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Alan Cooke

Director · Died October 9, 1994, aged 68 · London, England, UK

Alan Cooke was born on March 29, 1926 in London, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Matinee Theatre (1955), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) and Out of This World (1962). He died on October 9, 1994 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 29, 1926
Died
October 9, 1994 (aged 68)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Director
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 80 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 8% in 30 days

What are Alan Cooke's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
28%
Self
22%
Morality
20%
Power
12%
Society
11%
Ideas
8%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 0

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Contemplative
2
Melancholic
1
Romantic
1
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic1

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 Alan Cooke's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Alan Cooke'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

80 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Young Adam(2003)

    as Bob M'bussi

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Backup (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • I.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Mynton Mbula

  • Armen and Bullik (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director

  • Harry and the Hendersons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Broken Badges (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The New Lassie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Father Dowling Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Beauty and the Beast(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Matlock(1986)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Death Wish 3(1985)

    as Punk at Car

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Half Nelson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Paint Me a Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Murder, She Wrote(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Nadia(1984)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Airwolf(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Pygmalion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director

  • Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Tragedy of King Lear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Hotel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Brack Report (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Private Benjamin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Flamingo Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dalhousie's Luck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • House Calls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Hart to Hart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Renoir, My Father (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • The Devil's Crown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Exiles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Director

  • BBC2 Play of the Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Supernatural (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1976)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Quincy, M.E. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Jumping Bean Bag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director

  • Shades of Greene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Triple Exposure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Peer Gynt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Director

  • Van der Valk(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows

  • The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes(1971)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Stage 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Hell's Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • The Mind of Mr. Soames(1970)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The End of the Line (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Separate Tables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • The Right Prospectus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director

  • Uncle Silas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • House of Character (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Director

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Romeo and Juliet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Much Ado About Nothing(1967)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tunnel Under the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Death of a Salesman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director

  • Mystery and Imagination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Andover and the Android (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

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

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Ashes to Ashes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Director

  • The Wednesday Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

  • The Chocolate Tree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Human Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Fishing Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • Out of This World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Flat Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Director

  • The Ship That Couldn't Stop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Danger! Men Working (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Director

  • Armchair Mystery Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director

  • The Thought of Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Director

  • Armchair Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Show 19 episodes · Director

  • The Starfish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Black Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as The Prosecutor

  • Studio One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 80 titles from 1948 to 2003.

Highest rated

Nadia (1984)

Midcredits 82nd

Most popular right now

Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting6 of 80: 5 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting75 of 80: 71 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score54thWriting3 of 80: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing1 of 80: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleCinematography1 of 80: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 80: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

80 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and acting overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

1940s2 · 1 acting · 2 crew1950s3 · crew1960s24 · crew1970s25 · crew1980s20 · 2 acting · 18 crew1990s5 · 2 acting · 3 crew2000s1 · acting

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.

How do Alan Cooke's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · director

Much Ado About Nothing (1967)

82nd percentile spread · 23% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Nadia (1984)

Midcredits 82nd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Alan Cooke work with?

People who share at least 2 of Alan Cooke's MovieCove titles; Cedric Messina shares the most, 2.