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Eric Portman

Eric Portman

Acting·1901–1969·44 films

Eric Portman (13 July 1901, Akroydon, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire - 7 December 1969, St Veep, Cornwall) was a distinguished English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s.

Filmography

A Canterbury Tale
A Canterbury Tale (1944)Thomas Colpeper, JP
49th Parallel
49th Parallel (1941)Lieutenant Hirth
The Bedford Incident
The Bedford Incident (1965)Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
Freud: The Secret Passion
Freud: The Secret Passion (1962)Dr. Theodore Meynert
The Colditz Story
The Colditz Story (1955)Colonel Richmond
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)Tom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie
The Prince and the Pauper
The Prince and the Pauper (1937)First Lord
Wanted for Murder
Wanted for Murder (1946)Victor James Colebrooke
The Whisperers
The Whisperers (1967)Archie Ross
Deadfall
Deadfall (1968)Moreau
The Naked Edge
The Naked Edge (1961)Jeremy Clay
We Dive at Dawn
We Dive at Dawn (1943)L/S Hobson
The Magic Box
The Magic Box (1952)Arthur Collings
Dear Murderer
Dear Murderer (1947)Lee Warren
Corridor of Mirrors
Corridor of Mirrors (1948)Paul Mangin
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn
Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935)Carlos, the gypsy
The Man Who Finally Died
The Man Who Finally Died (1963)Inspector Hofmeister
Millions Like Us
Millions Like Us (1943)Charlie Forbes
West 11
West 11 (1963)Richard Dyce
The Deep Blue Sea
The Deep Blue Sea (1955)Miller
Daybreak
Daybreak (1948)Eddie Tribe
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936)Matthew Trimble
Assignment to Kill
Assignment to Kill (1968)Notary
The Spider and the Fly
The Spider and the Fly (1949)Fernand Maubert
The Mark of Cain
The Mark of Cain (1947)Richard Howard
Cairo Road
Cairo Road (1950)Col. Youssef Bey
The Blind Goddess
The Blind Goddess (1948)Sir John Dearing KC
Great Day
Great Day (1945)Capt. John Ellis
The Cardinal
The Cardinal (1936)Giuliano de Medici
Hyde Park Corner
Hyde Park Corner (1935)Edward Chester
Child in the House
Child in the House (1956)Henry Acheson
South of Algiers
South of Algiers (1953)Doctor Burnet
The Spy with a Cold Nose
The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)British Ambassador
His Excellency
His Excellency (1952)George Harrison
Abdul the Damned
Abdul the Damned (1935)Conspirastor
Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata (1937)Mario de la Costa
Men of Two Worlds
Men of Two Worlds (1946)District Commissioner Randall
Uncensored
Uncensored (1942)Andre Delage
The Good Companions
The Good Companions (1957)Jess Oakroyd
Escape to Danger
Escape to Danger (1943)Arthur Lawrence
Squadron Leader X
Squadron Leader X (1943)Erich Kohler
The Girl from Maxim's
The Girl from Maxim's (1933)
The Last Reunion
The Last Reunion (1955)
The Air Plan
The Air Plan (1945)Himself - Commentator