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name: "Eric Christmas"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-christmas"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 March 1916"
died: "22 July 2000"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:21:51.945128+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Eric Christmas

Actor. Born 19 March 1916 in London, England, UK. Died 22 July 2000.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 March 1916, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 22 July 2000
- **Also known as:** Eric Cuthbert Christmas

## Biography

Eric Christmas (also credited as Eric Cuthbert Christmas) was an English actor with a career spanning stage and screen from the 1930s until his death. Born in London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked in English repertory theatre before emigrating to Canada in 1948.

He was a foundational performer at the Stratford Festival, appearing in 12 seasons and 21 Shakespearean productions between 1957 and 1970. On film he played the Priest in *Harold and Maude* (1971) and Mr Carter in the *Porky's* trilogy (1981–1985). His television credits include guest roles in *Seinfeld*, *The X-Files*, *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* and *ER*, as well as the recurring part of Reverend Diddymoe in *Amen*.

Christmas also taught drama at the University of California, San Diego, and directed productions at theatres including the Old Globe in San Diego. He died in Camarillo, California, in 2000.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Harold and Maude* (1971), Fi1m 81, as Priest — [page](https://film.one/film/harold-and-maude.md)

## Also known for

- *The X-Files* (1993), Stan Phillips — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-x-files.md)
- *The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air* (1990), Cecil
- *Seinfeld* (1989), Haarwood — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *MouseHunt* (1997), The Lawyer
- *ALF* (1986), Bernie
- *Little House on the Prairie* (1974), Dewey
- *Porky's* (1981), Mr. Carter
- *ER* (1994), Mr. Heath

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