not Only... But Also (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 23 episodes · Writer · Actor

  • That Was The Week That Was (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Ten Thousand Talents (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Bachelor of Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 57 titles from 1958 to 2021; peak year 1966.

Biggest box office

Bedazzled (2000)

$90M worldwide

Highest rated

The Princess Bride (1987)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

19582021

Peak 1966 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1966Screen debut· The Wrong Box
  • 1967First top-billed film· Bedazzled

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting55 of 57: 42 only acting, 13 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thWriting13 of 57: 1 only writing, 12 with another roleOther crew2 of 57: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

57 titles, 13 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 12 of them.

By decade

1950s1 · acting1960s13 · 12 acting · 5 crew1970s10 · 10 acting · 4 crew1980s22 · 21 acting · 3 crew1990s10 · 10 acting · 3 crew2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 8% of 13 roles
6671

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a BAFTA Award and 1 other major award from 3 major nominations, 1963–1975.

WinNomination
  1. 1975
    • Grammy Award, won · Best Spoken Word Recording
  2. 1966
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Light Entertainment
  3. 1963
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Comedy Performance

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Peter Cook's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 19; across their 19 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 55th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 19

Midcredits score across 20 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 20 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

A Life on Screen: Stephen Fry (2015)

71st percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Princess Bride (1987)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Peter Cook's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles19–51 · median 36 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 40 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Cook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Cook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dudley Moore shares the most, 6.

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Mixed roles