Brian W. Cook
British film director
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Born | Brian William Cook Hertfordshire, United Kingdom |
Occupation(s) | Film director, assistant director, producer, actor |
Years active | 1963–present |
Children | 2, Alexandra Kettle Cook & Toby Cook |
Brian William Cook is a British film director, assistant director, producer and actor.[1][2][3]
Career
Cook has worked as a producer and assistant director on five films with Michael Cimino, three films with Stanley Kubrick and three with Sean Penn.[4] His producing credits include The Pledge, Eyes Wide Shut and Waiting for the Barbarians. In 2005, he directed Colour Me Kubrick starring John Malkovich as Kubrick’s impostor Alan Conway. Cook has been known to make the occasional cameo in his films.
Personal life
Cook has two children.
Filmography
Films
Year | Film | Credited as | ||||
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Director | Assistant Director | Producer | Actor (Role) | Production Manager | ||
1965 | The Liquidator | Yes | ||||
1966 | Alfie | Yes | ||||
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | Yes | |||||
The Deadly Affair | Yes | |||||
1969 | Alfred the Great | Yes | ||||
1971 | The Last Valley | Yes | ||||
1972 | Young Winston | Yes | ||||
1973 | The 14 | Yes | ||||
The Wicker Man | Yes | |||||
1975 | Barry Lyndon | Yes | ||||
1976 | Under the Doctor | Yes | ||||
Sky Riders | Yes | |||||
1977 | Seven Nights in Japan | Yes | ||||
Orca | Yes | |||||
Golden Rendezvous | Yes | |||||
1979 | The Kids Are Alright | Yes | ||||
1980 | North Sea Hijack | Yes | ||||
Dominique | Yes | |||||
The Shining | Yes | |||||
Making The Shining | Yes | |||||
Flash Gordon | Yes | |||||
Heaven's Gate | Yes | |||||
1981 | History of the World: Part I | Yes | ||||
Prisoners | Yes | |||||
Race for the Yankee Zephyr | Yes | |||||
1982 | Turkey Shoot | Yes | ||||
1984 | Second Time Lucky | Yes | ||||
1985 | Hot Target | Yes | ||||
Year of the Dragon | Yes | |||||
1986 | King Kong Lives | Yes | ||||
1987 | The Sicilian | Yes | ||||
1989 | Casualties of War | Yes | ||||
1990 | Stella | Yes | ||||
Desperate Hours | Yes | |||||
1991 | F/X2 | Yes | ||||
Billy Bathgate | Yes | |||||
1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Yes | ||||
1993 | Last Action Hero | Yes | ||||
Nowhere to Run | Yes | Yes | ||||
1994 | The Chase | Yes | ||||
1995 | The Crossing Guard | Yes | ||||
1996 | The Sunchaser | Yes | ||||
1999 | Eyes Wide Shut | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
2000 | A Shot at Glory | Yes | ||||
2001 | The Pledge | Yes | Yes | |||
2002 | Equilibrium | Yes | Yes | |||
2004 | Churchill: The Hollywood Years | Yes | ||||
Countryfile | Yes | |||||
2005 | Colour Me Kubrick | Yes | Yes | |||
2009 | iD3 | Yes | ||||
2014 | Closer to the Moon | Yes | ||||
The Fault in Our Stars | Yes | |||||
2016 | The Last Face | Yes | ||||
2017 | Life After Flash | Yes | ||||
2019 | The Show | Yes | ||||
2019 | Waiting for the Barbarians | Yes |