biography
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Porter, Eric (Richard)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1928–95)
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| biography:
| Actor, born in London, UK. He made his first appearance in 1945 at the Arts Theatre, Cambridge, then worked in repertory in London and Birmingham, and joined John Gielgud's company at the Lyric Theatre (1952–3). Both a classical and modern actor, he appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, notably as Big Daddy in Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1988), and as King Lear in Jonathan Miller's revival at the Old Vic (1989). He made several film and television appearances, notably as Soames Forsyte in the BBC television series, The Forsyte Saga. |
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