Acting
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
David
Film · 1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Film · 1997
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
Film · 1996
Sharpe's Company
Film · 1994
Stanley
Film · 1988
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes
Series · 1985
Arch of Triumph
Film · 1984
Freud
Series · 1984
Bergerac
Series · 1981
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
Film · 1980
Mary's Wife
Film · 1980
The Gentle Touch
Series · 1980
Hammer House of Horror
Series · 1980
Cribb
Series · 1980
Minder
Series · 1979
Wilde Alliance
Series · 1978
Target
Series · 1977
The XYY Man
Series · 1976
Angels
Series · 1975
Playhouse
Series · 1974
Don't Drink the Water
Series · 1974
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
Film · 1973
Crown Court
Series · 1972
The Adventurer
Series · 1972
Holly
Series · 1972
New Scotland Yard
Series · 1972
Budgie
Series · 1971
Alexander the Greatest
Series · 1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Series · 1971
Freelance
Film · 1970
The Main Chance
Series · 1969
The Main Chance
Series · 1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
Series · 1969
Man in a Suitcase
Series · 1967
Boy Meets Girl
Series · 1967
You Can't Win
Series · 1966
BBC Play of the Month
Series · 1965
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Series · 1965
Top of the Pops
Series · 1964
What a Crazy World
Film · 1963
Doctor Who
Series · 1963
Doctor Who
Series · 1963
Z-Cars
Series · 1962
The Saint
Series · 1962
Studio 4
Series · 1962
Studio 4
Series · 1962
Steptoe and Son
Series · 1962
No Hiding Place
Series · 1959
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
Dixon of Dock Green
Series · 1955