Peter Birrel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Cohen[1] (some sources cite Peter Birrel Cohen) 19 July 1935 |
| Died | 23 June 2004 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
Peter Birrel (né Peter Cohen;[1] 19 July 1935 – 23 June 2004) was an English actor who played numerous parts on British television for nearly forty years.[3]
Birrel appeared in the Doctor Who story Frontier in Space in 1973, as well as in the documentary I Was a "Doctor Who" Monster.[4] He also appeared in the first series of Alexander the Greatest.[5] 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).[3][6] In 1979 he played a guest-role in George and Mildred as George's brother Charlie Roper in the episode A Military Pickle.[7]
He married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998.[5] She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Freelance | Jeff | |
| 1974 | Ransom | Pursuit Pilot | Uncredited |
| 1979 | The Great Riviera Bank Robbery | Senior Detective | |
| 1984 | Arch of Triumph | Wiesenthal | |
| 1998 | Gamal Abd El Naser | (final film role) |