Roderick Cook

Roderick Cook

Birth : 1932-02-09, London, England, UK

Death : 1990-08-17

History

Roderick Cook (9 February 1932 – 17 August 1990) was an English playwright, writer, theatre director and actor of stage, television and film.

Profile

Roderick Cook

Movies

Betsy And The Whale
Fred Gay
Two young men are exploited in the making of a documentary about brain injury patients. Confusion and tension between the two rise just hours after wrapping.
Two-Fisted Tales
Cornelius Bosch (segment "Showdown")
The foul-mouthed, wheelchair-bound Mr. Rush introduces three adventure tales inspired by the EC Comics of the 1950s: "Showdown," "King of the Road," and "Yellow." This star-studded telefilm was an attempt to launch a second anthology series in the mold of "Tales from the Crypt." When the film failed to generate sufficient interest, the three tales were re-edited and shown as "Crypt" episodes.
So Proudly We Hail
Stockman
A white supremacist exploits the works of a college anthropologist and a teen who joins his group.
Nine 1/2 Weeks
Sinclair - the Critic
An erotic story about a woman, the assistant of an art gallery, who gets involved in an impersonal affair with a man. She barely knows about his life, only about the sex games they play, so the relationship begins to get complicated.
Rockabye
Christopher Zellner
A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the bus in New York City on her way to Vermont, and reluctantly accepts the help of a hard-nosed reporter in tracking him down after being given the runaround from the police.
Silent Madness
Dr. Kruger
A psychiatrist poses as an ex-sorority sister to stop a slasher freed by a computer error.
Garbo Talks
Von Klammer
When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated. His incorrigible mother, Estelle, has one last wish: to meet the great Greta Garbo. Gilbert, wanting to do this last thing for her, sets out on a wild goose chase through the streets of New York City to track down the iconic star, at the expense of his personal life and much to the chagrin of his wife, Lisa. Can he find Garbo before it's too late?
Amadeus
Count Von Strack
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is a remarkably talented young Viennese composer who unwittingly finds a fierce rival in the disciplined and determined Antonio Salieri. Resenting Mozart for both his hedonistic lifestyle and his undeniable talent, the highly religious Salieri is gradually consumed by his jealousy and becomes obsessed with Mozart's downfall, leading to a devious scheme that has dire consequences for both men.
Girlfriends
Carpel
A photographer and her best friend are roommates. She is stuck with small-change shooting jobs and dreams of success. When her roommate decides to get married and leave, she feels hurt and has to learn how to deal with living alone.
The Great Waldo Pepper
Werfel
A biplane pilot who had missed flying in WWI takes up barnstorming and later a movie career in his quest for the glory he had missed.
Our Time
Headmaster
Drama about students at a girls' school, their boyfriends, and an unexpected pregnancy.