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- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 1, 1920
- Place of Birth
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Died
- January 13, 2000
Eric Dodson
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 also appeared in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as a Brigadier, the Doctor Who story The Visitation, in Porridge as Banyard and many other roles. His film appearances included The Dock Brief (1962), Danger by My Side (1962), Strictly for the Birds (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), The Mirror Crack'd (1980), The Masks of Death (1984) and Jekyll & Hyde (1990). In the late 1980s, Eric and his wife…
Filmography
movieJekyll & Hyde
1990 · Head Porter
tvFrench Fields
1989 · Henry
tvPress Gang
1989 · Sir Edward
tvFarrington of the F.O.
1986 · Henry Williamson
tvLovejoy
1986 · Magistrate
movieThe Masks of Death
1984 · Lord Claremont
tv'Allo 'Allo!
1984 · Intelligence Officer
tvFresh Fields
1984 · Henry Richardson
movieThe Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
1983 · Spenser St. John
movieDoctor Who: The Visitation
1982 · The Headman
tvLady Killers
1980 · Dr. Henry Sworn
tvCribb
1980 · James Archer
A Question of Guilt
tvA Question of Guilt
1980 · Dr Dudley
movieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980 · The Major
tvAll Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Colonel D'Arcy, Brigadier D'Arcy
tvRumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Jack Pommeroy
tvPoldark
1975 · Reverend Johns
tvThe Sweeney
1975 · Mr. de Courcy, Mr. Dodds
tvFather Brown
1974 · Auctioneer
tvPorridge
1974 · Mr. Banyard
Russian Roulette
movieRussian Roulette
1973 · Goncharov
tvThe Protectors
1972 · Doyle
tvRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Vicar
movieBattle of Britain
1969 · RAF Officer (uncredited)
tvThe Expert
1968 · Ackroyd, Motorist
movieThe Bone Grinder
1968 · Second City Gent
The Confession
movieThe Confession
1967 · Arnold Gray
tvITV Playhouse
1967 · Arnold Gray, Katya's Father
The World of Wodehouse
tvThe World of Wodehouse
1967 · Mr Wapshott
tvPublic Eye
1965 · Sheriff's Officer
tvThe Likely Lads
1964 · Holgate
movieStrictly for the Birds
1964 · George
movieDr. Crippen
1963 · Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
movieThe Set Up
1963 · Walker
tvThe Saint
1962 · Prosecuting Counsel
movieThe Dock Brief
1962 · Examiner
movieSolo for Sparrow
1962 · Dr. Wolfson
movieDanger by My Side
1962 · Warder Davis
tvRichard the Lionheart
1962 · Chancellor, Nur
tvSuspense
1962 · Reporter
Gang War
movieGang War
1962 · Superintendent Quigley
movieFate Takes a Hand
1961 · Janitor
The Big Boys
movieThe Big Boys
1961 · Mr. Woolly
The Younger Generation
tvThe Younger Generation
1961 · Mr Hoddy
tvWhack-O!
1956 · School Inspector
movieA Touch of the Sun
1956 · Hotel Head Waiter
tvArmchair Theatre
1956 · Goncharov
tvJesus of Nazareth
1956 · The Rabbi
movieThe Big Frame
1952 · Reunion Guest