Peter Birrel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 Wor...
Known For
Filmography

David
1997
as Schama

Sharpe: The Legend
1997
as Don Moreno

I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
1996

Sharpe's Company
1994
as Don Moreno

Stanley
1988
as Louis Behrends

Lovejoy
1986
as Gunter Sperber

C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985

Arch of Triumph
1984
as Wiesenthal

Freud
1984
as Adler

Bergerac
1981
as Rupert Galliers

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery
1980
as Senior Detective

Mary's Wife
1980
as Dora

The Gentle Touch
1980

Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Markham

Cribb
1980
as Gold

Minder
1979
as John Scott

Wilde Alliance
1978
as Policeman

Target
1977
as Eric Gill

The XYY Man
1976
as Groot

Angels
1975

Playhouse
1974
as Dora

Don't Drink the Water
1974
as Waiter

Doctor Who: Frontier in Space
1973
as Draconian Prince

Crown Court
1972

The Adventurer
1972
as L'assistant-réalisateur

Holly
1972
as Mike Underwood

New Scotland Yard
1972
as Sidney Preece

Budgie
1971
as Barry
Alexander the Greatest
1971

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
as M. Helder

Freelance
1970
as Jeff

The Main Chance
1969
as Michael Coburn

The Main Chance
1969
as Joe Farrell

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as George

Man in a Suitcase
1967

Boy Meets Girl
1967
as Dr La Salle

You Can't Win
1966
as Tom Jacobs

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Brother

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as The Man

Top of the Pops
1964
as Self

What a Crazy World
1963
as Freddy

Doctor Who
1963
as Draconian Prince

Doctor Who
1963
as Congressman Brook

Z-Cars
1962

The Saint
1962
as Toni Amato
Studio 4
1962
as Carleton Myatt
Studio 4
1962
as Carleton Myatt

Steptoe and Son
1962
as Agent

No Hiding Place
1959

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Eddie

Dixon of Dock Green
1955
as Mick Bowyer