{{Short description|British film director}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = | caption = | 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.<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0176930/| title= IMDB Page of Brian W. Cook | website= IMDb }}</ref><ref name=RottenTomatoes>{{cite web| url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/brian_w_cook/| title= Brian Cook on Rotten Tomatoes | website= Rotten Tomatoes }}</ref><ref name=YahooMovies>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808799752| title= Yahoo Movies Page of Brian W. Cook }}</ref>
==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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.
==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}} | | | 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}} | | | |- |2017 | style="text-align:left"| ''Life After Flash'' | | | |Yes | |- |2019 | style="text-align:left"| ''The Show'' || | {{yes}} | | | |- |2019 | style="text-align:left"| ''Waiting for the Barbarians'' | | | {{yes}} | | |} <!-- End of table, do not remove! -->
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