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.
Filmography (47 titles)
5.7MovieSharpe: The Legend
Don Moreno · 1997
6.6MovieDavid
Schama · 1997
8.0MovieI Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996
6.8MovieSharpe's Company
Don Moreno · 1994
7.0MovieStanley
Louis Behrends · 1988
7.4ShowLovejoy
Gunter Sperber · 1986
6.0ShowC.A.T.S. Eyes
1985
5.2MovieArch of Triumph
Wiesenthal · 1984
5.0ShowFreud
Adler · 1984
6.7ShowBergerac
Rupert Galliers · 1981
7.1ShowHammer House of Horror
Markham · 1980
6.0MovieThe Great Riviera Bank Robbery
Senior Detective · 1980
MovieMary's Wife
Dora · 1980
8.0ShowCribb
Gold · 1980
7.2ShowThe Gentle Touch
1980
7.2ShowMinder
John Scott · 1979
7.0ShowWilde Alliance
Policeman · 1978
7.0ShowTarget
Eric Gill · 1977
7.0ShowThe XYY Man
Groot · 1976
4.5ShowAngels
1975
6.3ShowDon't Drink the Water
Waiter · 1974
7.0ShowPlayhouse
Dora · 1974
7.5MovieDoctor Who: Frontier in Space
Draconian Prince · 1973
5.7ShowCrown Court
1972
6.3ShowThe Adventurer
L'assistant-réalisateur · 1972
ShowHolly
Mike Underwood · 1972
6.3ShowNew Scotland Yard
Sidney Preece · 1972
7.5ShowThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
M. Helder · 1971
Alexander the Greatest
1971
7.2ShowBudgie
Barry · 1971