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Eric Dodson

Acting
Known For

79 Years Old

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.

Born

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK on 1st December 1920

Died

13th January 2000

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The Saint Image
The Saint
Prosecuting Counsel
The Protectors Image
The Protectors
Doyle
Public Eye Image
Public Eye
Sheriff's Officer
All Creatures Great and Small Image
All Creatures Great and Small
Brigadier D'Arcy
All Creatures Great and Small Image
All Creatures Great and Small
Colonel D'Arcy
Lady Killers Image
Lady Killers
Dr. Henry Sworn
The Sweeney Image
The Sweeney
Mr. Dodds
The Sweeney Image
The Sweeney
Mr. de Courcy
Lovejoy Image
Lovejoy
Magistrate
Porridge Image
Porridge
Mr. Banyard
The Likely Lads Image
The Likely Lads
Holgate
Whack-O! Image
Whack-O!
School Inspector
The Expert Image
The Expert
Ackroyd
The Expert Image
The Expert
Motorist
'Allo 'Allo! Image
'Allo 'Allo!
Intelligence Officer
Press Gang Image
Press Gang
Sir Edward
Richard the Lionheart Image
Richard the Lionheart
Nur
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Richard the Lionheart
Chancellor
French Fields Image
French Fields
Henry
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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Vicar
Fresh Fields Image
Fresh Fields
Henry Richardson
Battle of Britain Image
Battle of Britain
RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Mirror Crack'd Image
The Mirror Crack'd
The Major
Jekyll & Hyde Image
Jekyll & Hyde
Head Porter
Dr. Crippen Image
Dr. Crippen
Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
Danger by My Side Image
Danger by My Side
Warder Davis
The Big Frame Image
The Big Frame
Reunion Guest
The Masks of Death Image
The Masks of Death
Lord Claremont
A Touch of the Sun Image
A Touch of the Sun
Hotel Head Waiter
Fate Takes a Hand Image
Fate Takes a Hand
Janitor
Doctor Who: The Visitation Image
Doctor Who: The Visitation
The Headman
Strictly for the Birds Image
Strictly for the Birds
George
Solo for Sparrow Image
Solo for Sparrow
Dr. Wolfson
Trial and Error Image
Trial and Error
Examiner
The Set Up Image
The Set Up
Walker
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The Confession
Arnold Gray
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace Image
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
Spenser St. John
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The Big Boys
Mr. Woolly
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Russian Roulette
Goncharov
The Bone Grinder Image
The Bone Grinder
Second City Gent
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Gang War
Superintendent Quigley