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 Legend as Don Moreno
- 1997 · David as Schama
- 1996 · I Was a Doctor Who Monster! as
- 1988 · Stanley as Louis Behrends
- 1986 · Lovejoy as Gunter Sperber
- 1985 · C.A.T.S. Eyes as
- 1984 · Arch of Triumph as Wiesenthal
- 1981 · Bergerac as Rupert Galliers
- 1980 · Hammer House of Horror as
- 1980 · The Great Riviera Bank Robbery as Senior Detective
- 1980 · Mary's Wife as Dora
- 1980 · The Gentle Touch as
- 1979 · Minder as John Scott
- 1978 · Lillie as
- 1977 · Target as
- 1975 · Angels as
- 1973 · Doctor Who: Frontier in Space as Draconian Prince
- 1972 · Crown Court as
- 1972 · The Adventurer as L'assistant-réalisateur
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as M. Helder
- 1971 · Alexander the Greatest as
- 1971 · Budgie as Barry
- 1970 · Freelance as Jeff
- 1969 · The Main Chance as Michael Coburn
- 1969 · The Main Chance as Joe Farrell
- 1967 · Man in a Suitcase as
- 1966 · You Can't Win as Tom Jacobs
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Draconian Prince
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Congressman Brook
- 1963 · What a Crazy World as Freddy
- 1962 · The Saint as Toni Amato
- 1962 · Studio Four as Carleton Myatt
- 1962 · Studio 4 as Carleton Myatt
- 1962 · Z-Cars as
- 1959 · No Hiding Place as
- 1955 · Dixon of Dock Green as Mick Bowyer