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Eric Porter
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Eric Porter
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1928-04-08,Shepard's Bush, London, UK
Gender
Male
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.

Filmography

The Day of the Jackal

7.53

The Day of the Jackal
1973-05-16

The Lost Continent

5.551

The Lost Continent
1968-06-19

4.909

Kaleidoscope
1966-07-01

The Thirty Nine Steps

6.7

The Thirty Nine Steps
1978-11-04

The Fall of the Roman Empire

6.5

The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964-03-24

Hands of the Ripper

6.264

Hands of the Ripper
1971-10-17

6.9

Callan
1974-05-23

Antony and Cleopatra

5.6

Antony and Cleopatra
1972-03-18

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

6.4

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980-03-30

The Belstone Fox

7.2

The Belstone Fox
1973-01-01

Message for Posterity

0

Message for Posterity
1994-10-28

5

Oliver Twist
1985-01-01

0

Macbeth
1970-09-20

The Shetland Experience

7.2

The Shetland Experience
1977-01-01

Little Lord Fauntleroy

7.4

Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980-12-01

The Winslow Boy

8

The Winslow Boy
1977-01-16

The Best of Morecambe and Wise

0

The Best of Morecambe and Wise
2001-10-01

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

6.1

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973-04-19

4.7

Hennessy
1975-12-31

The Heroes of Telemark

6.9

The Heroes of Telemark
1965-11-12

1

The Crucible
1980-01-01

Churchill and the Generals

0

Churchill and the Generals
1979-09-23

6.1

Hamlet
1980-05-25

0

The Sin Bin
1981-03-17

Separate Tables

0

Separate Tables
1970-03-15

Nicholas and Alexandra

6.9

Nicholas and Alexandra
1971-11-29

The Wars of the Roses

8.5

The Wars of the Roses
1965-04-08

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

0

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway
2003-10-31

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

0

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
2007-11-12

The Last Invasion

0

The Last Invasion
1966-08-24

0

Emma
1948-05-23

A Shilling Life

0

A Shilling Life
1982-02-12

The Jewel in the Crown

6.7

The Jewel in the Crown
1984-01-09

6.1

Play for Today
1970-10-15

5.6

Oliver Twist
1985-10-13

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years

5

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
1981-09-06

5.8

Anna Karenina
1977-09-25

The BBC Television Shakespeare

5.2

The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978-12-03

The Forsyte Saga

8.2

The Forsyte Saga
1967-01-07

8.1

Civilisation
1969-02-23

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

BBC Play of the Month

5

BBC Play of the Month
1965-10-19

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise

0

The Perfect Morecambe & Wise

Sherlock Holmes

8.1

Sherlock Holmes
1984-04-24

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials

0

Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials
1969-12-25