Peter Byrne (actor)

Peter Byrne
Born	Peter James Byrne (1928-01-29) 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) 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.

He is married to Renée Helen and enjoys squash, swimming, riding, golf and travel.

Cinema appearances

• The Large Rope (1953)
• Reach for the Sky (1956)
• Watch Your Stern (1960)
• Raising the Wind (1961)
• Carry On Cabby (1963)

Television appearances

• 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

• 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

References

• Byrne P: Double Edge,Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford UK, May 24 – June 4, 1977
• Byrne P:The Unexpected Guest, by Agatha Christie, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Guildford UK, July 31 – August 19, 1978

External links

• Peter Byrne at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Byrne at BFI Film & TV Database