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Home/People/Peter Birrel
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Born
Jul 19, 1935Died: Jun 23, 2004
Lived 68 years
Place of Birth
West Ham, Essex, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

10
Movies
34
TV Shows
IMDb Profile

Peter Birrel

Acting

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.
Sharpe: The Legend poster

Sharpe: The Legend

as Don Moreno
1997
David poster

David

as Schama
1997
I Was a Doctor Who Monster! poster

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

Cast
1996
Stanley poster

Stanley

as Louis Behrends
1988
Arch of Triumph poster

Arch of Triumph

as Wiesenthal
1984
The Great Riviera Bank Robbery poster

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

as Senior Detective
1980
Mary's Wife poster

Mary's Wife

as Dora
1980
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space poster

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

as Draconian Prince
1973
Freelance poster

Freelance

as Jeff
1970
What a Crazy World poster

What a Crazy World

as Freddy
1963