Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
March 8, 1940
Died
February 8, 2026
Age
85
Place of Birth
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Popularity
0.9
Eric Allan
Acting
Biography
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.
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Known For
4.3
Emmerdale
1972 · TV
4.2
EastEnders
1985 · TV
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV
7.1
Screen Two
1985 · TV
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965 · TV
6.5
Peak Practice
1993 · TV
7.2
Heartbeat
1992 · TV
7.0
Bergerac
1981 · TV
10.0
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV
7.0
Playhouse
1974 · TV
7.1
The New Avengers
1976 · TV
6.0
The Play on One
1988 · TV
Filmography
1998
Mosley
Movie · Philip Snowden
6.0
1995
I.D.
Movie · Marie's Dad
6.6
1994
The Knock
TV · David Archer
6.5
1993
Peak Practice
TV · Bill Rawlings
6.5
1993
Peak Practice
TV · Ken Larke
6.5
1992
Heartbeat
TV · Publican
7.2
1992
Heartbeat
TV · Clark
7.2
1991
Happy Feet
Movie · Mr Galt
0.0
1990
House of Cards
TV · Adrian Shepherd
8.0
1988
Reasonable Force
Movie · Superintendent
0.0
1988
Unreported Incident
Movie · Len
0.0
1988
The Play on One
TV · Len
6.0
1985
Hold the Back Page
TV · Reg Prosser
0.0
1985
Theatre Night
TV · Old Man
0.0
1985
EastEnders
TV · Older Prison Officer
4.2
1985
Screen Two
TV · Superintendent
7.1
1984
Sherlock Holmes
TV · Breckendridge
8.2
1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
TV · Breckendridge
10.0
1982
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Movie · Self
8.0
1981
Bergerac
TV · Peter Retford
7.0
1981
Sky Lark
Movie · Policeman
0.0
1981
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Movie · Acton
0.0
1980
Games Without Frontiers
Movie · Cecil
0.0
1980
The Dig
Movie · Peter Mountjoy
0.0