Eric Porter

Biography

Eric Porter was an English actor whose career spanned theater, film and television. Born in Shepherd's Bush in 1928, he began acting at the Cambridge Arts Theatre in 1945. In 1955 he starred as Volpone at the Bristol Old Vic, and in 1959 he won a London Evening Standard award for Rosmersholm. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960, taking roles including Macbeth and King Lear. His Soames Forsyte in the BBC's The Forsyte Saga (1967) made him a star and won him a BAFTA Best Actor award. Television work included Neville Chamberlain in the 1981 production Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, which won critical praise, and Count Bronowsky in the series The Jewel in the Crown. He played Fagin in the 1985 Oliver Twist and Professor Moriarty in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1984. He won a second Evening Standard Theatre Award in 1988 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He died in 1995.

67years old at death

Born April 8, 1928Shepherd's Bush
Died May 15, 1995London
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Eric Richard Porter (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 16 years1964 to 1980

Genres

Drama67%, 8 films
History50%, 6 films
Crime25%, 3 films
Adventure17%, 2 films
Biography17%, 2 films

First and latest

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First role
Eric Porter first appeared on stage at the Cambridge Arts Theatre in 1945. He was 17 years old at the time of that debut.
Big break
Porter's role as Soames Forsyte in the BBC's The Forsyte Saga won him a BAFTA Best Actor award and made him a star.
Beyond film
Porter showed his song and dance skills on the Morecambe and Wise 1970 Christmas Special, performing "If They Could See Me Now" from Sweet Charity with the duo.

Eric Porter movies on Netflix

Little Lord Fauntleroy1980IMDb rating 7.5as Havisham
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?1980IMDb rating 6.9as Dr. Nicholson
The Thirty Nine Steps1978IMDb rating 6.6as Chief Superintendent Lomas
Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973IMDb rating 6.5as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
The Belstone Fox1973IMDb rating 6.6as Asher Smith
The Day of the Jackal1973IMDb rating 7.8as Colonel Rodin
Antony and Cleopatra1972IMDb rating 5.8as Enobarbus
Hands of the Ripper1971IMDb rating 6.2as Dr. John Pritchard
Nicholas and Alexandra1971IMDb rating 7.2as Stolypin
The Lost Continent1968IMDb rating 5.5as Lansen
The Heroes of Telemark1965IMDb rating 6.5as Terboven
The Fall of the Roman Empire1964IMDb rating 6.7as Julianus

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Little Lord Fauntleroy1980 Drama, Family, Romanceas Havisham
IMDb rating 7.56.2K votes
Hands of the Ripper1971 Horroras Dr. John Pritchard
IMDb rating 6.23.4K votes
The Lost Continent1968as Lansen
IMDb rating 5.52.5K votes
The Thirty Nine Steps1978as Chief Superintendent Lomas
IMDb rating 6.63.2K votes
The Heroes of Telemark1965as Terboven
IMDb rating 6.59.2K votes
The Fall of the Roman Empire1964as Julianus
IMDb rating 6.711K votes
Antony and Cleopatra1972as Enobarbus
IMDb rating 5.81.5K votes
Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
IMDb rating 6.52.1K votes

Most often with

Anthony Mann directed two of these films. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Alec Guinness

John Hallam

Julian Glover

Michael Redgrave

Ronald Pickup

Timothy WestAnthony MannDirector, 2 films

Films together

Alec Guinness3 films together, 1964 to 1980
Alec Guinness's page
- Little Lord Fauntleroy1980IMDb rating 7.5Porter as HavishamGuinness as Earl of Dorincourt
- Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973IMDb rating 6.5Porter as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von GreimGuinness as Adolf Hitler
- The Fall of the Roman Empire1964IMDb rating 6.7Porter as JulianusGuinness as Marcus Aurelius
John Hallam3 films together, 1971 to 1973
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- Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973IMDb rating 6.5Porter as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von GreimHallam as Guensche
- Antony and Cleopatra1972IMDb rating 5.8Porter as EnobarbusHallam as Thidias
- Nicholas and Alexandra1971IMDb rating 7.2Porter as StolypinHallam as Nagorny
Julian Glover2 films together, 1972 to 1973
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- Hitler: The Last Ten Days1973IMDb rating 6.5Porter as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von GreimGlover as Fegelein
- Antony and Cleopatra1972IMDb rating 5.8Porter as EnobarbusGlover as Proculeius
Michael Redgrave2 films together, 1965 to 1971
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- Nicholas and Alexandra1971IMDb rating 7.2Porter as StolypinRedgrave as Sazonov
- The Heroes of Telemark1965IMDb rating 6.5Porter as TerbovenRedgrave as Uncle
Ronald Pickup2 films together, 1973 to 1978
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- The Thirty Nine Steps1978IMDb rating 6.6Porter as Chief Superintendent LomasPickup as Bayliss
- The Day of the Jackal1973IMDb rating 7.8Porter as Colonel RodinPickup as The Forger
Timothy West2 films together, 1971 to 1978
Timothy West's page
- The Thirty Nine Steps1978IMDb rating 6.6Porter as Chief Superintendent LomasWest as Porton
- Nicholas and Alexandra1971IMDb rating 7.2Porter as StolypinWest as Dr. Botkin
Anthony MannDirector, 2 films, 1964 to 1965
All films by Anthony Mann
- The Heroes of Telemark1965IMDb rating 6.5Porter as Terboven
- The Fall of the Roman Empire1964IMDb rating 6.7Porter as Julianus
Also two films together2 more actors
- Andrew KeirThe Thirty Nine Steps (1978) and The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
- Connie BoothLittle Lord Fauntleroy (1980) and Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
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Awards

One award and honor.

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Eric Porter's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2003	American Book Awards (posthumous)		Won

Online

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