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Peter Birrel
Actor
Born July 19, 1935Died June 23, 2004 (68 years)
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.
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
| 1998 | The Jump (TV Series) · as Pa Brunos |
| 1998 | Gamal Abd El Naser · as Cast |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend · as Don Moreno |
| 1997 | David · as Schama |
| 1997 | David (TV Series) · as Shammah |
| 1993 | Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS · as Draconian Prince |
| 1993 | Sharpe (TV Series) · as Don Moreno |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Days (TV Series) · as Brindisi Terminal Clerk |
| 1988 | War and Remembrance (TV Series) · as Leon Carmel |
| 1988 | Melba (TV Series) · as Lord De Grey |
| 1988 | London's Burning (TV Series) · as Costas |
| 1986 | If Tomorrow Comes (TV Series) · as Commissioner Willems |
| 1986 | Lovejoy (TV Series) · as Gunter Sperber |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Louis Behrends |
| 1984 | Arch of Triumph · as Wiesenthal |
| 1984 | Ellis Island (TV Series) · as Immigration Officer |
| 1984 | Freud (TV Series) · as Adler |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Rupert Galliers |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror (TV Series) |
| 1980 | Cribb (TV Series) · as Gold |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as John Scott |
| 1979 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery · as Senior Detective |
| 1978 | Lillie (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Target (TV Series) |
| 1977 | Marie Curie (TV Series) · as Paul Langevin |
| 1976 | George and Mildred (TV Series) · as Charlie Roper |
| 1976 | The XYY Man (TV Series) · as Groot |
| 1975 | Angels (TV Series) |
| 1974 | The Terrorists · as Pursuit Pilot |
| 1974 | Don't Drink The Water (TV Series) · as Waiter |
| 1973 | Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dora |
| 1973 | Warship (1973) (TV Series) · as Spiro |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) |
| 1972 | The Adventurer (TV Series) · as L'assistant-Réalisateur |
| 1972 | Whodunnit? (UK) (TV Series) · as Mr. Fielding (theatre Director) |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Sidney Preece |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as M. Helder |
| 1971 | The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) · as Hotel Manager |
| 1971 | Budgie (TV Series) · as Barry |
| 1970 | Freelance · as Jeff |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Fender |
| 1969 | The Main Chance (TV Series) · as Joe Farrell |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as George |
| 1968 | Virgin of the Secret Service (TV Series) · as Major Zaki |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase (TV Series) |
| 1966 | Adam Adamant Lives (TV Series) · as Saville |
| 1965 | Play of the Month (TV Series) · as Brother |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) · as The Man |
| 1964 | Redcap (1964) (TV Series) · as Private White |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Draconian Prince |
| 1963 | What a Crazy World · as Freddy |
| 1962 | |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son (TV Series) · as Agent |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as John Dewhurst |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place (TV Series) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Eddie |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Alf |
| 1955 | ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as The Young Man |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Mick Bowyer |