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Ron Cook

Date of birth: 1948-12-01

Place of birth: South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, UK

Known for: Acting

Also known as:

Ron Cook

Biography

Ronald G. Cook (born 1 December 1948) is an English actor. He has been active in film, television and theatre since the 1970s. Cook was born in 1948 in South Shields, County Durham, the son of a school cook and a car worker. When he was 6, his family moved to Coventry; he went to Wyken Croft Junior School and then Caludon Castle School and is a graduate of Rose Bruford College.

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Chocolat
3.5

Chocolat

2000-12-22

In the winter of 1959, a single mother and her young daughter arrive in a rural French town, where t

Confetti
2.8

Confetti

2006-05-05

A mockumentary that follows three couples as they battle it out to win the coveted title of 'Most Or

Empire of Light
3.3

Empire of Light

2022-12-09

The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
3.6

The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

1989-10-13

When churlish mobster Albert Spica acquires an upscale French restaurant in London, he dines there n

Lucky Break
3.1

Lucky Break

2001-08-24

Half-way through his 12-year prison sentence for an incompetent armed robbery, Jimmy Hands gets a lu

Thunderbirds
2.5

Thunderbirds

2004-07-23

Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed b

The King's Man
3.4

The King's Man

2021-12-22

As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out

On a Clear Day
3.2

On a Clear Day

2005-08-18

After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working

Topsy-Turvy
3.3

Topsy-Turvy

1999-12-15

For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in

Hornblower: Duty
3.6

Hornblower: Duty

2003-01-06

Admiral Pellew interrupts Hornblower's wedding reception and tasks him to locate a British ship whic

Hornblower: Loyalty
3.6

Hornblower: Loyalty

2003-01-05

Hornblower must deliver a French nobleman to a secret rendezvous near Brest, all while coping with e

Scandalous
1.3

Scandalous

1984-01-29

An investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder,

The Other Boleyn Girl
3.6

The Other Boleyn Girl

2003-03-28

Based on the controversial novel by Philippa Gregory, "The Other Boleyn Girl" is a fictionalised acc

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds
0

No Strings Attached: The Making of Thunderbirds

2004-07-24

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the 2004 movie THUNDERBIRDS.

Number One
2.5

Number One

1985-03-01

A down on his luck Irishman in London decides to play snooker for money.

Sharpe's Honour
3.3

Sharpe's Honour

1994-06-08

1813. Major Sharpe's old enemy, Major Ducos manipulates a beautiful young marquesa into falsely accu

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry
0

Grenfell: Scenes from the Inquiry

2022-06-12

Grenfell sets out to discover why the devastating fire of 14 June 2017 happened after the refurbishm

Henry VI Part 2
3.5

Henry VI Part 2

1983-01-09

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

Henry VI Part 1
3.8

Henry VI Part 1

1983-01-02

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

The Tragedy of Richard III
3

The Tragedy of Richard III

1983-01-23

Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crow

Henry VI Part 3
3.5

Henry VI Part 3

1983-01-16

The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

The Diary of Anne Frank
4

The Diary of Anne Frank

2009-01-01

During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in

Bert & Dickie
3.1

Bert & Dickie

2012-07-25

Thrown together just five weeks before the final of the 1948 London Olympics, Bert Bushnell (Doctor

Turbulence
0

Turbulence

1991-03-24

An adolescent girl, sexually abused as a child by her father, runs away from home.

Sew Torn
3.5

Sew Torn

2025-09-11

A seamstress gets tangled in her own thread after stealing a briefcase from a drug deal gone bad. In

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
3.5

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

2009-11-11

After 6 years of brutal murders, the West Yorkshire Police fear that they may have already interview

Dead Gorgeous
1.4

Dead Gorgeous

2002-10-21

Rose and Antonia are two old friends who meet up again after the second world war. Unhappy in their

Time Gentlemen, Please
5

Time Gentlemen, Please

2010-09-24

A would-be publican decides to set up shop on a remote island with a flat-pack DIY pub, but encounte

Day To Remember
0

Day To Remember

1986-12-21

Wally is spending Christmas with his wife Hilda at the house of their daughter and son-in-law. Wally

The Merchant of Venice
3.4

The Merchant of Venice

2004-12-03

Venice, 1596. Bassanio begs his friend Antonio, a prosperous merchant, to lend him a large sum of mo

Hot Fuzz
3.8

Hot Fuzz

2007-02-14

Former London constable Nicholas Angel finds it difficult to adapt to his new assignment in the slee

The Fool
3.5

The Fool

1990-12-07

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper

Charlotte Gray
3.1

Charlotte Gray

2001-12-28

This is a drama set in Nazi-occupied France at the height of World War II. Charlotte Gray tells the

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story
3.1

Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story

2008-05-27

The story of the rise of morals crusader Mary Whitehouse in the UK in the 1960's.

Fields of Gold
0

Fields of Gold

2002-06-08

A two-part conspiracy thriller starring Anna Friel. An eager young photographer and a bitter tabloid

24 Hour Party People
3.5

24 Hour Party People

2002-02-13

Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a wa

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!
3.1

Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!

2006-03-16

Kenneth Williams was the star of the Carry Ons and Round the Horne. Despite his fame, he led a life

Quills
3.6

Quills

2000-11-22

In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writi

Mrs Biggs
3.9

Mrs Biggs

2012-09-05

The true story of Charmian Biggs (née Powell), the rebellious product of a strict 1950s upbringing,

The Hound of the Baskervilles
3

The Hound of the Baskervilles

2002-12-26

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called in to unravel a mysterious curse that has plagued the Bask

Secrets & Lies
3.8

Secrets & Lies

1996-05-24

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother

Land of the Blind
2.9

Land of the Blind

2006-05-01

A soldier recounts his relationship with a famous political prisoner attempting to overthrow their c

The Magic Shop
0

The Magic Shop

1982-02-05

A father and son enter a magic shop that may contain real magic.

The Merry Wives of Windsor
4

The Merry Wives of Windsor

1982-12-28

When Sir John Falstaff decides that he wants to have a little fun he writes two letters to a pair of

Let the Good Times Roll
0

Let the Good Times Roll

1998-06-09

This short autobiographical film written by Dexter Fletcher is about a down-on-his-luck man in Londo

18% Grey
3.5

18% Grey

2020-01-24

When his wife leaves him, struggling Bulgarian photographer Zack sets out on a wild trip from London

National Theatre Live: King Lear
3.5

National Theatre Live: King Lear

2011-02-03

An ageing monarch. A kingdom divided. A child’s love rejected. As Lear’s world descends into chaos,

102 Dalmatians
2.8

102 Dalmatians

2000-10-07

Get ready for a howling good time as an all new assortment of irresistible animal heroes are unleash

Secrets of a Superstud
1.4

Secrets of a Superstud

1976-07-19

In this silly soft-core sex comedy, Tony Kenyon is Custer Firkeshaw, the owner of a girlie magazine.

The Critic
2.9

The Critic

2024-09-13

Jimmy Erskine is the most feared theatre critic of the age. He lives as flamboyantly as he writes an

The Choral
3

The Choral

2025-11-07

As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of i

The Odyssey
0

The Odyssey

1997-05-19