Eric Norman Dodson (1 December 1920 – 13 January 2000) was an English actor born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, who played many roles in films and on television.
After amateur acting he joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. Following training in Canada he served in RAF Coastal Command, flew bombers and was a liaison officer in Yugoslavia. He then returned to acting with a repertory theatre in Edinburgh. He appeared as bar owner Jack Pomeroy in Series Three to Five of Rumpole of the Bailey. He also appeared in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as a Brigadier, the Doctor Who story The Visitation, in Porridge as Banyard and many other roles. His film appearances included The Dock Brief (1962), Danger by My Side (1962), Strictly for the Birds (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), The Mirror Crack'd (1980), The Masks of Death (1984) and Jekyll & Hyde (1990).
In the late 1980s, Eric and his wife Rosaline made their home in Sherborne, Gloucestershire where he took a hobby repairing and making harpsichords.
He was also asked on many occasions to play the organ at the village church.
He was unable to work for the last five years of his life due to illness and died in 2000 at age 79.
1990
as Head Porter
1989
as Henry
1989
as Sir Edward
1986
as Magistrate
1984
as Lord Claremont
1984
as Intelligence Officer
1984
as Henry Richardson
1983
as Spenser St. John
1982
as The Headman
1980
as The Major
1980
as Dr. Henry Sworn
1978
as Colonel D'Arcy
1978
as Brigadier D'Arcy
1975
as Mr. de Courcy
1975
as Mr. Dodds
1974
as Mr. Banyard
1973
as Goncharov
1972
as Doyle
1969
as Vicar
1969
as RAF Officer
1968
as Motorist
1968
as Ackroyd
1968
as Second City Gent
1967
as Arnold Gray
1965
as Sheriff's Officer
1964
as Holgate
1964
as George
1963
as Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)
1963
as Walker
1962
as Prosecuting Counsel
1962
as Examiner
1962
as Dr. Wolfson
1962
as Warder Davis
1962
as Superintendent Quigley
1961
as Janitor
1961
as Mr. Woolly
1956
as School Inspector
1956
as Hotel Head Waiter
1952
as Reunion Guest