Quick Facts
Born:
1908-11-20
Birthplace:
Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits:
15 Total Roles
Alistair Cooke
Acting
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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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Known For
The Three Faces of Eve
Himself (prologue narrator)
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Opening Sequence Narrator (uncredited)
The Real Charlie Chaplin
Self (archive footage)
Unknown Chaplin
Self
Bacall on Bogart
Self
FDR
Self — Journalist
ABC Stage 67
Self - Host
All at Sea
Self
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Real Charlie Chaplin MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2008 | The Unseen Alistair Cooke MOVIE | Self/Archival Footage |
| 1994 | FDR MOVIE | Self — Journalist |
| 1989 | The Congress MOVIE | Self - Journalist |
| 1988 | Bacall on Bogart MOVIE | Self |
| 1983 | Unknown Chaplin TV | Self |
| 1973 | Hitler: The Last Ten Days MOVIE | Opening Sequence Narrator (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Country Matters TV | Self – Narrator |
| 1966 | ABC Stage 67 TV | Self - Host |
| 1963 | World in Action TV | Self |