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]
Peter Birrel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Peter Cohen[1] (some sources cite Peter Birrel Cohen) 19 July 1935 |
| Died | 23 June 2004 (aged 68) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse | |
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]
Personal life
editHe married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998.[5] She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.
Filmography
edit| 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) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Page 1309 | Issue 43568, 5 February 1965 | London Gazette | The Gazette". thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Charles Sydney Solomon Cohen". geni_family_tree. 1899.
- ^ a b "Peter Birrel". BFI. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Frontier in Space ★★★★". Radio Times.
- ^ a b "Search Results". www.calmview2.eu.
- ^ "Peter Birrel". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "A Military Pickle (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022.
External links
edit- Peter Birrel at IMDb
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