Acting · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · Born December 1, 1920
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). 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.
MovieJekyll & Hyde
1990
as Head Porter
TVFrench Fields
1989
as Henry
TVPress Gang
1989
as Sir Edward
TVFarrington of the F.O.
1986
as Henry Williamson
TVLovejoy
1986
as Magistrate
MovieThe Masks of Death
1984
as Lord Claremont
TV'Allo 'Allo!
1984
as Intelligence Officer
TVFresh Fields
1984
as Henry Richardson
MovieThe Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
1983
as Spenser St. John
MovieDoctor Who: The Visitation
1982
as The Headman
TVLady Killers
1980
as Dr. Henry Sworn
TVCribb
1980
as James Archer
A Question of Guilt
1980
as Dr Dudley
MovieThe Mirror Crack'd
1980
as The Major
TVAll Creatures Great and Small
1978
as Colonel D'Arcy
TVRumpole of the Bailey
1975
as Jack Pommeroy
TVPoldark
1975
as Reverend Johns
TVThe Sweeney
1975
as Mr. de Courcy
TVFather Brown
1974
as Auctioneer
TVPorridge
1974
as Mr. Banyard
Russian Roulette
1973
as Goncharov
TVThe Protectors
1972
as Doyle
TVRandall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
1969
as Vicar
MovieBattle of Britain
1969
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
TVThe Expert
1968
as Ackroyd
MovieThe Bone Grinder
1968
as Second City Gent
The Confession
1967
as Arnold Gray
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Arnold Gray
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Mr Wapshott
TVPublic Eye
1965
as Sheriff's Officer
TVThe Likely Lads
1964
as Holgate
MovieStrictly for the Birds
1964
as George
TVThe Protectors
1964
as Fairlie
MovieDr. Crippen
1963
as Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
MovieThe Set Up
1963
as Walker
TVThe Saint
1962
as Prosecuting Counsel
MovieThe Dock Brief
1962
as Examiner
MovieSolo for Sparrow
1962
as Dr. Wolfson
MovieDanger by My Side
1962
as Warder Davis
TVRichard the Lionheart
1962
as Chancellor
TVSuspense
1962
as Reporter
Gang War
1962
as Superintendent Quigley
MovieFate Takes a Hand
1961
as Janitor
The Big Boys
1961
as Mr. Woolly
The Younger Generation
1961
as Mr Hoddy
TVWhack-O!
1956
as School Inspector
MovieA Touch of the Sun
1956
as Hotel Head Waiter
TVArmchair Theatre
1956
as Goncharov
TVJesus of Nazareth
1956
as The Rabbi
MovieThe Big Frame
1952
as Reunion Guest
