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- Portman became a favourite of renowned filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, leading to a role he is probably best remembered for - the determined Nazi commander of a German U-boat sunk off the coast of Canada in 49th Parallel (1941), who tries to lead his crew across Canada in order to get to the safety of the US, which was at the time not involved in the war.
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In 1941 he had his first important film role playing Lieutenant Hirth, a Nazi on the run, in Powell and Pressburger's 49th Parallel, which was a big hit in the US and Britain. Portman was established as a star and signed a long-term contract with Gainsborough Pictures.
Jan 19, 2014 · In the West End and on Broadway he was notable for the lengthy service he gave to some popular productions, so much so that he rightly earned the sobriquet “Long-Run Eric”. Now Portman’s career has...
Eric Portman. Actor: A Canterbury Tale. With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanour, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian.
- July 13, 1901
- December 7, 1969
Actor: A Canterbury Tale. With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanour, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian.
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- Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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- St Veep, Cornwall, England, UK
Jan 28, 2011 · Over the next 20 years he acquired the apt nickname "Long-Run Eric". It was appropriate for a man whose stamina had taken him through some lengthy periods on the boards: The Browning Version...
Nov 11, 2013 · Known as ‘Long-run Eric’ for the longevity of the most successful of his theatre appearances, he starred in plays by Terence Rattigan and films by the multi-talented Forbes and the...
Eric Portman (1903 - 1969) Eric Portman occupied a curious position in British film: not quite a star, not quite a character player. His screen persona was of a grouchy, spiky, complex personality - and his real-life personality seems to have parallels with that.
