Eric Portman (born Halifax, West Yorkshire on 13 July 1901 and died St Veep, Cornwall on 7 December 1969) 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. He was in the top ten of Britain's biggest box office draws in 1942. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Forty-Ninth Parallel (1941) is the third collaboration by the British-based filmmakers Powell & Pressburger. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Halifax can refer to any of several things: // Australia Halifax Bay, North Queensland Canada Halifax Regional Municipality City of Halifax (dissolved city) Halifax County, Nova Scotia (dissolved county) Halifax (electoral district) Halifax International Airport Namibia Halifax Island United Kingdom Halifax, West Yorkshire Halifax (UK Parliament constituency) Halifax bank (formerly building... Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... St Veep is a civil parish situated in Caradon in Cornwall, England, UK. It sits above the east bank of the Fowey Estuary about 5 km southeast of Lostwithiel. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... Halifax is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England, with a population of about 82,000. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... St Veep is a civil parish situated in Caradon in Cornwall, England, UK. It sits above the east bank of the Fowey Estuary about 5 km southeast of Lostwithiel. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ... is the 341st day of the year (342nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total... Michael Powell film-maker. ... Emeric Pressburger in Paris. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Background

He started work in 1922 as a salesman in the menswear department at Marshall and Snelgrove's department store in Leeds and acted in the amateur Halifax Light Opera Society . He made his professional stage debut in 1924, before he was engaged by Lilian Baylis for the Old Vic Company. In 1928 he starred as Romeo in the rebuilt Old Vic and he forged a reputation as a noted Shakespearian actor. The interior of a typical Macys department store. ... Leeds is a major city in West Yorkshire, England. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Old Vic Theatre. ... The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... The exterior of the Old Vic from the corner of Baylis Road and Waterloo Road. ... William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ...

He was a lifelong bachelor, who died at the age of 68 at his home in St Veep, Cornwall. A bachelor is a man above the age of majority who has never been married (see single). ... St Veep is a civil parish situated in Caradon in Cornwall, England, UK. It sits above the east bank of the Fowey Estuary about 5 km southeast of Lostwithiel. ... Cornwall (pronounced ; Cornish: ) is a county in south-west England, United Kingdom, on the peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar and Devon. ...

The phrase "he was a lifelong bachelor" was often used in articles about Portman in fan magazines and in some obituaries. It was a well known euphemism intended to imply that he was homosexual. But it should be noted that homosexuality was illegal in the UK until the passing of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ... The Sexual Offences Act 1967 is an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom (citation 1967 c. ...

Cinema

Portman became a familiar British figure in films during and about World War II. Among his roles were: Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

Forty-Ninth Parallel (1941) is the third collaboration by the British-based filmmakers Powell & Pressburger. ... U-boat is also a nickname for some diesel locomotives built by GE; see List of GE locomotives October 1939. ... One of our Aircraft is Missing (1942) is a film by the British-based director-writer team of Powell & Pressburger. ... The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Deutsche Luftwaffe or   (German: air force, literally Air Weapon IPA: ) is the commonly used term for the German air force. ... We Dive at Dawn is a 1943 submarine action, propaganda film directed by Anthony Asquith, starring John Mills, Eric Portman and Reginald Purdell. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... USS Virginia, a Virginia-class nuclear attack (SSN) submarine Alvin in 1978, a year after first exploring hydrothermal vents. ... Millions Like Us is a 1943 British propaganda film, showing life in a wartime aircraft factory in documentary detail. ... A Canterbury Tale (1944) is a British film by the film-making team of Powell & Pressburger. ... The Colditz Story is a 1955 World War II film starring John Mills and Eric Portman. ... The Bedford Incident is a Cold War film from 1965 starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, and co-produced by Richard Widmark. ... The Whisperers is a 1966 film which tells the story of an impoverished old woman living alone in a seedy apartment who lives in a fantasy world in which she is an heiress. ... This article needs to be wikified. ...

Television

He also played Number Two in The Prisoner, episode; Free for All, screened on 22 October 1967. The Prisoner is a 1967 UK allegorical science fiction television series, starring Patrick McGoohan. ... is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Honours

He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor (Dramatic) for his Broadway performance as the bogus Major, in Terence Rattigan's play Separate Tables in 1957. Terence Rattigan — British Playwright Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (June 10, 1911 – November 30, 1977) was one of Englands most important 20th century dramatists. ... Separate Tables is a 1958 film, based on the play by Terence Rattigan and directed by Delbert Mann. ...

External links

Eric Portman at the Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is an online database of information about movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, and video games. ...