Peter James Byrne (29 January 1928[1] – 14 May 2018) was an English actor and director.
He was born in West Ham, Essex; his father was a musician. He was educated at grammar school and trained as an actor 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.[2] He was Director of Productions for the Bournemouth Theatre Company (1965–66).
In 2005, the Dixon series was revived for BBC Radio Four, but without Byrne, though he commented, "Various people have said the series was a bit cosy and the BBC seemed to be a little ashamed of it," adding that he believed it to be very underrated.[3]
Family
Byrne was married to Renée Helen. He died at the Denville Hall nursing home on 14 May 2018, aged 90.[4][5]