Acting
Eric Porter
- Titles
- 35movies16TV shows
- Career
Active from 1965 to 1994, busiest in 1980 with 4 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 28top three billing
- Average score
67/100
- Highest rated
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 18 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical9.1average 2.6
- Politics6.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism5.7average 3.3
- Warfare3.2average 1.2
- Social Commentary6.8average 4.9
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.3average 3.7
- Pathos6.5average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism0.9, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.5, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor0.6, average 2.0
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Historical Drama 5
- Political Intrigue 4
- Classic Adaptation 3
- World War II 2
- Social Commentary 2
- Coming-of-Age 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Victorian Era 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Michael DarlowDirectorFrom War to Peace, The Final Solution, 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
Michael AttwellActorOliver Twist, Oliver Twist
Alec GuinnessActorLittle Lord Fauntleroy, Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Edward WoodwardActorWinston Churchill: The Wilderness Years, Callan
Rosalie WilliamsActorSherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem- BBen RodskaActorOliver Twist, Oliver Twist
Peter EganActorHennessy, Callan
Lysette AnthonyActorOliver Twist, Oliver Twist
Jeremy BrettActorSherlock Holmes, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Final Problem
Movies and TV shows
151990s
1 title
Performance (1991)
TV show · as James Player
1980s
6 titles · average score 72
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
TV show · as Professor Moriarty
64
Oliver Twist (1985)
TV show · as Fagin
84
Sherlock Holmes (1984)
TV show · as Professor Moriarty
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
TV show · as Professor Moriarty
The Jewel in the Crown (1984)
TV show · as Dimitri Bronowsky
67
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (1981)
TV show · as Neville Chamberlain
1970s
5 titles · average score 69
The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV show · as Polonius
68
Anna Karenina (1977)
TV show · as Karenin
Private Affairs (1975)
TV show · as Charles Stewart Parnell
Playhouse (1974)
TV show · as Petersham
70
Play for Today (1970)
TV show · as Stanley Wilkinson
1960s
3 titles · average score 76
84
Civilisation (1969)
TV show · as Macbeth (voice)
83
The Forsyte Saga (1967)
TV show · as Soames Forsyte
60
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
TV show · as Arthur Winslow / Cyrano de Bergerac