Acting

Eric Allan

Born 1940-03-08

Died 2026-02-08

Eric Allan was a British actor best known for appearing in several productions by Mike Leigh and for playing countryman Bert Fry on the Radio 4 soap The Archers from 1996 to 2021.

Credits

Newest first

Mosley
as Philip Snowden
1998
I.D.
as Marie's Dad
1995
The Knock
as David Archer
1994
Peak Practice
as Bill Rawlings
1993
Peak Practice
as Ken Larke
1993
Heartbeat
as Publican
1992
Heartbeat
as Clark
1992
Happy Feet
as Mr Galt
1991
House of Cards
as Adrian Shepherd
1990
Reasonable Force
as Superintendent
1988
Unreported Incident
as Len
1988
The Play on One
as Len
1988
Hold the Back Page
as Reg Prosser
1985
Theatre Night
as Old Man
1985
EastEnders
as Older Prison Officer
1985
Screen Two
as Superintendent
1985
Sherlock Holmes
as Breckendridge
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
as Breckendridge
1984
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
as Self
1982
Bergerac
as Peter Retford
1981
Sky Lark
as Policeman
1981
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
as Acton
1981
Games Without Frontiers
as Cecil
1980
The Dig
as Peter Mountjoy
1980
One Day at a Time
as Gavin
1977
True Patriot
as Gestapo Man
1977
The New Avengers
as Penrose
1976
Nuts in May
as Quarryman
1976
Playhouse
as Peter Mountjoy
1974
Playhouse
as Cecil
1974
Playhouse
as Policeman
1974
A Mug's Game?
as Martin
1973
Emmerdale
as Frank Blakey
1972
Bleak Moments
as Peter
1972
New Scotland Yard
as Lee Collins
1972
The McKenzie Break
as Leutnant Hochbauer
1970
Tell Me Lies
as Eric
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre
as Vinty
1965