Eric Porter
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
8 Apr 1928
Age
98 Years
Born In
Shepard's Bush, London, UK
Total Projects
58
Years Active
59 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.8 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
movie
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
movie
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
The Best of Morecambe and Wise
as Self (archive footage)
movie
Message for Posterity
Message for Posterity
as James Player
tv
The World of Hammer
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage)
tv
Performance
Performance
as James Player
tv
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
movie
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
tv
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
as Professor Moriarty
tv
The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown
as Dimitri Bronowsky
movie
A Shilling Life
A Shilling Life
as Petersham
tv
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
as Neville Chamberlain
movie
The Sin Bin
The Sin Bin
as Stanley Wilkinson
movie
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as Mr. Havisham
movie
Hamlet
Hamlet
as Polonius
movie
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
as Dr. Nicholson
movie
The Crucible
The Crucible
as Deputy Governor Danforth
movie
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals
as Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
movie
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Chief Superintendent Lomas
tv
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
as Karenin
movie
The Winslow Boy
The Winslow Boy
as Arthur Winslow
movie
The Shetland Experience
The Shetland Experience
as Narrator (voice)
movie
Hitler’s Germany - A World at War Special Presentation
Hitler’s Germany - A World at War Special Presentation
as Narrator
movie
Hennessy
Hennessy
as Tobin
movie
The Statue and the Rose
The Statue and the Rose
as Parnell
movie
The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
as Narrator
movie
The Final Solution
The Final Solution
as Narrator
movie
Callan
Callan
as Hunter
tv
Playhouse
Playhouse
as Petersham
movie
The Day of the Jackal
The Day of the Jackal
as Colonel Rodin
movie
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
movie
The Belstone Fox
The Belstone Fox
as Asher Smith
movie
Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra
as Enobarbus
movie
Nicholas and Alexandra
Nicholas and Alexandra
as Stolypin
movie
Hands of the Ripper
Hands of the Ripper
as Dr. John Pritchard
tv
Play for Today
Play for Today
as Stanley Wilkinson
movie
Macbeth
Macbeth
as Macbeth
movie
Separate Tables
Separate Tables
as Major Pollock / John Malcolm
tv
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
as Himself
tv
Civilisation
Civilisation
as Macbeth (voice)
movie
The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent
as Lansen
tv
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
as Soames Forsyte
movie
The Last Invasion
The Last Invasion
as Harold
movie
Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope
as Harry Dominion
movie
The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark
as Terboven
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Cyrano de Bergerac
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Arthur Winslow
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Councillor Albert Parker
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Jack Tanner
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Maj. Pollock / John Malcolm
tv
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Macbeth
movie
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses
as Henry VII
tv
Theatre 625
Theatre 625
as 'Newton'
movie
The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire
as Julianus
tv
Theatre Night
Theatre Night
as Vadim Romanoff
movie
Emma
Emma
movie
From War to Peace
From War to Peace
as Narrator
movie
Warrior - World at War Special Presentation
Warrior - World at War Special Presentation
as Narrator