Eric Porter
Acting
Born April 8, 1928 · Shepard's Bush, London, UK
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 join…
Known For · 40 titles
Play for Today
BBC Play of the Month
Theatre 625
Sherlock Holmes
Playhouse
Performance
The World of Hammer
Theatre Night
The Forsyte Saga
The Day of the Jackal
The Jewel in the Crown
Anna Karenina
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Fall of the Roman Empire
Private Affairs
Civilisation
Oliver Twist
Knock on Any Door
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Solo
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Little Lord Fauntleroy
The Heroes of Telemark
The Thirty Nine Steps
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Nicholas and Alexandra
Kaleidoscope
Hennessy
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Antony and Cleopatra
Separate Tables
The Lost Continent
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
The Sin Bin
Churchill and the Generals
The Wars of the Roses
Hands of the Ripper
The Statue and the Rose
Hamlet
The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler