Eric Dodson

Actor Dec 1 (died age 79) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK 1952–1990 (38 year career)

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Biography

Eric Norman Dodson (1 December 1920 – 13 January 2000) was an English actor born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, who played many roles in films and on television. After amateur acting he joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. Following training in Canada he served in RAF Coastal Command, flew bombers and was a liaison officer in Yugoslavia. He then returned to acting with a repertory theatre in Edinburgh. He appeared as bar owner Jack Pomeroy in Series Three to Five of Rumpole of the Bailey. He …

Known For

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

RAF Officer (uncredited)

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

The Major

Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

Head Porter

Dr. Crippen

Dr. Crippen

Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)

The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

Examiner

The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

Lord Claremont

'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!

Intelligence Officer

Doctor Who: The Visitation

Doctor Who: The Visitation

The Headman

Filmography

Acting (48)

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Movies (20)

Jekyll & Hyde

Jekyll & Hyde

as Head Porter

The Masks of Death

The Masks of Death

as Lord Claremont

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace

as Spenser St. John

Doctor Who: The Visitation

Doctor Who: The Visitation

as The Headman

The Mirror Crack'd

The Mirror Crack'd

as The Major

Russian Roulette

as Goncharov

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

as RAF Officer (uncredited)

The Bone Grinder

The Bone Grinder

as Second City Gent

The Confession

as Arnold Gray

Strictly for the Birds

Strictly for the Birds

as George

The Set Up

The Set Up

as Walker

Dr. Crippen

Dr. Crippen

as Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)

The Dock Brief

The Dock Brief

as Examiner

Danger by My Side

Danger by My Side

as Warder Davis

Solo for Sparrow

Solo for Sparrow

as Dr. Wolfson

Gang War

as Superintendent Quigley

Fate Takes a Hand

Fate Takes a Hand

as Janitor

The Big Boys

as Mr. Woolly

A Touch of the Sun

A Touch of the Sun

as Hotel Head Waiter

The Big Frame

The Big Frame

as Reunion Guest

Television (28)

Press Gang

Press Gang

as Sir Edward

French Fields

as Henry

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as Magistrate

Farrington of the F.O.

Farrington of the F.O.

as Henry Williamson

'Allo 'Allo!

'Allo 'Allo!

as Intelligence Officer

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

as George

Fresh Fields

as Henry Richardson

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as Dr. Henry Sworn

Cribb

Cribb

as James Archer

All Creatures Great and Small

All Creatures Great and Small

as Colonel D'Arcy

The Sweeney

The Sweeney

as Mr. de Courcy

Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

as Jack Pommeroy

Poldark

Poldark

as Reverend Johns

Porridge

Porridge

as Mr. Banyard

The Protectors

The Protectors

as Doyle

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

as Vicar

The Expert

The Expert

as Ackroyd

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

as Arnold Gray

The World of Wodehouse

as Mr Wapshott

Public Eye

Public Eye

as Sheriff's Officer

The Likely Lads

The Likely Lads

as Holgate

The Saint

The Saint

as Prosecuting Counsel

Richard the Lionheart

Richard the Lionheart

as Chancellor

Suspense

Suspense

as Reporter

The Younger Generation

as Mr Hoddy

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Goncharov

Whack-O!

Whack-O!

as School Inspector

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as The Rabbi