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 Rosaline made their home in Sherborne, Gloucestershire where he took a hobby repairing and making harpsichords.
He was also asked on many occasions to play the organ at the village church.
He was unable to work for the last five years of his life due to illness and died in 2000 at age 79.
Películas (20)
Jekyll & Hyde
1990 · Head Porter
The Masks of Death
1984 · Lord Claremont
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
1983 · Spenser St. John
Doctor Who: The Visitation
1982 · The Headman
The Mirror Crack'd
1980 · The Major
Russian Roulette
1973 · Goncharov
Battle of Britain
1969 · RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Bone Grinder
1968 · Second City Gent
The Confession
1967 · Arnold Gray
Strictly for the Birds
1964 · George
Dr. Crippen
1963 · Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
The Set Up
1963 · Walker
The Dock Brief
1962 · Examiner
Solo for Sparrow
1962 · Dr. Wolfson
Danger by My Side
1962 · Warder Davis
Gang War
1962 · Superintendent Quigley
Fate Takes a Hand
1961 · Janitor
The Big Boys
1961 · Mr. Woolly
A Touch of the Sun
1956 · Hotel Head Waiter
The Big Frame
1952 · Reunion Guest
Series (34)
Grace & Favour
1992 · Sir Robert
French Fields
1989 · Henry
Press Gang
1989 · Sir Edward
Farrington of the F.O.
1986 · Henry Williamson
Lovejoy
1986 · Magistrate
'Allo 'Allo!
1984 · Intelligence Officer
Fresh Fields
1984 · Henry Richardson
Lady Killers
1980 · Dr. Henry Sworn
Cribb
1980 · James Archer
A Question of Guilt
1980 · Dr Dudley
All Creatures Great and Small
1978 · Colonel D'Arcy, Brigadier D'Arcy
Rumpole of the Bailey
1975 · Jack Pommeroy
Poldark
1975 · Reverend Johns
The Sweeney
1975 · Mr. de Courcy, Mr. Dodds
Father Brown
1974 · Auctioneer
Porridge
1974 · Mr. Banyard
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973 · Mr. Cooper
The Protectors
1972 · Doyle
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969 · Vicar
The Expert
1968 · Ackroyd, Motorist
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Arnold Gray, Katya's Father
The World of Wodehouse
1967 · Mr Wapshott
The Troubleshooters
1965 · Gemmell
Public Eye
1965 · Sheriff's Officer
The Likely Lads
1964 · Holgate
The Protectors
1964 · Fairlie
Raise Your Glasses
1962
The Saint
1962 · Prosecuting Counsel
Richard the Lionheart
1962 · Chancellor, Nur
Suspense
1962 · Reporter
The Younger Generation
1961 · Mr Hoddy
Whack-O!
1956 · School Inspector
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Goncharov
Jesus of Nazareth
1956 · The Rabbi