Peter Birrel ( 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.
Personal life He married actress Stephanie Cole in 1998. She was widowed by his death from cancer in Bath, aged 68 in 2004.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1971 Freelance Jeff 1974 Ransom Pursuit Pilot Uncredited1979 The Great Riviera Bank Robbery Senior Detective 1984 Arch of Triumph Wiesenthal 1998 Gamal Abd El Naser (final film role)
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