Portrait of Eric Portman

Acting

Eric Portman

Career

Active from 1935 to 1968, busiest in 1943 with 4 main titles.

Leading roles
31
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Eric Portman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.6, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Family Dynamics
    3.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 3
  • Slow-Burn Suspense 2
  • British New Wave 2
  • Melancholy 2
  • Claustrophobic Atmosphere 2
  • British War Film 2
  • Classic Cinema 2
  • Psychological Mystery 2
  • Intrigue 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Suspenseful 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

51
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

14 titles ยท average score 66
Deadfall
Deadfall (1968)
GoodWatch score 52

as Moreau

Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill (1968)
GoodWatch score 60

as Notary

The Whisperers
The Whisperers (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

as Archie Ross

The Crossfire
The Crossfire (1967)

as Dr. David Sorel

The Prisoner
The Prisoner (1967)
GoodWatch score 92

TV show ยท as Number Two

The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
GoodWatch score 47

as British Ambassador

The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident (1965)
GoodWatch score 80

as Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine

West 11
West 11 (1963)
GoodWatch score 67

as Richard Dyce

The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)
GoodWatch score 61

as Inspector Hofmeister

The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge (1961)
GoodWatch score 60

as Jeremy Clay

A Call on Kuprin: Part 2
A Call on Kuprin: Part 2 (1961)

as Kuprin

A Call on Kuprin: Part 1
A Call on Kuprin: Part 1 (1961)

as Kuprin

1950s

12 titles ยท average score 67
Naked City
Naked City (1958)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Jayson Condon

The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1957)

as Jess Oakroyd

DuPont Show of the Month
DuPont Show of the Month (1957)

TV show ยท as Dr. Manette

Child in the House
Child in the House (1956)
GoodWatch score 63

as Henry Acheson

The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story (1955)
GoodWatch score 68

as Colonel Richmond

The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
GoodWatch score 62

as Miller

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Richard Musgrave

South of Algiers
South of Algiers (1953)
GoodWatch score 59

as Doctor Burnet

His Excellency
His Excellency (1952)

as George Harrison

The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)
GoodWatch score 70

as Arthur Collings

Painter and Poet No. 2
Painter and Poet No. 2 (1951)

as Narrator

Cairo Road
Cairo Road (1950)
GoodWatch score 59

as Col. Youssef Bey

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 68
The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1949)
GoodWatch score 68

as Fernand Maubert

Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
GoodWatch score 70

as Paul Mangin

The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)

as Sir John Dearing KC

Daybreak
Daybreak (1948)
GoodWatch score 63

as Eddie Tribe

Dear Murderer
Dear Murderer (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as Lee Warren

The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain (1947)

as Richard Howard

Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder (1946)
GoodWatch score 72

as Victor James Colebrooke

Great Day
Great Day (1945)
GoodWatch score 69

as Capt. John Ellis

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)
GoodWatch score 81

as Thomas Colpeper, JP

We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as L/S Hobson

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
GoodWatch score 69

as Tom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie

49th Parallel
49th Parallel (1941)
GoodWatch score 80

as Lieutenant Hirth

1930s

8 titles ยท average score 54
Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata (1937)

as Mario de la Costa

The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)
GoodWatch score 69

as First Lord

The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1936)

as Giuliano de Medici

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)
GoodWatch score 38

as Matthew Trimble

Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner (1935)

as Edward Chester

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)
GoodWatch score 57

as Carlos, the gypsy

Abdul the Damned
Abdul the Damned (1935)

as Conspirastor

Old Roses
Old Roses (1935)

as Lou