One of four stars of the London and New York revues Beyond the Fringe and Beyond the Fringe (with Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, and Dudley Moore). Later created scatological comedy routine "Derek & Clive" with Moore.
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album, Special Tony Award, British Academy Television Award for Best Entertainment Programme, British Comedy Award for Comedy, New York Drama Critics' Circle Special Citation
Movies
Bedazzled, The Princess Bride, Derek and Clive Get the Horn, Monte Carlo or Bust!, The Wrong Box, Yellowbeard, The Bed Sitting Room, The Hound of the Baskervilles, The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Supergirl, Without a Clue, Black Beauty, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Whoops Apocalypse, Mr. J...
TV Shows
Not Only... But Also, The Two of Us, The Black Adder, Where Do I Sit?, A Life In Pieces
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Quote
1
I would much prefer to be a judge than a coal miner because of the absence of falling coal.
2
I am very interested in the Universe - I am specialising in the Universe and all that surrounds it.
3
I've learned from my mistakes and I'm sure I can repeat them exactly.
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Fact
1
His daughters with Wendy Snowden, Lucy and Daisy, were Born on May, 5, 1964, and September 10, 1965, respectively.
2
Former comedy partner Dudley Moore was said to have based his title performance in Arthur (1981) partly on Cook, whose excessive drinking had soured his and Moore's comedic partnership in the 1970s.
3
For a number of years he was a regular caller to The Clive Bull radio show on LBC pretending to be a Norwegian called Sven.
4
Had a degree in Modern Languages from Pembroke College, Cambridge.
5
Has won two Special Tony Awards: in 1963, along with his "Beyond the Fringe" co-stars Alan Bennett, Jonathan Miller and Dudley Moore, "for their brilliance which has shattered all the old concepts of comedy," in a show that was recreated in a television version of the same title, Beyond the Fringe (1964); and in 1974, shared with co-author and co-star Dudley Moore for their show "Good Evening."
6
Voted greatest comedian of all time in a poll of comedians. 2005.
7
He and his third wife Lin lived in separate homes 100 yards apart in Hampstead.
8
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 117-118. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
9
He had his daughter Lucy appear in a sketch for Not Only, But Also during the 3rd episode of the series. Lucy was an infant at the time. The segment was "Incidents in the Life of my Uncle Arly" (an Edward Lear poem).
10
John Lennon once told Peter and his wife at the time, Wendy, that the song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", was written for their eldest daughter, Lucy. Although it has also been stated that the song was inspired by a picture that John Lennon's son, Julian Lennon, had drawn of his childhood friend, Lucy.
11
Had two daughters with his first wife, Wendy Snowden: Lucy, born in 1964, and Daisy born in 1965. Daisy is an artist.
12
Comic creations include E.L. Wisty and Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling.
13
Father was a diplomat.
14
Ran the "The Establishment Club" in Greek Street, Soho, London from October 1961 - September 1962. The cradle of the 1960s satire boom.
15
Was a member of the prestigious Cambridge University Footlights Club and, later, became President of the Footlights Club.
16
Founder and proprietor (under pseudonym Lord Gnome) of British satirical magazine 'Private Eye'
17
He was one of five comedians pictured on a set of UK postage stamps issued 23 April 1998. His caricatured likeness was on the 63p stamp. The other comedians honored were Tommy Cooper (20p), Eric Morecambe (26p), Joyce Grenfell (37p), and Les Dawson (43p).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Black Beauty
1994
Lord Wexmire
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
1994
Video
Alec Dunroonie / Dr. Dieter Liedbetter / Major Titherly Glibble / ...
One Foot in the Grave
1993
TV Series
Martin Trout
Arena
1993
TV Series documentary
Television / T
Gone to Seed
1992
TV Series
Wesley Willis
Roger Mellie: The Man on the Telly
1991
TV Series
Roger Mellie (voice)
The Craig Ferguson Story
1991
TV Movie
Fergus Ferguson
A Life in Pieces
1990
TV Series short
Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling
The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
1990
TV Series
Pete / Himself / Various Characters
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
First English Reporter
Getting It Right
1989
Mr. Adrian
Jake's Journey
1988
TV Movie
King
Without a Clue
1988
Greenhough
Whoops Apocalypse
1988
Sir Mortimer Chris
The Comic Strip Presents...
1988
TV Series
Mr. Jolly
The Princess Bride
1987
The Impressive Clergyman
Diplomatix
1985
TV Short
Narrator (voice)
Kenny Everett's Christmas Carol
1985
TV Movie
Ghost Of Christmas Yet To Come
Supergirl
1984
Nigel
Yellowbeard
1983
Lord Lambourn
The Black Adder
1983
TV Series
Richard III
The Two of Us
1981-1982
TV Series
Robert Brentwood
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
TV Movie
Various Characters
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
1979
Clive
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
Sherlock Holmes
Eric Sykes Shows a Few of Our Favourite Things
1977
TV Movie
Stagehand
Find the Lady
1976
Lewenhak
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie
1972
Dominic
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1972
TV Series
Peter Trilby
An Apple a Day
1971
TV Movie
Mr. Elwood Sr.
Not Only But Also. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Australia
1971
TV Mini-Series
Behind the Fridge
1971
TV Movie
Various Characters
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
Michael Rimmer
Not Only... But Also
1965-1970
TV Series
Various Characters
The Bed Sitting Room
1969
Inspector
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
1969
Major Dawlish
A Dandy in Aspic
1968
Prentiss
Bedazzled
1967
George Spiggott
The Devil
A Series of Bird's
1967
TV Series
Alice in Wonderland
1966
TV Movie
Mad Hatter
The Wrong Box
1966
Morris Finsbury
Chronicle
1964
TV Series
What's Going on Here?
1963
TV Movie
Ten Thousand Talents
1960
Short voice
Bachelor of Hearts
1958
Pedestrian in Street (uncredited)
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Pete & Dud: The Lost Sketches
2010
TV Movie writer
Bedazzled
2000
based on the motion picture screenplay by / based on the motion picture story by
Peter Cook Talks Golf Balls
1994
Video written by
The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
1990
TV Series writer - 6 episodes
A Life in Pieces
1990
TV Series short written by - 12 episodes
Yellowbeard
1983
written by
Peter Cook & Co.
1980
TV Movie writer
Derek and Clive Get the Horn
1979
writer
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
screenplay
The Mermaid Frolics
1977
TV Movie documentary writer
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
TV Movie documentary writer
BBC Show of the Week
1968-1974
TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Not Only But Also. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Australia
1971
TV Mini-Series writer - 2 episodes
Behind the Fridge
1971
TV Movie writer
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970
screenplay
Not Only... But Also
1965-1970
TV Series writer - 22 episodes
Goodbye Again
1968
TV Series writer - 4 episodes
Bedazzled
1967
screenplay / story
Beyond the Fringe
1964
TV Movie documentary writer
What's Going on Here?
1963
TV Movie writer
That Was the Week That Was
1962
TV Series
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bedazzled
1967
performer: "The Leaping Nuns' Chorus", "Bedazzled" / writer: "The Leaping Nuns' Chorus", "Love Me", "Bedazzled"
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Where Do I Sit?
1971
TV Series producer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Edición Especial Coleccionista
2011
TV Series dedicatee - 1 episode
Fierce Creatures
1997
dedicatee
Clive James' Postcard from...
1991
TV Series documentary with thanks to - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Danny Baker Show
1994
TV Series
Himself
Room 101
1994
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Clive James
1994
TV Series
Himself
Fantasy Football League
1994
TV Series
Himself - Guest Manager
Clive Anderson Talks Back
1990-1993
TV Series
Himself / Norman House / Alan Latchley / ...
Danny Baker After All
1993
TV Series
Himself
Have I Got News for You
1992-1993
TV Series
Himself
Bore of the Year Awards
1993
TV Special
Himself
Saturday Night Clive
1990-1991
TV Series
Himself
Clive James' Postcard from...
1991
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball
1989
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
1988
TV Series
Himself
Aspel & Company
1986-1988
TV Series
Himself
Comic Relief '87
1987
TV Special
Himself
The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross
1987
TV Series
Himself
The Myth
1986
Himself
The Mind of David Berglas
1986
TV Series
Himself
Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?
1986
TV Series
Himself
Everyman
1985
TV Series documentary
Who Dares Wins
1985
TV Series
Himself
The Late Clive James
1985
TV Series
Himself
The Bob Monkhouse Show
1985
TV Series
Himself
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1984
TV Movie documentary
Himself / Nigel
The Secret Policeman's Private Parts
1984
Documentary
Himself
Weekend in Wallop
1984
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Ready Steady Go, Volume 1
1983
Documentary
Himself
Group Madness
1983
Documentary
Himself
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
1982
Documentary
Himself / Various Roles (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars
1982
TV Special
Himself
An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981
TV Movie
Himself
The John Davidson Show
1981
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest
Q5
1980
TV Series
Himself
Parkinson
1972-1979
TV Series
Himself
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1979
TV Movie documentary
Various Roles
Friday Night, Saturday Morning
1979
TV Series
Himself
Star Signs
1979
TV Series
Himself
Revolver
1978
TV Series
Himself - Host
M'Lords... Ladies and Gentlemen...
1978
TV Series
Himself
The Mermaid Frolics
1977
TV Movie documentary
E. L. Wisty
Omnibus
1976
TV Series documentary
Himself
Pleasure at Her Majesty's
1976
TV Movie documentary
E.L. Wisty / Various
The Dick Cavett Show
1976
TV Series
Himself
So It Goes
1976
TV Series
Himself
Saturday Night Live
1976
TV Series
Himself - Host / Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling / Cher / ...
The Mike Douglas Show
1967-1975
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Satirist
Saturday Night at the Baths
1975
Himself - in theater audience (uncredited)
Good Night America
1974
TV Series
Himself
The 28th Annual Tony Awards
1974
TV Special
Himself
BBC Show of the Week
1974
TV Series
Himself / Various
Camera Three
1964-1974
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1972
TV Series documentary
Himself - Guest
Saturday Variety
1972
TV Series
Herself
The Dave Allen Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
Not Only But Also. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in Australia
1971
TV Mini-Series
Himself / Various
The Dick Cavett Show
1971
TV Series
Himself
Where Do I Sit?
1971
TV Series
Himself - Host
Holiday Startime Special
1970
TV Movie
Himself
It's Lulu
1970
TV Series
Himself
The Kraft Music Hall
1969
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host
Frost on Sunday
1968
TV Series
Himself
Once More with Felix
1968
TV Series
Himself
Goodbye Again
1968
TV Series
Various Characters
Now and Then
1967
TV Series documentary short
Himself
Dee Time
1967
TV Series
Himself
Film Review
1967
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Late Night Line-Up
1965-1967
TV Series
Himself
The Eamonn Andrews Show
1965-1967
TV Series
Himself
The London Palladium Show
1967
TV Series
Himself
Dusty
1966
TV Series
Himself
Five O'Clock Club
1966
TV Series
Himself
Ready, Steady, Go!
1965-1966
TV Series
Himself
Juke Box Jury
1964-1966
TV Series
Himself - Panellist
Quiz Ball
1966
TV Series
Himself - Guest Supporter
The New London Palladium Show
1965
TV Series
Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 1965
1965
TV Special
Himself
Top of the Pops
1965
TV Series
Himself
Beyond the Fringe
1964
TV Movie documentary
Various Characters
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1963-1964
TV Series
Himself - Guest
This Week
1963
TV Series
Himself
What's My Line?
1962-1963
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Mystery Guest
The Ed Sullivan Show
1963
TV Series
Actor - scene from 'Beyond the Fringe'
What's My Line
1963
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
The Merv Griffin Show
1962-1963
TV Series
Himself
The Jack Paar Program
1962-1963
TV Series
Himself
Tempo
1961
TV Series
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Britain's Best Loved Double Acts
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Double Act
Timeshift
2005-2014
TV Series documentary
Himself - Actor / Sherlock Holmes
Morecambe & Wise: The Whole Story
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
Welcome to the Basement
2013
TV Series
George Spiggott / The Devil
The Unforgettable Dudley Moore
2012
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Many Faces of...
2010-2011
TV Series documentary
Comedy Role
Martin Trout
Sir Mortimer Chris
My Favourite Joke
2011
TV Series
Pete
Alice in Wonderland Stills Gallery
2010
Video short
Himself / Mad Hatter (uncredited)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut
2009
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Blackadder Rides Again
2008
TV Special documentary
Richard III (uncredited)
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
TV Movie documentary
Richard III (uncredited)
Blackadder Exclusive: The Whole Rotten Saga
2008
TV Movie documentary
Richard III (uncredited)
The Comedy Map of Britain
2007-2008
TV Series documentary
Himself
A Very British Apocalypse
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Comedy Greats: Pete and Dud
2007
Video documentary
Comedy Connections
2007
TV Series documentary
Martin Trout
The Story of Light Entertainment
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
A Bedazzled Conversation with Harold Ramis
2006
Video documentary short
George Spiggott / The Devil (uncredited)
Greatest TV Comedy Moments
2005
TV Movie documentary
The Miner (uncredited)
Favouritism
2005
TV Series
Himself
Britain's 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Bruce Forsyth's Comedy Heroes
2005
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Very Best of 'Goodbye Again'
2005
Video
Various Characters
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live
2005
TV Special documentary
Gigi Director (uncredited)
Barry Humphries on Bedazzled
2005
Video documentary short
George Spiggott / The Devil (uncredited)
The Comedians' Comedian
2005
TV Movie documentary
The South Bank Show
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Arena
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You'
2002
Video
Himself
Legends
2002
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Sketch Show Story
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself / Various Characters
The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques
2000
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Heroes of Comedy
1998-1999
TV Series documentary
Himself
Saturday Night Live 25
1999
TV Special documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Omnibus
1995
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Beatles Anthology
1995
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself (behind Dudley Moore) (uncredited)
The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
1990
TV Series
Himself / Various Characters
Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary
1989
TV Special
'Gigi' Director (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1966
BAFTA TV Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Light Entertainment
Known for movies
Bedazzled (2000) as Writer
Bedazzled (1967) as George Spiggott / The Devil
The Princess Bride (1987) as The Impressive Clergyman
$800,000
