Peter Birrel
11 movies · 37 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 19, 1935
- Died
- Jun 23, 2004 (age 68)
- 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
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He married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998. She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Peter Birrel: movies and TV shows
Acting (48)
- 1997 Sharpe: The Legend
as Don Moreno
- 1997 David
as Schama
- 1996
- 1994 Sharpe's Company
as Don Moreno
- 1988 Stanley
as Louis Behrends
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984 Arch of Triumph
as Wiesenthal
- 1984
- 1981
- 1980
- 1980 The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
as Senior Detective
- 1980 Mary's Wife
as Dora
- 1980
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1974
- 1973 Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as Draconian Prince
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970 Freelance
as Jeff
- 1969
- 1969
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1963
- 1963 What a Crazy World
as Freddy
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1962
- 1959
- 1956
- 1955
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1964 Top of the Pops
1 episode