Peter Birrel
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.
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as SchamaA distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and...
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Arch of Triumph
as WiesenthalA 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque, which was...
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The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
as Senior DetectiveA group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash...
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Freelance
as JeffA street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.
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Sharpe: The Legend
as Don MorenoSeveral years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London...
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I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
as uncreditedTo coincide with a new era for Doctor Who we take a nostalgic look back at the glory days of the...
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What a Crazy World
as FreddyUnemployed East End lad Alf Hitchens has an on-off relationship with his girlfriend Marilyn and...
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Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
as Draconian PrinceIn the 26th century, the Doctor and Jo uncover a plot by the Master to provoke an interplanetary...
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Stanley
as Louis BehrendsThe controversial English artist Stanley Spencer scandalised the art world when he painted the...
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Mary's Wife
as DoraA married transvestite comes to terms with their true gender identity.
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Doctor Who
as Congressman BrookThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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Doctor Who
as Draconian PrinceThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores...
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Minder
as John ScottThis comedy drama series featured Terry McCann, a former boxer with a conviction for G.B.H., and...
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Top of the Pops
as SelfThe biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s...
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The Saint
as Toni AmatoSimon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who...
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Crown Court
as uncreditedCrown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...
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Bergerac
as Rupert GalliersBergerac is a British television show set on Jersey. Produced by the BBC in association with the...
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No Hiding Place
as uncreditedNo Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...
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Z-Cars
as uncreditedZ-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...
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The Main Chance
as Michael CoburnThe Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972...
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The Main Chance
as Joe FarrellThe Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972...
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Man in a Suitcase
as uncreditedAccused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...
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Lovejoy
as Gunter SperberThe adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...
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Angels
as uncreditedAngels is a BBC medical soap-opera which launched on 1st September 1975 and was the blue print...
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Hammer House of Horror
as uncreditedAnthology series, in which each self-contained episode featured a different kind of horror....
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Dixon of Dock Green
as Mick BowyerCreated by Ted Willis. Dixon of Dock Green was a BBC television series following the activities...
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The Adventurer
as L'assistant-réalisateurThe Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran...
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as M. HelderAdaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.
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The Gentle Touch
as uncreditedThe Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television...
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C.A.T.S. Eyes
as uncreditedC.A.T.S. Eyes is a British television series made by TVS for ITV between 1985 and 1987.
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Lillie
as uncreditedThe Rise and Fall of a Professional Beauty. It was the affair that shook Victorian society to...
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Target
as uncreditedA crime drama set in Southampton following a team of detectives and the cases they solve.
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Budgie
as BarryBudgie is a popular British television series starring former popstar Adam Faith which was...
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You Can't Win
as Tom JacobsYou Can't Win was a 1966 British television series made by ITV as an adaptation of the novels...
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