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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 (1928-1995) was a classical actor who starred in The Forsyte Saga, The Day of the Jackal, Anna Karenina and more. He won a BAFTA award for his role in The Forsyte Saga and performed in many Shakespeare plays on stage and TV.
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...
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....
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 22, 1995 · Eric Porter, who played Soames Forsyte in the hit drama "The Forsyte Saga", passed away in 1995 from colon cancer. He was a reclusive and perfectionist actor who preferred classical theater to film and TV.
Dec 13, 2018 · Eric Porter obituary in “The Independent” in 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 Forsyte Saga in 1967, after more than 20 years in acting. The role of the brutal lawyer in John ...
