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Eric Porter
Data de nascimento:
08/04/1928
Local de nascimento:
Shepard's Bush, London, UK
Data de falecimento:
15/05/1995
Biografia
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.
Filmes em que atuou
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Morecambe & Wise: Christmas Specials (2007)- 0.00 ★
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The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (2003)- 0.00 ★
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The Best of Morecambe and Wise (2001)- 0.00 ★Self (archive footage)
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Message for Posterity (1994)- 0.00 ★James Player
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Oliver Twist (1985)- 5.00 ★Fagin
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The Sin Bin (1981)- 0.00 ★Stanley Wilkinson
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)- 6.20 ★Dr. Nicholson
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O Pequeno Lord (1980)- 7.30 ★Mr. Havisham
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Hamlet (1980)- 6.10 ★Polonius
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Churchill and the Generals (1979)- 0.00 ★Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
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The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)- 6.70 ★Chief Superintendent Lomas
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The Shetland Experience (1977)- 7.20 ★Narrator (voice)
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The Winslow Boy (1977)- 8.00 ★Arthur Winslow
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Hennessy (1975)- 4.50 ★Tobin
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Callan (1974)- 6.90 ★Hunter
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O Dia do Chacal (1973)- 7.51 ★Colonel Rodin
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The Belstone Fox (1973)- 7.20 ★Asher Smith
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Hitler: Os Últimos Dez Dias (1973)- 6.10 ★Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
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A Sombra das Pirâmides (1972)- 5.60 ★Enobarbus
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As Mãos do Estripador (1971)- 6.20 ★Dr. John Pritchard
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Nicholas e Alexandra (1971)- 6.94 ★Stolypin
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Separate Tables (1970)- 0.00 ★Major Pollock / John Malcolm
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Macbeth (1970)- 0.00 ★Macbeth
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O Continente Esquecido (1968)- 5.60 ★Lansen
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Um Jogador Romântico (1966)- 4.80 ★Harry Dominion
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Os Heróis de Telemark (1965)- 6.92 ★Terboven
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The Wars of the Roses (1965)- 8.50 ★Henry VII
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A Queda do Império Romano (1964)- 6.48 ★Julianus
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Emma (1948)- 0.00 ★