Eric Richard
Biography
Eric Richard is an English actor and presenter from Margate whose stage career included work at the Royal Court Theatre and at the Theatre Royal in Stratford East, along with seasons at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Sheffield Crucible Theatre, and in 2001 he played Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at London's UCL Bloomsbury Theatre. He became best known as Sergeant Bob Cryer in the ITV drama The Bill, a role he played from the show's start in 1984 across twenty years. His television credits range from Shōgun and Play for Today to Open All Hours, Casualty and Holby City, and he appeared in Made in Britain (1983). Later work includes the short film Stutterer, an Academy Award winner, Dunkirk (2017), and a 2018 role as Maurice in EastEnders.
86years old
Turns 87 on June 27in 258 days
- Born Margate
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 4 years1983 to 1987
Every film, newest first
- 1987Prick Up Your EarsIMDb rating 7.1
- 1983Made in BritainIMDb rating 7.2
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesIMDb rating 6.5
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Alan ClarkeDirector, 1 film, 1983
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Douglas HickoxDirector, 1 film, 1983
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