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Brian W. Cook

{{Short description|British film director}}

{{BLP sources|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox person

| image =

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| birth_date =

| birth_place = Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

| birth_name = Brian William Cook

| spouse =

| children = 2, Alexandra Kettle Cook & Toby Cook

| occupation = Film director, assistant director, producer, actor

| networth =

| years_active = 1963–present

}}

Brian William Cook is a British film director, assistant director, producer and actor.{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176930/| title= IMDB Page of Brian W. Cook | website= IMDb }}{{cite web| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brian_w_cook/| title= Brian Cook on Rotten Tomatoes | website= Rotten Tomatoes }}{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808799752| title= Yahoo Movies Page of Brian W. Cook }}

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.{{cite news|last=Matheson|first=Craig|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/movies/being-stanley-kubrick-20060609-ge2hbd.html|title=Being Stanley Kubrick|newspaper=The Age|date=June 9, 2006|access-date=February 12, 2024}} 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=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2" style="width:33px"|Year

! rowspan="2"|Film

! colspan="5"|Credited as

width=65 | Director

! width=65 |Assistant Director

! width=65 |Producer

! width=65 |Actor (Role)

! width=65 |Production Manager

| 1965

| style="text-align:left"| The Liquidator

|

| {{yes}}

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|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=3| 1966

| style="text-align:left"| Alfie

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| The Deadly Affair

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1969

| style="text-align:left"| Alfred the Great

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1971

| style="text-align:left"| The Last Valley

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1972

| style="text-align:left"| Young Winston

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 1973

| style="text-align:left"| The 14

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| The Wicker Man

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1975

| style="text-align:left"| Barry Lyndon

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 1976

| style="text-align:left"| Under the Doctor

|

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| {{yes}}

style="text-align:left"| Sky Riders

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=3| 1977

| style="text-align:left"| Seven Nights in Japan

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Orca

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Golden Rendezvous

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1979

| style="text-align:left"| The Kids Are Alright

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=6| 1980

| style="text-align:left"| North Sea Hijack

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Dominique

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| The Shining

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Making The Shining

|

|

|

| {{yes}}

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Flash Gordon

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Heaven's Gate

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=3| 1981

| style="text-align:left"| History of the World: Part I

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Prisoners

|

|

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Race for the Yankee Zephyr

|

|

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1982

| style="text-align:left"| Turkey Shoot

|

|

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1984

| style="text-align:left"| Second Time Lucky

|

|

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 1985

| style="text-align:left"| Hot Target

|

|

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Year of the Dragon

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1986

| style="text-align:left"| King Kong Lives

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1987

| style="text-align:left"| The Sicilian

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1989

| style="text-align:left"| Casualties of War

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 1990

| style="text-align:left"| Stella

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Desperate Hours

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 1991

| style="text-align:left"| F/X2

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Billy Bathgate

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1992

| style="text-align:left"| Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 1993

| style="text-align:left"| Last Action Hero

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Nowhere to Run

|

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1994

| style="text-align:left"| The Chase

|

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| {{yes}}

| 1995

| style="text-align:left"| The Crossing Guard

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1996

| style="text-align:left"| The Sunchaser

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 1999

| style="text-align:left"| Eyes Wide Shut

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| style="text-align:left"|

| 2000

| style="text-align:left"| A Shot at Glory

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 2001

| style="text-align:left"| The Pledge

|

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 2002

| style="text-align:left"| Equilibrium

|

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2| 2004

| style="text-align:left"| Churchill: The Hollywood Years

|

| {{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| Countryfile

|

|

|

| {{yes}}

| style="text-align:left"|

| 2005

| style="text-align:left"| Colour Me Kubrick

| {{yes}}

|

| {{yes}}

|

| style="text-align:left"|

| 2009

| style="text-align:left"| iD3

|

|

|

| {{yes}}

| style="text-align:left"|

rowspan=2|2014

| style="text-align:left"| Closer to the Moon

|

|{{yes}}

|

|

| style="text-align:left"|

style="text-align:left"| The Fault in Our Stars

|

|

|

|

|{{yes}}

2016

| style="text-align:left"| The Last Face

|{{yes}}

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2017

| style="text-align:left"| Life After Flash

|

|

|

|Yes

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2019

| style="text-align:left"| The Show

| {{yes}}

|

|

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2019

| style="text-align:left"| Waiting for the Barbarians

|

|

| {{yes}}

|

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References

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