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Eric Portman

Actor

Eric Portman

Born July 13, 1901 in Halifax, YorkshireDied December 7, 196948 films

Eric Portman (13 July 1901, Akroydon, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire - 7 December 1969, St Veep, Cornwall) was a distinguished English stage and film actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles in several films for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger during the 1940s.

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49th Parallel posterFirst watch49th Parallel19417.0as Lieutenant HirthIn the early days of World War II, a German U-boat is sunk in Canada's Hudson Bay. Hoping to evade capture, a small band of German soldiers led by commanding officer Lieutenant Hirth…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
A Canterbury Tale poster6.9A Canterbury Tale1944The Bedford Incident poster7.0The Bedford Incident1965Freud: The Secret Passion poster6.5Freud: The Secret Passion1962The Colditz Story poster6.8The Colditz Story1955

Filmography

48 films as actor
  1. 1968DeadfallMoreau
  2. 1968Assignment to KillNotary
  3. 1967The WhisperersArchie Ross
  4. 1967The CrossfireDr. David Sorel
  5. 1966The Spy with a Cold NoseBritish Ambassador
  6. 1965The Bedford IncidentCommodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine
  7. 1963The Man Who Finally DiedInspector Hofmeister
  8. 1963West 11Richard Dyce
  9. 1962Freud: The Secret PassionDr. Theodore Meynert
  10. 1961The Naked EdgeJeremy Clay
  11. 1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 2Kuprin
  12. 1961A Call on Kuprin: Part 1Kuprin
  13. 1957The Good CompanionsJess Oakroyd
  14. 1956Child in the HouseHenry Acheson
  15. 1955The Deep Blue SeaMiller
  16. 1955The Last Reunion
  17. 1955The Colditz StoryColonel Richmond
  18. 1953South of AlgiersDoctor Burnet
  19. 1952His ExcellencyGeorge Harrison
  20. 1952The Magic BoxArthur Collings
  21. 1951Painter and Poet No. 2Narrator
  22. 1950Cairo RoadCol. Youssef Bey
  23. 1949The Spider and the FlyFernand Maubert
  24. 1948The Blind GoddessSir John Dearing KC
  25. 1948DaybreakEddie Tribe
  26. 1948Corridor of MirrorsPaul Mangin
  27. 1947Dear MurdererLee Warren
  28. 1947The Mark of CainRichard Howard
  29. 1946Men of Two WorldsDistrict Commissioner Randall
  30. 1946Wanted for MurderVictor James Colebrooke
  31. 1945Great DayCapt. John Ellis
  32. 1944A Canterbury TaleThomas Colpeper, JP
  33. 1943Escape to DangerArthur Lawrence
  34. 1943Millions Like UsCharlie Forbes
  35. 1943We Dive at DawnL/S Hobson
  36. 1943Squadron Leader XErich Kohler
  37. 1942UncensoredAndre Delage
  38. 1942One of Our Aircraft Is MissingTom Earnshaw, Copilot in B for Bertie
  39. 194149th ParallelLieutenant Hirth
  40. 1937The Prince and the PauperFirst Lord
  41. 1937Moonlight SonataMario de la Costa
  42. 1936The Crimes of Stephen HawkeMatthew Trimble
  43. 1936The CardinalGiuliano de Medici
  44. 1935Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red BarnCarlos, the gypsy
  45. 1935Abdul the DamnedConspirastor
  46. 1935Old RosesLou
  47. 1935Hyde Park CornerEdward Chester
  48. 1933The Girl from Maxim's