Acting
Eric Allan
Mar 8, 1940 (died Feb 8, 2026, aged 85)
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
4.3
EastEnders
Older Prison Officer
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
Breckendridge
4.3
Emmerdale
Frank Blakey
7.1
Heartbeat
Publican
8.1
House of Cards
Adrian Shepherd
7.0
Bergerac
Peter Retford
7.2
The New Avengers
Penrose
6.5
Peak Practice
Bill Rawlings
7.1
Screen Two
Superintendent
4.2
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Vinty
6.6
I.D.
Marie's Dad
6.1
Bleak Moments
Peter
5.9
The McKenzie Break
Leutnant Hochbauer
7.1
Nuts in May
Quarryman
6.3
New Scotland Yard
Lee Collins
Filmography
6.0
Mosley
1998 · Philip Snowden
6.6
I.D.
1995 · Marie's Dad
6.5
The Knock
1994 · David Archer
6.5
Peak Practice
1993 · Bill Rawlings
7.1
Heartbeat
1992 · Publican
Happy Feet
1991 · Mr Galt
8.1
House of Cards
1990 · Adrian Shepherd
6.0
The Play on One
1988 · Len
Unreported Incident
1988 · Len
4.3
EastEnders
1985 · Older Prison Officer
7.1
Screen Two
1985 · Superintendent
Theatre Night
1985 · Old Man
Hold the Back Page
1985 · Reg Prosser
8.2
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Breckendridge
10.0
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Breckendridge
8.0
Mike Leigh: Making Plays
1982 · Self
7.0
Bergerac
1981 · Peter Retford
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981 · Acton
Sky Lark
1981 · Policeman
Games Without Frontiers
1980 · Cecil
The Dig
1980 · Peter Mountjoy
One Day at a Time
1977 · Gavin
True Patriot
1977 · Gestapo Man
7.2
The New Avengers
1976 · Penrose
7.1
Nuts in May
1976 · Quarryman
7.0
Playhouse
1974 · Peter Mountjoy
6.0
A Mug's Game?
1973 · Martin
4.3
Emmerdale
1972 · Frank Blakey
6.1
Bleak Moments
1972 · Peter
6.3
New Scotland Yard
1972 · Lee Collins