Peter Byrne (actor)
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Peter Byrne | |
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Born | Peter James Byrne 29 January 1928 West Ham, London, England |
Occupation | Actor/Director |
Years active | 1944, 1953–2013 |
Spouse(s) | Renee Helen |
Peter James Byrne (born 29 January 1928[1]) is an English actor and director.
He was born in West Ham, London, educated at grammar school and trained at the Italia Conti Stage School. He made his name by playing George Dixon's son-in-law Andy Crawford in the long-running BBC Television serial Dixon of Dock Green for twenty years from 1955. He was Director of Productions for the Bournemouth Theatre Company (1965–66).
Stage has included Boeing Boeing, There's a Girl in My Soup, Double Edge, The Unexpected Guest. Films include Reach for the Sky and Carry on Cabby. TV appearances included Mutiny at Spithead, The New Canadians and more than 300 appearances in Dixon of Dock Green. His father was a musician.
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Family
He is married to Renée Helen.
Cinema appearances
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- The Large Rope (1953)
- Reach for the Sky (1956)
- Watch Your Stern (1960)
- Raising the Wind (1961)
- Carry On Cabby (1963)
Television appearances
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- Dixon of Dock Green (1955–75), DI Andy Crawford
- Mutiny at Spithead
- The New Canadians
- Looks Familiar
- Blake's 7
- The Pattern of Marriage
- Cinderella
- Bread, Derek
Theatre appearances
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- There's a Girl in My Soup
- Underground
- Boeing Boeing
- The Blue Lamp
- Caste
- Deadly Nightcap
- Move Over Mrs Markham
- Run for Your Wife
- Dick Whittington
- There's No Place Like A Home
- The Mouse Trap
- Witness for the Prosecution
Notes
- ↑ GRO Register of Births: MAR 1928 4a 119 W. HAM – Peter J. Byrne, mmn = Massey
References
- Byrne P: Double Edge,Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford UK, 24 May – 4 June 1977
- Byrne P:The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford UK, 31 July – 19 August 1978
External links
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- English male stage actors
- English male television actors
- English theatre directors
- People from West Ham
- 1928 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
- Male actors from London