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Yellowbeard (1983) -- A 17th-century pirate in search of treasure. He's accompanied by his son, who has the location of the treasure tattooed on his head. It is a parody on the pirate movies of earlier days.

VH1 News Presents: Hollywood Secrets Revealed - Scenes They Don't Want You to See (2006) -- Lynn Warren & Alex Ali from LARagMag.com talk on all the current celeb gossip: More on Madonna's bizarre youth obsessed habits; the Peter Cook sex tape scandal; and, Angelina & Brad adopting another child, will it be their last?

The Princess Bride (1987) -- Shared: Dread Pirate and Buttercup Editions

The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) -- Trailer for the boxed set of these comedy concerts

The Princess Bride (1987) -- A classic fairy tale, with swordplay, giants, an evil prince, a beautiful princess, and yes, some kissing (as read by a kindly grandfather).

Overview

Date of Birth:

17 November 1937, Torquay, Devon, England, UK more

Date of Death:

9 January 1995, Hampstead, London, England, UK more

Mini Biography:

One of four stars of the London and New York revues Beyond the Fringe... more

Trivia:

John Lennon once told Peter and his wife at the time, Wendy, that the... more

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Awards:

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Review: Movie Triple-Bill
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Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Black Beauty (1994)	Lord Wexmire	1994	-	6.3 (2,154)

2.	Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (1994) (V)	Alec Dunroonie/Dr. Dieter Liedbetter/Major Titherly Glibble/Bill Rossi	1994	-	-

3.	"One Foot in the Grave" (1990)	Martin Trout (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	8.7 (654)
	1 TV episode: One Foot in the Algarve (1993) Martin Trout
4.	"Gone to Seed" (1992)	Wesley Willis (6 episodes, 1992)	1992	-	7.2 (15)
	6 TV episodes: Episode #1.6 (1992) Wesley Willis Episode #1.5 (1992) Wesley Willis Episode #1.4 (1992) Wesley Willis Episode #1.3 (1992) Wesley Willis Episode #1.2 (1992) Wesley Willis 1 episode not shown.
5.	"Clive Anderson Talks Back" (1989)	Alan Latchley / 4 characters not shown (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	6.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: Episode #5.6 (1992) Norman House/Alan Latchley/Sir James Beauchamp/Eric Daley
6.	"Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly" (1991)	(voice) Roger Mellie	1991	-	9.3 (18)

7.	The Craig Ferguson Story (1991) (TV)	Fergus Ferguson	1991	-	8.9 (11)

8.	"A Life in Pieces" (1990)	Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling	1990	-	9.3 (7)

9.	Great Balls of Fire! (1989)	First English Reporter	1989	-	5.9 (5,612)

10.	Getting It Right (1989)	Mr. Adrian	1989	-	6.6 (347)

11.	Without a Clue (1988)	Norman Greenhough	1988	-	6.8 (3,001)
	AKAs: Sherlock and Me
12.	"The Comic Strip Presents..." (1982)	Mr. Jolly (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	7.4 (171)
	1 TV episode: Mr. Jolly Lives Next Door (1988) Mr. Jolly
13.	Jake's Journey (1988) (TV)	King Arthur	1988	-	7.9 (21)

14.	The Princess Bride (1987)	The Impressive Clergyman	1987	-	8.2 (115,255)
	AKAs: The Bridges' Bride (Philippines: English title)
15.	"The Mind of David Berglas" (1986)	(1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.2 (1986)
16.	Whoops Apocalypse (1986)	Sir Mortimer Chris	1986	-	5.4 (407)

17.	The Myth (1986)		1986	-	-

18.	Diplomatix (1985) (TV)	(voice) Narrator	1985	-	7.3 (149)

19.	Supergirl (1984)	Nigel	1984	-	4.0 (6,006)
	AKAs: Supergirl: The Movie
20.	Yellowbeard (1983)	Lord Percy Lambourn	1983	-	5.7 (3,257)

21.	"The Black Adder" (1983)	Richard III (1 episode, 1983)	1983	-	8.6 (5,059)
	AKAs: Blackadder 1 TV episode: The Foretelling (1983) Richard III
22.	"The Two of Us" (1981)	Robert Brentwood (20 episodes, 1981-1982)	1982	-	5.1 (14)
	20 TV episodes: Brentwood Goes on Strike (1982) Robert Brentwood Torch Song (1982) Robert Brentwood The Odd Couples (1982) Robert Brentwood Gabby's Birthday Party (1982) Robert Brentwood Butler of the Year (1982) Robert Brentwood 15 episodes not shown.
23.	Peter Cook & Co. (1980) (TV)	Various Characters	1980	-	7.7 (25)

24.	Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)	Clive	1979	-	6.6 (182)

25.	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)	Sherlock Holmes	1978	-	4.5 (442)

26.	The Mermaid Frolics (1977) (TV)	E. L. Wisty	1977	-	6.7 (18)
	AKAs: An Evening Without Sir Bernard Miles (UK: alternative title)
27.	Eric Sykes Shows a Few of Our Favourite Things (1977) (TV)	Stagehand	1977	-	-

28.	Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) (TV)	E.L. Wisty/Various	1976	-	7.2 (139)
	AKAs: Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe
29.	Find the Lady (1976)	Lewenhak	1976	-	3.9 (85)
	AKAs: Call the Cops! Kopek and Broom
30.	The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)	Dominic	1972	-	5.6 (282)

31.	"Thirty-Minute Theatre" (1965)	Peter Trilby (1 episode, 1972)	1972	-	7.3 (9)
	1 TV episode: Mill Hill (1972) Peter Trilby
32.	An Apple a Day (1971) (TV)	Mr. Elwood Sr.	1971	-	-

33.	The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)	Michael Rimmer	1970	-	6.8 (187)

34.	"Not Only... But Also" (1965)	Various Characters (22 episodes, 1965-1970)	1970	-	9.0 (35)
	22 TV episodes: Episode #3.7 (1970) Various Characters Episode #3.6 (1970) Various Characters Episode #3.5 (1970) Various Characters Episode #3.4 (1970) Various Characters Episode #3.3 (1970) Various Characters 17 episodes not shown.
35.	The Bed Sitting Room (1969)	Inspector	1969	-	6.4 (554)

36.	Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)	Major Digby Dawlish	1969	-	5.8 (685)
	AKAs: Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (Australia) (USA) Gonflés à bloc (France) Il ralleye di Montecarlo... e tutta quella confusione (Italy) Le rallye de Monte Carlo (France) Monte Carlo Rally Montecarlo Rally (France) Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole (Italy)
37.	A Dandy in Aspic (1968)	Prentiss	1968	-	5.9 (203)

38.	Bedazzled (1967)	George Spiggott / The Devil	1967	-	6.9 (3,241)
	AKAs: Stanley Donen's Bedazzled (USA: complete title)
39.	"A Series of Bird's" (1967)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	-
	1 TV episode: Back to the Front (1967)
40.	"The Wednesday Play" (1964)	Mad Hatter (1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	7.2 (19)
	1 TV episode: Alice in Wonderland (1966) Mad Hatter
41.	"Dusty" (1966)	(1 episode, 1966)	1966	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.5 (1966)
42.	The Wrong Box (1966)	Morris Finsbury	1966	-	7.0 (1,162)

43.	Beyond the Fringe (1964) (TV)	Various Characters	1964	-	8.1 (68)

44.	What's Going on Here? (1963) (TV)		1963	-	-

45.	Bachelor of Hearts (1958)	(uncredited) Pedestrian in Street	1958	-	5.6 (48)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Bedazzled (2000)	(1967 screenplay) (1967 story)	2000	$67.4M	5.9 (28,455)
	AKAs: Teuflisch (Germany)
2.	Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls (1994) (V)	(writer)	1994	-	-

3.	"A Life in Pieces" (1990)	(writer)	1990	-	9.3 (7)

4.	"The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also" (1990)	(4 episodes, 1990)	1990	-	6.8 (5)
	AKAs: Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (Australia) 4 TV episodes: Episode #1.5 (1990) (writer) Episode #1.4 (1990) (writer) Episode #1.3 (1990) (writer) Episode #1.2 (1990) (writer)
5.	Yellowbeard (1983)	(writer)	1983	-	5.7 (3,257)

6.	Peter Cook & Co. (1980) (TV)	(writer)	1980	-	7.7 (25)

7.	Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979)	(writer)	1979	-	6.6 (182)

8.	The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)	(screenplay)	1978	-	4.5 (442)

9.	The Mermaid Frolics (1977) (TV)	(writer)	1977	-	6.7 (18)
	AKAs: An Evening Without Sir Bernard Miles (UK: alternative title)
10.	Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) (TV)	(writer)	1976	-	7.2 (139)
	AKAs: Monty Python Meets Beyond the Fringe
11.	The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)	(written by)	1970	-	6.8 (187)

12.	"BBC Show of the Week" (1965)	(1 episode, 1968)	1968	-	-
	1 TV episode: Simply Sheila (1968) (writer)
13.	"Goodbye Again" (1968)	(unknown episodes)	1968	-	6.5 (5)

14.	Bedazzled (1967)	(screenplay) (story)	1967	-	6.9 (3,241)
	AKAs: Stanley Donen's Bedazzled (USA: complete title)
15.	"Not Only... But Also" (1965)	(unknown episodes)	1965	-	9.0 (35)

16.	Beyond the Fringe (1964) (TV)	(writer)	1964	-	8.1 (68)

17.	What's Going on Here? (1963) (TV)	(writer)	1963	-	-

18.	"That Was the Week That Was" (1962)	(unknown episodes)	1962	-	7.8 (19)
	AKAs: TW3

Producer				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	"Where Do I Sit?" (1971)	(producer)	1971	-	-

Thanks View by NEW				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	Fierce Creatures (1997)	(dedicatee)	1997	$40.2M	6.1 (10,294)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"The Danny Baker Show" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	9.0 (5)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.9 (1994) Himself
2.	"Room 101" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	7.2 (82)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.4 (1994) Himself
3.	"Sunday Night Clive" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	4.1 (10)
	AKAs: Clive James (USA) 1 TV episode: Episode #1.10 (1994) Himself
4.	"Arena" (1975)	T (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	7.5 (11)
	1 TV episode: Radio Night (1993) (voice) T
5.	"Clive Anderson Talks Back" (1989)	Himself (2 episodes, 1990-1993)	1993	-	6.2 (19)
	2 TV episodes: Episode #8.10 (1993) Himself Episode #2.7 (1990) Himself
6.	"Danny Baker After All" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 1993)	1993	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.1 (1993) Himself
7.	"Have I Got News for You" (1990)	Himself (2 episodes, 1992-1993)	1993	-	8.7 (708)
	AKAs: HIGNFY (UK: short title) Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title) Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version)) Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title) 2 TV episodes: Episode #5.1 (1993) Himself Episode #4.9 (1992) Himself
8.	Bore of the Year Awards (1993) (TV)	Himself	1993	-	-

9.	"Saturday Night Clive" (1988)	Himself (2 episodes, 1990-1991)	1991	-	6.7 (5)
	2 TV episodes: Episode #4.8 (1991) Himself Episode #3.3 (1990) Himself
10.	The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball (1989) (TV)	Himself	1989	-	7.0 (39)

11.	"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (1988)	Himself (1 episode, 1988)	1988	-	8.3 (858)
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.3 (1988) Himself
12.	"Aspel & Company" (1984)	Himself (2 episodes, 1986-1988)	1988	-	6.9 (24)
	2 TV episodes: Episode #5.1 (1988) Himself Episode #3.8 (1986) Himself
13.	"Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?" (1986)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1986	-	2.7 (6)

14.	"Who Dares Wins" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	7.7 (24)
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.3 (1985) Himself
15.	"The Bob Monkhouse Show" (1983)	Himself (1 episode, 1985)	1985	-	4.6 (7)
	1 TV episode: Episode #2.4 (1985) Himself
16.	Weekend in Wallop (1984) (TV)	Himself	1984	-	6.6 (11)

17.	The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (1984)	Himself	1984	-	6.8 (67)

18.	Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (1984) (TV)	Himself / Nigel	1984	-	4.0 (41)

19.	Ready Steady Go, Volume 1 (1983)	Himself	1983	-	7.0 (16)

20.	Group Madness (1983)	Himself	1983	-	4.4 (26)

21.	The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)	Himself/Various Roles	1982	-	6.4 (315)

22.	Night of 100 Stars (1982) (TV)	Himself	1982	-	7.0 (108)

23.	"The John Davidson Show" (1980)	Himself (1 episode, 1981)	1981	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 22 October 1981 (1981) Himself
24.	"Q5" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 1980)	1980	-	8.8 (29)
	AKAs: Q6 (UK: new title) Q7 (UK: new title) Q8 (UK: new title) Q9 (UK: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #5.4 (1980) Himself
25.	The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979)	Various Roles	1979	-	6.5 (251)

26.	"Friday Night, Saturday Morning" (1979)	Himself (1 episode, 1979)	1979	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode #1.8 (1979) Himself
27.	"Revolver" (1978)	Himself - Host (8 episodes, 1978)	1978	-	-
	8 TV episodes: Episode #1.8 (1978) Himself - Host Episode #1.7 (1978) Himself - Host Episode #1.6 (1978) Himself - Host Episode #1.5 (1978) Himself - Host Episode #1.4 (1978) Himself - Host 3 episodes not shown.
28.	"M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen..." (1978)	Himself (unknown episodes)	1978	-	-

29.	"The Dick Cavett Show" (1975)	Himself (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	5.6 (18)
	1 TV episode: London - New York (1976) Himself
30.	"Saturday Night Live" (1975)	Himself - Co-Host / Various (1 episode, 1976)	1976	-	8.2 (6,626)
	AKAs: NBC's Saturday Night (USA: complete title) SNL (USA: informal title) SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) Saturday Night (USA: first season title) Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) Saturday Night Live 15 (USA: fifteenth season title) Saturday Night Live 20 (USA: twentieth season title) Saturday Night Live 25 (USA: twentiefifth season title) 1 TV episode: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore/Neil Sedaka (1976) Himself - Co-Host/Various
31.	"The Mike Douglas Show" (1961)	Himself (3 episodes, 1967-1974)	1974	-	7.6 (80)
	3 TV episodes: Episode dated 7 January 1974 (1974) Himself Episode dated 10 January 1968 (1968) Himself Episode dated 26 December 1967 (1967) Himself
32.	"The Dick Cavett Show" (1968)	Himself (1 episode, 1971)	1971	-	7.9 (114)
	1 TV episode: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore (1971) Himself
33.	"Where Do I Sit?" (1971)	Himself	1971	-	-

34.	Holiday Startime (1970) (TV)	Himself	1970	-	-

35.	"Goodbye Again" (1968)	Various Characters (4 episodes, 1968)	1968	-	6.5 (5)
	4 TV episodes: Episode #1.3 (1968) Various Characters Episode #1.2 (1968) Various Characters Episode #1.1 (1968) Various Characters Episode #1.4 (1968) Various Characters
36.	"The London Palladium Show" (1966)	(1 episode, 1967)	1967	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 5 February 1967 (1967)
37.	"Ready, Steady, Go!" (1963)	Himself (2 episodes, 1965-1966)	1966	-	7.4 (16)
	2 TV episodes: Episode #3.34 (1966) Himself Episode #2.45 (1965) Himself
38.	"The New London Palladium Show" (1965)	Himself (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	-
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 26 December 1965 (1965) Himself
39.	"Top of the Pops" (1964)	Himself (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	7.3 (102)
	AKAs: All New Top of the Pops (UK: alternative title) TOTP 1 TV episode: Episode dated 15 July 1965 (1965) Himself
40.	"Gadzooks! It's All Happening" (1965)	Himself-host (1 episode, 1965)	1965	-	-
	AKAs: Gadzooks! (UK: new title) Gadzooks! It's the In-Crowd (UK: second season title) 1 TV episode: Episode #1.13 (1965) Himself-host
41.	"What's My Line?" (1950)	Guest Panelist / Mystery Guest (7 episodes, 1962-1963)	1963	-	8.9 (268)
	7 TV episodes: Episode dated 8 December 1963 (1963) Guest Panelist Episode dated 28 July 1963 (1963) Guest Panelist Episode dated 14 July 1963 (1963) Guest Panelist Episode dated 21 April 1963 (1963) Guest Panelist Episode dated 3 February 1963 (1963) Guest Panelist 2 episodes not shown.
42.	"Toast of the Town" (1948)	Actor - scene from 'Beyond the Fringe' (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	8.4 (100)
	AKAs: The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode #17.3 (1963) Actor - scene from 'Beyond the Fringe'
43.	"The Merv Griffin Show" (1962)	Himself (1 episode, 1963)	1963	-	7.3 (95)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 7 February 1963 (1963) Himself


1.	Blackadder Rides Again (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Richard III

2.	Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Richard III

3.	Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga (2008) (TV)	(uncredited) Richard III

4.	"The Comedy Map of Britain"
	2 TV episodes: Episode #2.5 (2008) (uncredited) Himself Episode #1.1 (2007) Himself
5.	A Very British Apocalypse (2007) (TV)	Himself

6.	"Comedy Connections"
	1 TV episode: One Foot in the Grave (2007) (uncredited) Martin Trout
7.	"The Story of Light Entertainment"
	1 TV episode: Double Acts (2006) Himself
8.	Greatest TV Comedy Moments (2005) (TV)	The Miner

9.	"Favouritism"
	1 TV episode: Jarvis Cocker's TV Pop Rules! (2005) Himself
10.	Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches (2005) (TV)	Himself

11.	Comedy Heroes (2005) (TV)	Himself

12.	The Very Best of 'Goodbye Again' (2005) (V)	Various Characters

13.	Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV)	(uncredited) Gigi Director

14.	"The South Bank Show"
	1 TV episode: Pete 'n' Dud: The Lost Shows (2005) Himself
15.	The Comedians' Comedian (2005) (TV)

16.	The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V)	Himself

17.	"Legends"
	1 TV episode: Peter Cook (2002) Himself
18.	"The Sketch Show Story" (2001)	Himself/Various Characters

19.	The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (2000) (TV)

20.	Saturday Night Live 25 (1999) (TV)	(uncredited) Himself

21.	"Omnibus"
	1 TV episode: Some Interesting Facts About Peter Cook (1995) Himself
22.	"The Beatles Anthology" (1995)	(uncredited) Himself (behind Dudley Moore)

23.	"The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also"
	6 TV episodes: Episode #1.6 (1990) Himself/Various Characters Episode #1.5 (1990) Himself/Various Characters Episode #1.4 (1990) Himself/Various Characters Episode #1.3 (1990) Himself/Various Characters Episode #1.2 (1990) Himself/Various Characters (1 more)
24.	Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary (1989) (TV)	(uncredited) 'Gigi' Director

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