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 He married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998. She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.
Movies & TV Shows
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Doctor Who (1963) — Congressman Brook
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The Saint (1962) — Toni Amato
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Hammer House of Horror (1980) — Markham
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David (1997) — Schama
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Lovejoy (1986) — Gunter Sperber
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Top of the Pops (1964) — Self
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Steptoe and Son (1962) — Agent
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Sharpe's Company (1994) — Don Moreno
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Minder (1979) — John Scott
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Bergerac (1981) — Rupert Galliers
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The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1980) — Senior Detective
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Arch of Triumph (1984) — Wiesenthal
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1971) — M. Helder
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Man in a Suitcase (1967)
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Sharpe: The Legend (1997) — Don Moreno
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The Gentle Touch (1980)
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BBC Play of the Month (1965) — Brother
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Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) — The Man
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What a Crazy World (1963) — Freddy
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Z-Cars (1962)
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The Adventurer (1972) — L'assistant-réalisateur
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Freelance (1970) — Jeff
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Budgie (1971) — Barry
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Crown Court (1972)
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Armchair Theatre (1956) — Eddie
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Doctor Who: Frontier in Space (1973) — Draconian Prince
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C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
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Cribb (1980) — Gold
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Dixon of Dock Green (1955) — Mick Bowyer
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Angels (1975)
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No Hiding Place (1959)
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The Main Chance (1969) — Michael Coburn
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Target (1977) — Eric Gill
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Don't Drink the Water (1974) — Waiter
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The XYY Man (1976) — Groot
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Wilde Alliance (1978) — Policeman
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Freud (1984) — Adler
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — George
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New Scotland Yard (1972) — Sidney Preece
- Studio 4 (1962) — Carleton Myatt