Eric Portman

1901-1969

Biography: life and films

Eric Portman was an English actor. He was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, UK on 13th July 1901 and died in St Veep, Cornwall, England, UK on 7th December 1969, aged 68.

His best films as an actor include Michael Powell's thriller 49th Parallel (1941), One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942), Lance Comfort's Squadron Leader X (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944) and Thorold Dickinson's Men of Two Worlds (1946).

Eric Portman appeared in 42 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Michael Powell (3 films), Lance Comfort (3), Sinclair Hill (2), Robert Hamer (2) and Anthony Asquith (2).

His most frequent genres include: drama (32 films), War (8), Thriller (8), comedy (4), history (3), crime-thriller (3) and romance (2).

Our average rating for Eric Portman over all films is: 3.0

Filmography

Key: a = actor

The Girl from Maxim's (1933) [a]

Abdul the Damned (1935) [a]

Hyde Park Corner (1935) [a]

Maria Marten, or The Murder in the Red Barn (1935) [a]

Old Roses (1935) [a]

Hearts of Humanity (1936) [a]

The Cardinal (1936) [a]

The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936) [a]

Moonlight Sonata (1937) [a]

The Prince and the Pauper (1937) [a]

49th Parallel (1941) [a]

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) [a]

Uncensored (1942) [a]

Escape to Danger (1943) [a]

Millions Like Us (1943) [a]

Squadron Leader X (1943) [a]

We Dive at Dawn (1943) [a]

A Canterbury Tale (1944) [a]

Great Day (1945) [a]

Men of Two Worlds (1946) [a]

Wanted for Murder (1946) [a]

Dear Murderer (1947) [a]

The Mark of Cain (1947) [a]

Corridor of Mirrors (1948) [a]

Daybreak (1948) [a]

The Blind Goddess (1948) [a]

The Spider and the Fly (1949) [a]

Cairo Road (1950) [a]

His Excellency (1952) [a]

South of Algiers (1953) [a]

The Colditz Story (1955) [a]

The Deep Blue Sea (1955) [a]

Child in the House (1956) [a]

The Good Companions (1957) [a]

The Naked Edge (1961) [a]

Freud (1962) [a]

The Man Who Finally Died (1963) [a]

West 11 (1963) [a]

The Bedford Incident (1965) [a]

The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) [a]

Assignment to Kill (1968) [a]

Deadfall (1968) [a]



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