7.9
TV
Acting
Peter Birrel
- Born
- Died
- (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- West Ham, Essex, England, UK
- Credits
- 49 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
7.4
TV
The Saint
7.0
TV
Hammer House of Horror
6.6
Movie
David
7.4
TV
Lovejoy
6.7
Movie
Sharpe's Company
7.8
TV
Steptoe and Son
7.2
TV
Minder
7.0
TV
Bergerac
6.0
Movie
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
5.2
Movie
Arch of Triumph
7.5
TV
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
7.2
TV
Man in a Suitcase
6.1
Movie
Sharpe: The Legend
7.2
TV
The Gentle Touch
5.2
TV
BBC Play of the Month
4.2
TV
Thirty-Minute Theatre
6.4
Movie
What a Crazy World
Acting credits 49
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend Film | Don Moreno |
| 1997 | David Film | Schama |
| 1996 | I Was a Doctor Who Monster! Film | |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Company Film | Don Moreno |
| 1988 | Stanley Film | Louis Behrends |
| 1986 | Lovejoy TV | Gunter Sperber (1 ep) |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes TV | (1 ep) |
| 1984 | Arch of Triumph Film | Wiesenthal |
| 1984 | Freud TV | Adler (1 ep) |
| 1981 | Bergerac TV | Rupert Galliers (1 ep) |
| 1980 | Hammer House of Horror TV | Markham (1 ep) |
| 1980 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery Film | Senior Detective |
| 1980 | Mary's Wife Film | Dora |
| 1980 | Cribb TV | Gold (1 ep) |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch TV | (1 ep) |
| 1979 | Minder TV | John Scott (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Wilde Alliance TV | Policeman (1 ep) |
| 1977 | Target TV | Eric Gill (1 ep) |
| 1976 | The XYY Man TV | Groot (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Angels TV | (2 ep) |
| 1974 | Don't Drink the Water TV | Waiter (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Playhouse TV | Dora (1 ep) |
| 1973 | Doctor Who: Frontier in Space Film | Draconian Prince |
| 1972 | Crown Court TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | The Adventurer TV | L'assistant-réalisateur (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Holly TV | Mike Underwood (2 ep) |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard TV | Sidney Preece (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes TV | M. Helder (1 ep) |
| 1971 | Alexander the Greatest TV | (13 ep) |
| 1971 | Budgie TV | Barry (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Freelance Film | Jeff |
| 1969 | The Main Chance TV | Michael Coburn, Joe Farrell (1 ep) |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | George (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Man in a Suitcase TV | (1 ep) |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl TV | Dr La Salle (1 ep) |
| 1966 | You Can't Win TV | Tom Jacobs (7 ep) |
| 1965 | BBC Play of the Month TV | Brother (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Thirty-Minute Theatre TV | The Man (1 ep) |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1963 | Doctor Who TV | Congressman Brook, Draconian Prince (1 ep) |
| 1963 | What a Crazy World Film | Freddy |
| 1962 | The Saint TV | Toni Amato (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Studio 4 TV | Carleton Myatt (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Studio 4 TV | Carleton Myatt (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Steptoe and Son TV | Agent (1 ep) |
| 1962 | Z-Cars TV | (1 ep) |
| 1959 | No Hiding Place TV | (1 ep) |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre TV | Eddie (1 ep) |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green TV | Mick Bowyer (1 ep) |