Eric Dodson
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. He also appeared in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as a Brigadier, the Doctor Who story The Visitation, in Porridge as Banyard and many other roles. His film appearances included The Dock Brief (1962), Danger by My Side (1962), Strictly for the Birds (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), The Mirror Crack'd (1980), The Masks of Death (1984) and Jekyll & Hyde (1990). In the late 1980s, Eric and his wife Rosaline made their home in Sherborne, Gloucestershire where he took a hobby repairing and making harpsichords. He was also asked on many occasions to play the organ at the village church. He was unable to work for the last five years of his life due to illness and died in 2000 at age 79.
Filmography
Jekyll & Hyde
as Head Porter
Jekyll & Hyde
as Head Porter
The Masks of Death
as Lord Claremont
The Masks of Death
as Lord Claremont
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
as Spenser St. John
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
as Spenser St. John
Doctor Who: The Visitation
as The Headman
Doctor Who: The Visitation
as The Headman
The Mirror Crack'd
as The Major
The Mirror Crack'd
as The Major
Russian Roulette
as Goncharov
Russian Roulette
as Goncharov
Battle of Britain
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
Battle of Britain
as RAF Officer (uncredited)
The Bone Grinder
as Second City Gent
The Bone Grinder
as Second City Gent
The Confession
as Arnold Gray
The Confession
as Arnold Gray
Strictly for the Birds
as George
Strictly for the Birds
as George
Dr. Crippen
as Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
Dr. Crippen
as Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
The Set Up
as Walker
The Set Up
as Walker
The Dock Brief
as Examiner
The Dock Brief
as Examiner
Solo for Sparrow
as Dr. Wolfson
Solo for Sparrow
as Dr. Wolfson
Danger by My Side
as Warder Davis
Danger by My Side
as Warder Davis
Gang War
as Superintendent Quigley
Gang War
as Superintendent Quigley
Fate Takes a Hand
as Janitor
Fate Takes a Hand
as Janitor
The Big Boys
as Mr. Woolly
The Big Boys
as Mr. Woolly
A Touch of the Sun
as Hotel Head Waiter
A Touch of the Sun
as Hotel Head Waiter
The Big Frame
as Reunion Guest
The Big Frame
as Reunion Guest