Peter Birrel
Born
July 19, 1935
Died
June 23, 2004 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
West Ham, Essex, England, UK
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.
Sharpe: The Legend
Don Moreno
1997
David
Schama
1997
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
Stanley
Louis Behrends
1988
Lovejoy
Gunter Sperber · (1 episode)
1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
(1 episode)
1985
Arch of Triumph
Wiesenthal
1984
Bergerac
Rupert Galliers · (1 episode)
1981
Hammer House of Horror
(1 episode)
1980
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
Senior Detective
1980
Mary's Wife
Dora
1980
The Gentle Touch
(1 episode)
1980
Minder
John Scott · (1 episode)
1979
Lillie
(1 episode)
1978
Target
(1 episode)
1977
Angels
(2 episodes)
1975
Playhouse
Dora · (1 episode)
1974
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Draconian Prince
1973
Crown Court
(1 episode)
1972
The Adventurer
L'assistant-réalisateur · (1 episode)
1972
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
M. Helder · (1 episode)
1971
Alexander the Greatest
(13 episodes)
1971
Budgie
Barry · (1 episode)
1971
Freelance
Jeff
1970
The Main Chance
Michael Coburn · (1 episode)
1969
The Main Chance
Joe Farrell · (1 episode)
1969
Man in a Suitcase
(1 episode)
1967
You Can't Win
Tom Jacobs · (7 episodes)
1966
BBC Play of the Month
Brother · (1 episode)
1965
Top of the Pops
Self · (1 episode)
1964
Doctor Who
Congressman Brook · (1 episode)
1963
Doctor Who
Draconian Prince · (4 episodes)
1963
What a Crazy World
Freddy
1963
The Saint
Toni Amato · (1 episode)
1962
Studio 4
Carleton Myatt · (1 episode)
1962
Studio Four
Carleton Myatt · (1 episode)
1962
Z-Cars
(1 episode)
1962
No Hiding Place
(1 episode)
1959
Dixon of Dock Green
Mick Bowyer · (1 episode)
1955