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Eric Portman (I) (1901–1969)

Actor

With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanor, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian. The fact is that he was British to the core, having been born and raised in Yorkshire and educated in Halifax... See full bio »

Born:

Eric Harold Portman
in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died:

(age 68) in St Veep, Cornwall, England, UK
A 1956 Golden Era Film for Eros Films, this was another tear-jerker for child star Mandy Miller to strut her stuff after the box office success "Mandy."
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1969 Strange Report (TV series)
Elleston
– Skeleton: Let Sleeping Heroes Lie (1969) … Elleston
 
1968 Assignment to Kill
Notary
 
1968 Deadfall
Richard Moreau
 
1967 The Prisoner (TV series)
Number Two
– Free for All (1967) … Number Two
 
1967 The Whisperers
Archie Ross
 
1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Dr. David Sorel
– The Crossfire (1967) … Dr. David Sorel
 
1966 The Spy with a Cold Nose
British Ambassador
 
1965 The Bedford Incident
Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke Deutsche Marine
 
1963 The Man Who Finally Died
Inspector Hofmeister
 
1963 West 11
Richard Dyce
 
1963 Love Story (TV series)
– The Habit of Loving (1963)
 
1962 Freud
Dr. Theodore Meynert
 
1955-1961 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Simmie
– Different Drum (1961)
– The Last Reunion (1955) … Simmie
 
1961 The Naked Edge
Jeremy Clay
 
1961 Shirley Temple's Storybook (TV series)
Van Der Graf
– The Terrible Clockman (1961) … Van Der Graf
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
Dr. Edward Sarclet
– Duet for Two Hands (1960) … Dr. Edward Sarclet
 
1960 Naked City (TV series)
Jayson Condon
– The Pedigree Sheet (1960) … Jayson Condon
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Lord Claverton
– Twentieth Century Theatre: The Elder Statesman (1960) … Lord Claverton
 
1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Richard Musgrave
– The Hero (1960) … Richard Musgrave
 
1960 Art Carney Special (TV series)
– Victory (1960)
 
1958-1959 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Dr. Manette / Fagin
– Oliver Twist (1959) … Fagin
– A Tale of Two Cities (1958) … Dr. Manette
 
1957 The Good Companions
Jess Oakroyd
 
1957 The Alcoa Hour (TV series)
Anthony John / Othello
– A Double Life (1957) … Anthony John / Othello
 
1956 Child in the House
Henry Acheson
 
1955-1956 Lilli Palmer Theatre (TV series)
Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen / Mr. Betts
– The Case of Dr. Crippen (1956) … Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen
– Mister Betts Runs Away (1955) … Mr. Betts
 
1955 The Deep Blue Sea
Miller
 
1955 The Colditz Story
Colonel Richmond
 
1954 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– Jeannie (1954)
 
1953 The Golden Mask
Doctor Burnet
 
1952 His Excellency
George Harrison
 
1951 The Magic Box
Arthur Collings
 
1950 Cairo Road
Col. Youssef Bey
 
1949 The Spider and the Fly
Fernand Maubert
 
1948 The Blind Goddess
Sir John Dearing KC
 
1948 Daybreak
Eddie
 
1948 Corridor of Mirrors
Paul Mangin
 
1947 The Mark of Cain
Richard Howard
 
1947 Dear Murderer
Lee Warren
 
1946 Men of Two Worlds
District Commissioner Randall
 
1946 Wanted for Murder
Victor James Colebrooke, alias Tom Maren
 
1945 Great Day
Capt. John Ellis
 
1944 A Canterbury Tale
Thomas Colpeper, JP
 
1943 Millions Like Us
Charlie
 
1943 Escape to Danger
Arthur Lawrence
 
1943 We Dive at Dawn
On Hydrophones - L/S. Hobson
 
1943 Squadron Leader X
Erich Kohler
 
1942 Uncensored
Andre Delange
 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Tom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie
 
1941 49th Parallel
Lieutenant Hirth
 
1939 The Pelican (TV movie)
Charles Cheriton
 
1939 A Night at the Hardcastles (TV movie)
Young Marlow
 
1939 She Stoops to Conquer (TV movie)
Young Marlow
 
1939 The Gamblers (TV movie)
Iharyof
 
1938 The Rivals (TV movie)
Captain Absolute
 
1938 A Hundred Years Old (TV movie)
Trino
 
1938 The Constant Nymph (TV movie)
 
1937 The Prince and the Pauper
First Lord
 
1937 Moonlight Sonata
Mario de la Costa
 
1936 The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
Matthew Trimble
 
1936 The Cardinal
Giuliano de Medici
 
1936 Hearts of Humanity
Jack Clinton
 
1935 Abdul the Damned
Conspirastor
 
1935 Old Roses
Lou
 
1935 Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Carlos, the gypsy
 
1935 Hyde Park Corner
Edward Chester
 
1933 The Girl from Maxim's (uncredited)
 
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1967 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.18 (1967) … Himself
 
1964 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Barbara Mullen (1964) … Himself
 
1958 The Jack Paar Tonight Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.213 (1958) … Himself
 
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1990 The Prisoner Video Companion (video documentary)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1927) Stage: Appeared in the Old Vic Theatre Season in London, England, with Sybil Thorndike, Sir Lewis Casson, John Laurie, Andrew Leigh (director) and Hay Petrie in the cast. See more »

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Personal Quote:

Acting is like masturbation--one either does it or one doesn't, but one never talks about it. See more »

Trivia:

Joined the Old Vic Company in 1927. See more »

Star Sign:

Cancer