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name: "Eric Porter"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/eric-porter"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 April 1928"
died: "15 May 1995"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:04.004688+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 Porter

Actor. Born 8 April 1928 in Shepard's Bush, London, UK. Died 15 May 1995.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 April 1928, Shepard's Bush, London, UK
- **Died:** 15 May 1995
- **Active:** 1967–1984

## Biography

Eric Porter (1928–1995) was an English actor of stage, film and television. He trained at Wimbledon Technical College and made his stage debut in 1945. He joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1960 and remained a leading member for many years, appearing in numerous Shakespeare productions and winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rosmersholm (1959).

Porter achieved international recognition for his portrayal of Soames Forsyte in the BBC series *The Forsyte Saga* (1967), for which he received a BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He later played Dimitri Bronowsky in the Granada series *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984). His film roles included Julianus in *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964), Colonel Rodin in *The Day of the Jackal* (1973) and Professor Moriarty in the Granada *Sherlock Holmes* adaptations (1984).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Jewel in the Crown* (1984), Fi1m 85, as Dimitri Bronowsky — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-jewel-in-the-crown.md)
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, as Colonel Rodin — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *The Forsyte Saga* (1967), Actor

## Also known for

- *Little Lord Fauntleroy* (1980), Mr. Havisham
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), Professor Moriarty
- *The Fall of the Roman Empire* (1964), Julianus
- *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965), Terboven
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Stolypin
- *Hands of the Ripper* (1971), Dr. John Pritchard
- *The Lost Continent* (1968), Lansen
- *The Thirty Nine Steps* (1978), Chief Superintendent Lomas

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