Person

Acting

March 8, 1940 – February 8, 2026

Eric Allan

Biography

Eric Allan was a British actor best known for appearing in several productions by Mike Leigh and for playing countryman Bert Fry on the Radio 4 soap The Archers from 1996 to 2021.

Known for

8.2

Sherlock Holmes

1984

8.0

House of Cards

1990

4.2

EastEnders

1985

6.6

Movie

I.D.

1995

4.3

Emmerdale

1972

7.1

The New Avengers

1976

7.1

Movie

Nuts in May

1976

6.0

Movie

Bleak Moments

1971

7.2

Heartbeat

1992

5.9

Movie

The McKenzie Break

1970

7.0

Bergerac

1981

6.4

Movie

Tell Me Lies

1968

Filmography(34)

34 titles across Movies & TV

6.0

Movie

Mosley

1998

6.6

Movie

I.D.

1995

6.5

The Knock

1994

6.5

Peak Practice

1993

7.2

Heartbeat

1992

Movie

Happy Feet

1991

8.0

House of Cards

1990

Movie

Reasonable Force

1988

Movie

Unreported Incident

1988

6.0

The Play on One

1988

Hold the Back Page

1985

Theatre Night

1985

4.2

EastEnders

1985

7.1

Screen Two

1985

8.2

Sherlock Holmes

1984

10.0

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

1984

8.0

Movie

Mike Leigh: Making Plays

1982

7.0

Bergerac

1981

Movie

Sky Lark

1981

Movie

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter

1981

Movie

Games Without Frontiers

1980

Movie

The Dig

1980

Movie

One Day at a Time

1977

Movie

True Patriot

1977

7.1

The New Avengers

1976

7.1

Movie

Nuts in May

1976

7.0

Playhouse

1974

6.0

Movie

A Mug's Game?

1973

4.3

Emmerdale

1972

6.3

New Scotland Yard

1972

6.0

Movie

Bleak Moments

1971

5.9

Movie

The McKenzie Break

1970

6.4

Movie

Tell Me Lies

1968

4.3

Thirty-Minute Theatre

1965