Eric Richard Porter (April 8, 1928 - May 15, 1995) was a distinguished English actor who appeared on stage as well as in cinema and television. Image File history File links Eric_Porter_as_Moriarty. ... Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the name given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994, although only the first two series bore that title on screen. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932, uncertain but presumed correct date[1]) is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated Irish actor. ... BAFTA Award The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ... The Evening Standard is a newspaper published in London. ... April 8 is the 98th day of the year (99th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Early life

Porter was born in London to Richard John Porter and Phoebe Elizabeth Spall and educated at Wimbledon Technical College before making his stage debut in Cambridge at the age of seventeen. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about Cambridge, England; see also other places called Cambridge. ...

Career

In 1955, he played the title role in Ben Jonson's Volpone at the Bristol Old Vic. In 1960 he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company; that year, he played Ferdinand in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. In 1962, his performance as Iachimo in Cymbeline was widely praised. For other persons of the same name, see Ben Johnson (disambiguation). ... An illustration for an 1898 edition of Volpone by Aubrey Beardsley. ... The Coopers Hall (right) became the theatre foyer in the 1970s. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a British theatre company. ... John Webster (c. ... The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play, written by the English dramatist John Webster and first performed in 1614 at the Globe Theatre in London, and published for the first time in 1623. ... Dame Ellen Terry as Imogen This article is about Shakespeares play. ...

Porter's greatest success was as the tortured solicitor Soames Forsyte in the BBC dramatization of John Galsworthy's The Forsyte Saga (1967). For this role he won a BAFTA Best Actor award. This article or section needs to be wikified. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... John Galsworthy OM (14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. ... The Forsyte Saga is the collective title of a series of novels by John Galsworthy. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...

Eric Porter was a leading member of Peter Hall's company at Stratford during the 1960's, where his roles included Ulysses, Macbeth, Leontes, Malvolio, Shylock, Lear, Bolingbroke, and Henry IV, as well as Marlowe's Doctor Faustus. Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November 1930) is an English theatre and film director. ... The name Ulysses can mean: The Roman equivalent of Odysseus A 1922 novel by James Joyce: Ulysses (novel) A 1967 movie based on the novel, Ulysses (movie) A solar probe: Ulysses (spacecraft) A poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson A anime television program produced by DiC Entertainment: Ulysses 31 An indie... Macbeth and Banquo meeting the witches on the heath by Théodore Chassériau. ... Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Shylock After the Trial by John Gilbert (late 19th century) Shylock is a central character in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice who famously demanded a pound of flesh from the title character. ... Lear can refer to any of the following: Shakespeares play King Lear Author and artist Edward Lear Television writer and producer Norman Lear Engineer, businessman and inventor Bill Lear The Lear jet This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... Bolingbroke, now called Old Bolingbroke, is a village near Boston in Lincolnshire, England. ... Henry IV can refer to Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV of England Henry IV of France Henry IV of Castile Henry IV, Duke of Breslau or plays by William Shakespeare: Henry IV, part 1 Henry IV, part 2 This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... Christopher Marlowe (baptised February 26, 1564–May 30, 1593) was an English dramatist, poet and translator of the Elizabethan era. ... Doctor Faustus could refer to: The character of Faust Christopher Marlowes The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus Thomas Manns Doktor Faustus Ferruccio Busonis opera Doktor Faust A 1967 film directed by Richard Burton and Nevill Coghill, see Doctor Faustus (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a...

He was a versatile actor who played memorable roles in television dramas such as Jewel in the Crown, Fagin in the 1985 BBC version of Oliver Twist and as Professor Moriarty opposite Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in Granada Television's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stories The Red-Headed League and The Final Problem (both 1985). He also played Polonius in a 1980 television production of Hamlet, made as part of the BBC Shakespeare series, and starring Derek Jacobi in the title role. The Jewel in the Crown is a British television drama series produced by Granada Television for ITV and based on the Raj Quartet novels by Paul Scott. ... Fagin is a fictional character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. ... This article is about the year. ... Oliver Twist (1838) is Charles Dickens second novel. ... Professor Moriarty, illustration by Sidney Paget which accompanied the original publication of The Final Problem. Professor James Moriarty is a fictional character who is the best known antagonist (and archenemy) of the detective Sherlock Holmes. ... Peter Jeremy William Huggins (November 3, 1933 – September 12, 1995), better known as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor famous for his portrayal of the detective Sherlock Holmes in the British television series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. ... A portrait of Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget from the Strand Magazine, 1891 Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the name given to the series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television company Granada Television between 1984 and 1994, although only the first two series bore that title on screen. ... The Red-Headed League is one of the 56 short Sherlock Holmes stories written by Arthur Conan Doyle. ... The Adventure of the Final Problem is a short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, featuring his detective character Sherlock Holmes. ... This article is about the year. ... Polonius is a character from William Shakespeares Hamlet. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Hamlet (disambiguation). ... The BBC Television Shakespeare was a set of television adaptations of the plays of Shakespeare, produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985. ... Sir Derek George Jacobi, CBE (IPA: ) (born 22 October 1938) is an English actor and director, knighted in 1994 for his services to the theatre. ...

Porter continued to act on stage, winning the London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 1988 for his role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. The Evening Standard is a newspaper published in London. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony-nominated play by Tennessee Williams. ...

Death

Porter died of colon cancer in London in 1995. On January 17, 2007, Peter O'Toole was interviewed on the Charlie Rose Show and was asked by Rose which actor had influenced him the most, and O'Toole replied, "Eric Porter." Colorectal cancer, also called colon cancer or bowel cancer, includes cancerous growths in the colon, rectum and appendix. ... is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932, uncertain but presumed correct date[1]) is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated Irish actor. ... Charlie Rose is a television interview show, with Charlie Rose as executive producer, executive editor, and host. ...

External link

• IMDb entry