Peter Birrel
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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 | |
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Born | Peter Cohen[1] (some sources cite Peter Birrel Cohen) (1935-07-19)19 July 1935 |
Died | 23 June 2004(2004-06-23) (aged 68) |
Occupation | Actor |
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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]