Peter Birrel
Known for Acting · 46 credits
- Born
- 1935-07-19
- Died
- 2004-06-23
- Place of birth
- West Ham, Essex, England, UK
Biography
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
TV Shows (35)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
Doctor Who
1963
as Congressman Brook / Draconian Prince
Crown Court
1972
The Saint
1962
as Toni Amato
Minder
1979
as John Scott
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Brother
Bergerac
1981
as Rupert Galliers
Playhouse
1974
as Dora
Z-Cars
1962
No Hiding Place
1959
Lovejoy
1986
as Gunter Sperber
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as M. Helder
Angels
1975
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mick Bowyer
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as George
The Main Chance
1969
as Michael Coburn / Joe Farrell
The Gentle Touch
1980
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
Man in a Suitcase
1967
Budgie
1971
as Barry
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Markham
Target
1977
as Eric Gill
The Adventurer
1972
as L'assistant-réalisateur
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Sidney Preece
Studio 4
1962
as Carleton Myatt
Cribb
1980
as Gold
Wilde Alliance
1978
as Policeman
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Eddie
The XYY Man
1976
as Groot
Freud
1984
as Adler
You Can't Win
1966
as Tom Jacobs
Studio 4
1962
as Carleton Myatt
Don't Drink the Water
1974
as Waiter
Alexander the Greatest
1971
Holly
1972
as Mike Underwood
Movies (11)
David
1997
as Schama
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Don Moreno
Arch of Triumph
1984
as Wiesenthal
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980
as Senior Detective
Sharpe's Company
1994
as Don Moreno
What a Crazy World
1963
as Freddy
Freelance
1970
as Jeff
Stanley
1988
as Louis Behrends
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
as Draconian Prince
Mary's Wife
1980
as Dora
About 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-ro… With 46 credits spanning from 1955 to 1997, Peter Birrel has appeared in 11 films and 35 TV shows.
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- David (1997) — as Schama
- Sharpe: The Legend (1997) — as Don Moreno
- Arch of Triumph (1984) — as Wiesenthal
- The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1980) — as Senior Detective
- Sharpe's Company (1994) — as Don Moreno
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