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Peter Birrel

Jul 19, 1935 - Jun 23, 2004 (68 years old) in West Ham, Essex, England, UK

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.

Known For

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Doctor Who
Congressman Brook
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Z-Cars
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BBC Play of the Month
Brother
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Minder
John Scott
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No Hiding Place
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The Saint
Toni Amato
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The Adventurer
L'assistant-réalisateur
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The Gentle Touch
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Man in a Suitcase
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Playhouse
Dora

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