Eric Porter
Eric Porter is credited on 16 movies and 3 TV shows, best known by TMDB votes for The Day of the Jackal, Little Lord Fauntleroy and Sherlock Holmes.
Born April 8, 1928 in Shepard's Bush, London, UK; died May 15, 1995.
Filmography · 19 titles
US streaming apps shown for the 12 best-known titles, checked October 5, 2026. Tap any title for where it streams and what it costs.
The Day of the Jackal
1973 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1980 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · TV show
On Prime Video and Britbox
The Fall of the Roman Empire
1964 · Movie
On Prime Video
The Heroes of Telemark
1965 · Movie
Free with ads on YouTube Free
Nicholas and Alexandra
1971 · Movie
On fuboTV
Hands of the Ripper
1971 · Movie
On Prime Video and AMC+
The Lost Continent
1968 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978 · Movie
On Shout! Factory
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973 · Movie
Not on a US subscription app
Civilisation
1969 · TV show
On Britbox and BBC Select
The Jewel in the Crown
1984 · TV show
On PBS Masterpiece and Thirteen
Antony and Cleopatra
1972 · Movie
Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1980 · Movie
Callan
1974 · Movie
Hamlet
1980 · Movie
The Belstone Fox
1973 · Movie
Kaleidoscope
1966 · Movie
Hennessy
1975 · Movie
About Eric Porter
A highly respected Shakespearean for five decades until his death of colon cancer in 1995, classical actor Eric Porter's claim to international fame would, ironically, be outside of that realm, with one superb portrayal in one superb miniseries, The Forsyte Saga(1967), in which he won the BAFTA...
Biography from TMDB, written by its community.