7.2
Movie
Acting
Alistair Cooke
- Born
- Died
- (aged 95)
- Birthplace
- Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
- Credits
- 14 titles
Biography
Alistair Cooke, KBE (20 November 1908 – 30 March 2004) was a British-American writer whose work as a journalist, television personality and radio broadcaster was done primarily in the United States. Outside his journalistic output, which included Letter from America and America: A Personal History of the United States, he was well known in the United States as the host of PBS Masterpiece Theatre from 1971 to 1992. After holding the job for 22 years, and having worked in television for 42 years, Cooke retired in 1992, although he continued to present Letter from America until shortly before his death. He is the father of author and folk singer John Byrne Cooke.
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Signature work
Known For
Acting credits 14
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | The Unseen Alistair Cooke Film | Self/Archival Footage |
| 1989 | The Congress Film | Self - Journalist |
| 1988 | Bacall on Bogart Film | Self |
| 1983 | Unknown Chaplin TV | Self (3 ep) |
| 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days Film | Opening Sequence Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Country Matters TV | Self – Narrator (1 ep) |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 TV | Self - Host (1 ep) |
| 1963 | World in Action TV | (2 ep) |
| 1960 | Blitz on Britain Film | Narrator |
| 1957 | The Three Faces of Eve Film | Himself (prologue narrator) |
| 1953 | King Lear Film | Self – Host |
| 1952 | Omnibus TV | Self - Host (159 ep) |
| 1933 | All at Sea Film | Self |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | All at Sea Film | Director, Camera Operator |