

Acting
Eric Porter
- Titles
- 35movies20TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 1994, busiest in 1975 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 27top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
Sherlock Holmes88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 19 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical8.5average 2.6
- Politics6.1average 2.6
- Warfare3.8average 1.2
- Class & Capitalism5.7average 3.3
- Nostalgia5.6average 3.6
- Social Commentary6.6average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.9average 3.7
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.1, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.6, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
- Physical Comedy1.5, average 2.5
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 6
- Political Intrigue 5
- World War II 3
- Victorian Era 2
- Classic Adaptation 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael DarlowDirectorThe Final Solution, From War to Peace, Warrior - World at War Special Presentation, Hitler’s Germany - A World at War Special Presentation- EEric Boyd-PerkinsEditorThe Thirty Nine Steps, Antony and Cleopatra, Hennessy
- JJohn GorrieDirectorSherlock Holmes, The Sin Bin, Macbeth
Don SharpDirectorThe Thirty Nine Steps, Hennessy, Callan
Geraldine McEwanActorSeparate Tables, The Statue and the Rose
Alec GuinnessActorHitler: The Last Ten Days, Little Lord Fauntleroy
Robert SwannActorAnna Karenina, Hamlet
Sophie ThompsonActorThe Crucible, Message for Posterity
Peter EganActorHennessy, Callan
Connie BoothActorLittle Lord Fauntleroy, Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
Annette CrosbieActorSeparate Tables, Message for Posterity
Ronald PickupActorThe Thirty Nine Steps, Message for Posterity
Movies and TV shows
151980s
2 titles · average score 71
68
Oliver Twist (1985)
TV show · as Fagin
74
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
TV show · as Dimitri Bronowsky
1970s
9 titles · average score 59

Churchill and the Generals (1979)
as Gen. Sir Alan Brooke
73
Anna Karenina (1977)
TV show · as Karenin
47
Hennessy (1975)
as Tobin

Playhouse (1974)
TV show · as Petersham
49
Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
as Generalfeldmarschall Robert Ritter von Greim
57
Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
as Enobarbus
58
Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
as Stolypin

Macbeth (1970)
as Macbeth
72
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Stanley Wilkinson
1960s
4 titles · average score 69
85
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
TV show · as Soames Forsyte
61
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV show · as Arthur Winslow / Cyrano de Bergerac

The Wars of the Roses (1965)
as Henry VII
61
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
as Julianus