Eric Allan (born 8 March 1940) is a British actor.
Eric Allan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 March 1940 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
His first film role was in Peter Brook's 1968 film Tell Me Lies,[1] based on the play US in which Allan had appeared the previous year.
For 24 years, from 1997 to 2021, he played the part of farm worker Bert Fry in the long-running BBC Radio soap opera The Archers[2]
Selected filmography
edit- Tell Me Lies (1968)
- The McKenzie Break (1970)
- Bleak Moments (1971)
- I.D. (1995)
Selected television
edit- Emmerdale (1972–1974) as Frank Blakey (regular role)
- Nuts in May (1976) as The Quarrayman (Play for Today Episode)
- Hold the Back Page (1985–1986) as Reg
- Bergerac (1988) as Peter Retford in "Private Flight"
Selected theatre
edit- US (1966)
References
edit- ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Farewell to Bert Fry". BBC. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021..
External links
edit- Eric Allan at IMDb
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