Eric Dodson
Actor
- Born
- December 1, 1920 · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
- Died
- January 13, 2000 (age 79)
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).
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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.
Known for
Battle of Britain
September 15, 1969
The Mirror Crack'd
February 6, 1980
Jekyll & Hyde
January 6, 1990
Dr. Crippen
August 7, 1963
The Dock Brief
September 25, 1962
The Masks of Death
December 23, 1984
The Big Frame
September 1, 1952
A Touch of the Sun
October 1, 1956
Danger by My Side
September 1, 1962
Fate Takes a Hand
October 12, 1961
Doctor Who: The Visitation
February 23, 1982
Strictly for the Birds
March 28, 1964
Acting20
- 1990Jekyll & Hyde as Head Porter
- 1984The Masks of Death as Lord Claremont
- 1983The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace as Spenser St. John
- 1982Doctor Who: The Visitation as The Headman
- 1980The Mirror Crack'd as The Major
- 1973Russian Roulette as Goncharov
- 1969Battle of Britain as RAF Officer (uncredited)
- 1968The Bone Grinder as Second City Gent
- 1967The Confession as Arnold Gray
- 1964