Peter Birrel
Known for Acting · 48 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 (37)
Top of the Pops
1964
as Self
Crown Court
1972
Doctor Who
1963
as Congressman Brook / Draconian Prince
Z-Cars
1962
Playhouse
1974
as Dora
The Saint
1962
as Toni Amato
No Hiding Place
1959
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Brother
Minder
1979
as John Scott
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man
Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mick Bowyer
Bergerac
1981
as Rupert Galliers
Angels
1975
Lovejoy
1986
as Gunter Sperber
The Main Chance
1969
as Michael Coburn / Joe Farrell
Man in a Suitcase
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as George
The Gentle Touch
1980
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as M. Helder
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Markham
New Scotland Yard
1972
as Sidney Preece
Target
1977
as Eric Gill
Studio 4
1962
as Carleton Myatt
C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
The Adventurer
1972
as L'assistant-réalisateur
Budgie
1971
as Barry
Steptoe and Son
1962
as Agent
Cribb
1980
as Gold
Wilde Alliance
1978
as Policeman
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Eddie
The XYY Man
1976
as Groot
Don't Drink the Water
1974
as Waiter
Holly
1972
as Mike Underwood
Freud
1984
as Adler
Alexander the Greatest
1971
You Can't Win
1966
as Tom Jacobs
Studio 4
1962
as Carleton Myatt
Movies (11)
David
1997
as Schama
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Don Moreno
Sharpe's Company
1994
as Don Moreno
Arch of Triumph
1984
as Wiesenthal
Freelance
1970
as Jeff
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980
as Senior Detective
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
as Draconian Prince
What a Crazy World
1963
as Freddy
Stanley
1988
as Louis Behrends
Mary's Wife
1980
as Dora
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
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 48 credits spanning from 1955 to 1997, Peter Birrel has appeared in 11 films and 37 TV shows.
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- David (1997) — as Schama
- Sharpe: The Legend (1997) — as Don Moreno
- Sharpe's Company (1994) — as Don Moreno
- Arch of Triumph (1984) — as Wiesenthal
- Freelance (1970) — as Jeff
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