Eric Dodson

Personal Info

Birthday

December 1, 1920

Day of Death

2000-01-13

(79 years old)

Place of Birth

Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK

Eric Dodson

Biography

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.

Known For

The Saint

'Allo 'Allo!

The Sweeney

Porridge

All Creatures Great and Small

The Expert

The Protectors

Fresh Fields

Filmography

1990
Jekyll & Hyde
as Head Porter
1984
The Masks of Death
as Lord Claremont
1983
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
as Spenser St. John
1982
Doctor Who: The Visitation
as The Headman
1980
The Mirror Crack'd
as The Major
1973
Russian Roulette
as Goncharov
1969
Battle of Britain
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
1968
The Bone Grinder
as Second City Gent
1967
The Confession
as Arnold Gray
1964
Strictly for the Birds
as George
1963
Dr. Crippen
as Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
The Set Up
as Walker
1962
Trial and Error
as Examiner
Danger by My Side
as Warder Davis
Solo for Sparrow
as Dr. Wolfson
Gang War
as Superintendent Quigley
1961
Fate Takes a Hand
as Janitor
The Big Boys
as Mr. Woolly
1956
A Touch of the Sun
as Hotel Head Waiter
1952
The Big Frame
as Reunion Guest