Acting
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
Film · 1990
French Fields
Series · 1989
Press Gang
Series · 1989
Lovejoy
Series · 1986
Farrington of the F.O.
Series · 1986
The Masks of Death
Film · 1984
Fresh Fields
Series · 1984
'Allo 'Allo!
Series · 1984
The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
Film · 1983
Doctor Who: The Visitation
Film · 1982
The Mirror Crack'd
Film · 1980
Lady Killers
Series · 1980
Cribb
Series · 1980
A Question of Guilt
Series · 1980
All Creatures Great and Small
Series · 1978
All Creatures Great and Small
Series · 1978
The Sweeney
Series · 1975
The Sweeney
Series · 1975
Rumpole of the Bailey
Series · 1975
Poldark
Series · 1975
Porridge
Series · 1974
Father Brown
Series · 1974
Russian Roulette
Film · 1973
The Protectors
Series · 1972
Battle of Britain
Film · 1969
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Series · 1969
The Bone Grinder
Film · 1968
The Expert
Series · 1968
The Expert
Series · 1968
The Confession
Film · 1967
The World of Wodehouse
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
ITV Playhouse
Series · 1967
Public Eye
Series · 1965
Strictly for the Birds
Film · 1964
The Likely Lads
Series · 1964
The Protectors
Series · 1964
The Set Up
Film · 1963
Dr. Crippen
Film · 1963
Solo for Sparrow
Film · 1962
The Dock Brief
Film · 1962
Danger by My Side
Film · 1962
Gang War
Film · 1962
The Saint
Series · 1962
Richard the Lionheart
Series · 1962
Richard the Lionheart
Series · 1962
Suspense
Series · 1962
Raise Your Glasses
Series · 1962
Fate Takes a Hand
Film · 1961
The Big Boys
Film · 1961
The Younger Generation
Series · 1961
A Touch of the Sun
Film · 1956
Whack-O!
Series · 1956
Jesus of Nazareth
Series · 1956
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
The Big Frame
Film · 1952