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Eric Porter‌

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Birthday

calendar1928-04-08

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Eric Porter

Shepard's Bush, London, UK

Eric Porter

Shepard's Bush, London, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1928-04-08

Popularity

star7.1

Biography

A highly respected Shakespearean for five decades until his death of colon cancer in 1995, classical actor Eric Porter's claim to international fame would, ironically, be outside of that realm, with one superb portrayal in one superb miniseries, The Forsyte Saga(1967), in which he won the BAFTA award. The son of Richard John Porter and Phoebe Elizabeth Spall, Porter first attended Wimbledon Technical College before stepping onto the stage as a walk-on in a production of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" in February 1945 at the Arts Theatre in Cambridge. He continued in repertory until joining the National Service with the RAF during the war years. Early post-war credits would include touring with Sir Donald Wolfit and Sir Barry Jackson in their prestigious companies. Favorite roles in his repertoire would eventually include "Macbeth", "King Lear" and "Uncle Vanya". He won London's Evening Standard Award for "Rosmersholm" in 1959. Joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960, he became a prime, esteemed resident for decades. Porter made his film debut in mid-career with The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) at age 36, but it was the BBC that made him an international favorite as the ever-proper but intensely emotional and unhinged "Soames Forsyte". Taboos were broken on that series with a violent rape scene that had people talking for months. Along with the newly acquired fame came leads in lesser films such as The Lost Continent(1968) and Hands of the Ripper (1971), adding class to both those atmospheric horrors. On the plus side, Porter engaged himself frequently in quality TV miniseries fare includingAnna Karenina (1977), The Jewel in the Crown (1984) and Oliver Twist (1985) (as Fagin), while transferring many classics to TV as well, with "Cyrano de Bergerac", "Man and Superman" and "Macbeth" being but a few.

Movie Credits

The Day of the Jackal

The Day of the Jackal‌
star7.5
calendar 1973

The Lost Continent

The Lost Continent‌
star5.6
calendar 1968

Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope‌
star4.8
calendar 1966

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps‌
star6.7
calendar 1978

The Fall of the Roman Empire

The Fall of the Roman Empire‌
star6.5
calendar 1964

Hands of the Ripper

Hands of the Ripper‌
star6.2
calendar 1971

Callan

Callan‌
star6.9
calendar 1974

Antony and Cleopatra

Antony and Cleopatra‌
star5.6
calendar 1972

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?‌
star6.1
calendar 1980

The Belstone Fox

The Belstone Fox‌
star7.2
calendar 1973

Message for Posterity

Message for Posterity‌
star0.0
calendar 1994

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist‌
star5.0
calendar 1985

Macbeth

Macbeth‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The Shetland Experience

The Shetland Experience‌
star7.2
calendar 1977

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy‌
star7.3
calendar 1980

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy‌
star8.0
calendar 1977

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

The Best of Morecambe and Wise‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days‌
star6.1
calendar 1973

Hennessy

Hennessy‌
star4.7
calendar 1975

The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark‌
star6.9
calendar 1965

The Crucible

The Crucible‌
star1.0
calendar 1980

Churchill and the Generals

Churchill and the Generals‌
star0.0
calendar 1979

Hamlet

Hamlet‌
star6.1
calendar 1980

The Sin Bin

The Sin Bin‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Separate Tables

Separate Tables‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

Nicholas and Alexandra

Nicholas and Alexandra‌
star6.9
calendar 1971

The Wars of the Roses

The Wars of the Roses‌
star8.5
calendar 1965

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials‌
star0.0
calendar 2007

The Last Invasion

The Last Invasion‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

Emma

Emma‌
star0.0
calendar 1948

A Shilling Life

A Shilling Life‌
star0.0
calendar 1982

Tv Credits

The Jewel in the Crown

The Jewel in the Crown‌
star6.7
calendar 1984

Play for Today

Play for Today‌
star6.1
calendar 1970

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist‌
star5.6
calendar 1985

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years‌
star5.0
calendar 1981

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina‌
star5.8
calendar 1977

BBC Television Shakespeare

BBC Television Shakespeare‌
star5.2
calendar 1978

The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga‌
star8.2
calendar 1967

Civilisation

Civilisation‌
star8.1
calendar 1969

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month‌
star5.0
calendar 1965

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise‌
star0.0
calendar

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes‌
star8.1
calendar 1984

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials‌
star0.0
calendar 1969