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Acting

Eric Porter

Career

Active from 1965 to 1994, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
27
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score67/100
Highest rated
Poster for Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eric Porter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    1.0, average 2.2
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.1, average 2.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.8, average 2.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Historical Drama 6
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • World War II 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

52
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

2 titles
Message for Posterity
Message for Posterity (1994)

as James Player

Performance
Performance (1991)

TV show · as James Player

1980s

13 titles · average score 73
The Return of Sherlock Holmes
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Professor Moriarty

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1985)
GoodWatch score 64

as Fagin

Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist (1985)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Fagin

Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

TV show · as Professor Moriarty

The Jewel in the Crown
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Dimitri Bronowsky

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)

TV show · as Professor Moriarty

Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Neville Chamberlain

The Sin Bin
The Sin Bin (1981)

as Stanley Wilkinson

The Crucible
The Crucible (1981)

as Deputy Governor Danforth

Little Lord Fauntleroy
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
GoodWatch score 75

as Mr. Havisham

Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
GoodWatch score 68

as Dr. Nicholson

Hamlet
Hamlet (1980)
GoodWatch score 71

as Polonius

1970s

25 titles · average score 65
Churchill and the Generals
Churchill and the Generals (1979)

as Gen. Sir Alan Brooke

The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
GoodWatch score 62

as Chief Superintendent Lomas

Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina (1977)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Karenin

Hennessy
Hennessy (1975)
GoodWatch score 52

as Tobin

The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler
The Two Deaths of Adolf Hitler (1975)

as Narrator

Callan
Callan (1974)
GoodWatch score 73

as Hunter

From War to Peace
From War to Peace (1974)

as Narrator

The Belstone Fox
The Belstone Fox (1973)
GoodWatch score 70

as Asher Smith

Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
GoodWatch score 48

as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim

Antony and Cleopatra
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
GoodWatch score 57

as Enobarbus

Hands of the Ripper
Hands of the Ripper (1971)
GoodWatch score 72

as Dr. John Pritchard

Separate Tables
Separate Tables (1970)

as Major Pollock / John Malcolm

1960s

11 titles · average score 67
Civilisation
Civilisation (1969)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Macbeth (voice)

The Lost Continent
The Lost Continent (1968)
GoodWatch score 55

as Lansen

The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show · as Soames Forsyte

Kaleidoscope
Kaleidoscope (1966)
GoodWatch score 58

as Harry Dominion

The Last Invasion
The Last Invasion (1966)

as Harold

The Heroes of Telemark
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
GoodWatch score 65

as Terboven

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Cyrano de Bergerac / Arthur Winslow

Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door (1965)

TV show · as Johnny Isaacs

The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses (1965)

as Henry VII

The Fall of the Roman Empire
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
GoodWatch score 61

as Julianus

Theatre 625
Theatre 625 (1964)

TV show · as 'Newton'

1950s

1 title
Theatre Night
Theatre Night (1957)

TV show · as Vadim Romanoff