Peter Birrel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1935
- Died
- June 23, 2004 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
David
Movie · as Schama
Sharpe: The Legend
Movie · as Don Moreno
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
Movie
Sharpe's Company
Movie · as Don Moreno
Stanley
Movie · as Louis Behrends
Lovejoy
TV · as Gunter Sperber · 1 ep
C.A.T.S. Eyes
TV · 1 ep
Arch of Triumph
Movie · as Wiesenthal
Freud
TV · as Adler · 1 ep
Bergerac
TV · as Rupert Galliers · 1 ep
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
Movie · as Senior Detective
Mary's Wife
Movie · as Dora
The Gentle Touch
TV · 1 ep
Hammer House of Horror
TV · as Markham · 1 ep
Cribb
TV · as Gold · 1 ep
Minder
TV · as John Scott · 1 ep
Wilde Alliance
TV · as Policeman · 1 ep
Target
TV · as Eric Gill · 1 ep
The XYY Man
TV · as Groot · 2 eps
George and Mildred
TV · as Charlie Roper · 1 ep
Angels
TV · 2 eps
Playhouse
TV · as Dora · 1 ep
Don't Drink the Water
TV · as Waiter · 1 ep
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Movie · as Draconian Prince
Crown Court
TV · 1 ep
The Adventurer
TV · as L'assistant-réalisateur · 1 ep
Holly
TV · as Mike Underwood · 2 eps
New Scotland Yard
TV · as Sidney Preece · 1 ep
Budgie
TV · as Barry · 1 ep
Alexander the Greatest
TV · 13 eps
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as M. Helder · 1 ep
Freelance
Movie · as Jeff
The Main Chance
TV · as Michael Coburn, Joe Farrell · 1 ep
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · as George · 1 ep
Man in a Suitcase
TV · 1 ep
Boy Meets Girl
TV · as Dr La Salle · 1 ep
Trapped
TV · as James · 1 ep
You Can't Win
TV · as Tom Jacobs · 7 eps
BBC Play of the Month
TV · as Brother · 1 ep
Thirty-Minute Theatre
TV · as The Man · 1 ep
Top of the Pops
TV · as Self · 1 ep
What a Crazy World
Movie · as Freddy
Doctor Who
TV · as Congressman Brook, Draconian Prince · 1 ep
Z-Cars
TV · 1 ep
The Saint
TV · as Toni Amato · 1 ep
Studio 4
TV · as Carleton Myatt · 1 ep
Studio 4
TV · as Carleton Myatt · 1 ep
Steptoe and Son
TV · as Agent · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep
Dixon of Dock Green
TV · as Mick Bowyer · 1 ep