Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 08, 1940
Died
Feb 08, 2026
Credits
34 titles
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
Filmography
Mosley
Philip Snowden
I.D.
Marie's Dad
The Knock
David Archer
Peak Practice
Bill Rawlings
Heartbeat
Publican
Happy Feet
Mr Galt
House of Cards
Adrian Shepherd
Reasonable Force
Superintendent
Unreported Incident
Len
The Play on One
Len
Hold the Back Page
Reg Prosser
Theatre Night
Old Man
EastEnders
Older Prison Officer
Screen Two
Superintendent
Sherlock Holmes
Breckendridge
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Breckendridge
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
Self
Bergerac
Peter Retford
Sky Lark
Policeman
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
Acton
Games Without Frontiers
Cecil
The Dig
Peter Mountjoy
One Day at a Time
Gavin
True Patriot
Gestapo Man
The New Avengers
Penrose
Nuts in May
Quarryman
Playhouse
Peter Mountjoy
A Mug's Game?
Martin
Emmerdale
Frank Blakey
New Scotland Yard
Lee Collins
Bleak Moments
Peter
The McKenzie Break
Leutnant Hochbauer
Tell Me Lies
Eric
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Vinty