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.
Born: April 8, 1928 in Shepard's Bush, London, UK
Died: May 15, 1995 (Age 67)
Streaming Sources for all Eric Porter Movies & TV ShowsTitle | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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Movie | Actor | Enobarbus | 1972 | |
Movie | Actor | Tobin | 1975 | |
Movie | Actor | Lansen | 1968 | |
Movie | Actor | Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim | 1973 | |
Movie | Actor | Julianus | 1964 | |
Movie | Actor | Dr. John Pritchard | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Asher Smith | 1973 | |
Movie | Actor | Hunter | 1974 | |
Movie | Actor | Harry Dominion | 1966 | |
Movie | Actor | Chief Superintendent Lomas | 1978 | |
Movie | Actor | Terboven | 1965 | |
Movie | Actor | Colonel Rodin | 1973 | |
Movie | Actor | Stolypin | 1971 | |
Movie | Actor | Major Pollock / John Malcolm | 1970 | |
Movie | Actor | Arthur Winslow | 1977 | |
Movie | Actor | Stanley Wilkinson | 1981 | |
Movie | Actor | James Player | 1994 | |
Movie | Actor | Macbeth | ||
Movie | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 2001 | |
Movie | Actor | 2003 | ||
Movie | Actor | Petersham | ||
Movie | Actor | 2007 | ||
TV Show | Actor | Henry VII | 1989 | |
TV Show | Actor | Stanley Wilkinson 1 Episode | 1970-1984 | |
TV Show | Actor | Soames Forsyte 26 Episodes | 1967-1967 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Macbeth (voice) 1 Episode | 1969-1970 | |
TV Show | Actor | Councillor Albert Parker 1 Episode | 1965-1983 | |
TV Show | Actor | Macbeth 1 Episode | 1965-1983 | |
TV Show | Actor | Cyrano De Bergerac 1 Episode | 1965-1983 | |
TV Show | Actor | 1 Episode | 1978-1985 | |
TV Show | Actor | Professor Moriarty 3 Episodes | 1984-1994 | |
TV Show | Actor | Himself 8 Episodes | 1969-1977 | |
Short Film | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 1977 | |
Movie | Actor | Mr. Havisham | 1980 | |
Movie | Actor | Harold | 1966 | |
Movie | Actor | Gen. Sir Alan Brooke | 1979 | |
Movie | Actor | Dr. Nicholson | 1980 | |
Movie | Actor | Polonius | 1980 | |
Movie | Actor | Deputy Governor Danforth | 1981 | |
Movie | Actor | 1948 | ||
Limited Series | Actor | 8 Episodes | 1981-1981 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Dimitri Bronowsky 14 Episodes | 1984-1984 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Karenin 10 Episodes | 1977-1977 | |
Limited Series | Actor | Fagin 12 Episodes | 1985-1985 | |
Title | Rating | Job | Role(s) | Year |
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