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Eric Richard Porter (8 April 1928 – 15 May 1995) was an English actor of stage, film and television. Early life. Porter was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, to bus conductor Richard John Porter and Phoebe Elizabeth (née Spall).
Eric Porter. Actor: The Day of the Jackal. A highly respected Shakespearean for five decades until his death of colon cancer in 1995, classical actor Eric Porter's claim to international fame would, ironically, be outside of that realm, with one superb portrayal in one superb miniseries, The Forsyte Saga (1967), in which he won the BAFTA award.
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May 17, 1995 · Eric Porter, a reclusive British actor best known for his leading role in the television drama "The Forsyte Saga," died on Monday at a hospital in north London. He was 67....
Aug 19, 2017 · Eric Porter is best remembered as tortured Victorian Soames Forsyte. The scene where a hurt and enraged Soames maritally rapes his beautiful, cold, unfaithful wife Irene (played by...
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May 15, 1995 · A highly respected Shakespearean for five decades until his death of colon cancer in 1995, classical actor Eric Porter's claim to international fame would, ironically, be outside of that realm, with one superb portrayal in one superb miniseries, The Forsyte Saga (1967), in which he won the BAFTA award.
May 16, 1995 · When television producers were casting demons and po-faced characters in the Sixties and Seventies, Eric Porter seemed to be on all their shortlists, becoming a star as Soames Forsyte in The...
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British-born Eric Porter was a beloved actor, well-known for his memorable performances on the Hollywood movie screen. In his early acting career, Porter appeared in such films as the adaptation "The Fall of the Roman Empire" (1964) with Sophia Loren, the Anne Bancroft dramatic adaptation "The...