Peter Birrel
Peter Birrel (né Peter Cohen 19 July 1935 – 23 June 2004) was an English actor who played numerous parts on British television for nearly forty years. Birrel appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontier in Space in 1973, as well as in the documentary I Was a "Doctor Who" Monster. He also appeared in the first series of Alexander the Greatest. His film credits included Freelance (1971), Arch of Triumph (1984), and the television miniseries Freud (1984), War and Remembrance (1988) and Around the World in 80 Days (1989). In 1979 he played a guest-role in George and Mildred as George's brother Charlie Roper in the episode A Military Pickle He married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998. She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.
Known For
Credits
- 1997 ·Sharpe: The Legendas Don Moreno
- 1997 ·Davidas Schama
- 1996 ·I Was a Doctor Who Monster!as
- 1988 ·Stanleyas Louis Behrends
- 1986 ·Lovejoyas Gunter Sperber
- 1985 ·C.A.T.S. Eyesas
- 1984 ·Arch of Triumphas Wiesenthal
- 1981 ·Bergeracas Rupert Galliers
- 1980 ·Hammer House of Horroras
- 1980 ·The Great Riviera Bank Robberyas Senior Detective
- 1980 ·Mary's Wifeas Dora
- 1980 ·The Gentle Touchas
- 1979 ·Minderas John Scott
- 1978 ·Lillieas
- 1977 ·Targetas
- 1975 ·Angelsas
- 1973 ·Doctor Who: Frontier in Spaceas Draconian Prince
- 1972 ·Crown Courtas
- 1972 ·The Adventureras L'assistant-réalisateur
- 1971 ·The Rivals of Sherlock Holmesas M. Helder
- 1971 ·Alexander the Greatestas
- 1971 ·Budgieas Barry
- 1970 ·Freelanceas Jeff
- 1969 ·The Main Chanceas Michael Coburn
- 1969 ·The Main Chanceas Joe Farrell
- 1967 ·Man in a Suitcaseas
- 1966 ·You Can't Winas Tom Jacobs
- 1964 ·Top of the Popsas Self
- 1963 ·Doctor Whoas Draconian Prince
- 1963 ·Doctor Whoas Congressman Brook
- 1963 ·What a Crazy Worldas Freddy
- 1962 ·The Saintas Toni Amato
- 1962 ·Studio Fouras Carleton Myatt
- 1962 ·Studio 4as Carleton Myatt
- 1962 ·Z-Carsas
- 1959 ·No Hiding Placeas
- 1955 ·Dixon of Dock Greenas Mick Bowyer