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Eric Richard Porter (8 April 1928 – 15 May 1995) was an English actor of stage, film and television. Early life Porter was born in Shepherd's Bush, London, to bus conductor Richard John Porter and Phoebe Elizabeth (née Spall). His parents hoped he would become an electrical engineer, so he was educated at the Technical College in Wimbledon, then worked for the Marconi Telegraph and Wireless company as a joint-solderer. He made his stage debut at the Cambridge Arts Theatre in 1945 at the age of 17. Career In 1955, Porter played the title role in Ben Jonson's Volpone at the Bristol Old Vic. He won the London Evening Standard award in 1959 for his performance in Ibsen's Rosmersholm at the Royal Court Theatre. In 1960 he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company; that year, he played Ferdinand in John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi. In 1962, he performed as Iachimo in Cymbeline. Other roles included Ulysses, Macbeth, Leontes, Malvolio, Shylock, King Lear and Henry IV, as well as Barabas in Marlowe's Jew of Malta. Porter was seen as the tortured solicitor Soames Forsyte in the BBC drama The Forsyte Saga (1967). The series was a huge international success, and his role, for which he won a BAFTA Best Actor award, also made him a star. Porter was one of the guests on the Morecambe and Wise 1970 Christmas Special, performing If They Could See Me Now from Sweet Charity with the duo, revealing his song and dance skills with panache. Porter's 1981 portrayal of Neville Chamberlain in Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years won critical praise. He played Count Bronowsky in The Jewel in the Crown; he was also seen as Fagin in the 1985 BBC version of Oliver Twist; as Thomas Danforth in the 1980 BBC production of The Crucible; and as Professor Moriarty opposite Jeremy Brett's Sherlock Holmes in Granada Television's The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stories The Red-Headed League and The Final Problem (both 1984). He also played Polonius in a 1980 television production of Hamlet, made as part of the BBC Shakespeare series, and starring Derek Jacobi in the title role. Porter continued to act on stage, again winning the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor in 1988 for his role in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. His last on-screen role was as painter James Player in the remake of Message for Posterity (1994), a television play by Dennis Potter. Personal life As quoted in the 2016 biography Peter O'Toole: The Definitive Biography by Robert Sellers, Susan Engel told the biographer that Eric Porter was gay: "His memorable BAFTA Best Actor Award-winning performance as Soames in the BBC's 1967 television adaptation of The Forsyte Saga should have led to greater things, but it didn't. 'He couldn't cope with his own sexuality,' says Susan. 'It was so awful for gay men in those days. I don't know how some of them managed to survive; and many didn't. You went to prison if you were caught. I think he suffered terribly. He was tortured.'" In The Telegraph, Ben Lawrence, in an article on The Forsyte Saga, observed that "the series made a star of Porter who, according to some sources, was secretly gay and deeply uncomfortable about the attention which The Forsyte Saga foisted on him." In 1956 and All that: The Making of Modern British Drama (1999), the dramatist and academic Dan Rebellato includes Porter in a list of "gay men ... powerful in the British theatre of the forties and fifties". The 2017 biography Eric Porter: The Life of an Acting Giant, by Porter's "friend and chosen biographer" Helen Monk, however, indicates that he was "previously understood ... to be secretly gay", and details his relationships with "a string of female lovers", including "the foremost woman in his life for 40 years until his death ... glamorous Dutch widow, Therese Megaw", Australian artist Alexandra Alderson, and his live-in secretary, Kay, a "Judi Dench-lookalike", with Monk concluding Porter "probably was bisexual". Filmography The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) - Julianus The Pumpkin Eater (1964) - Psychiatrist The Heroes of Telemark (1965) - Josef Terboven Kaleidoscope (1966) - Harry Dominion The Forsyte Saga (1967) - Soames Forsyte The Lost Continent (1968) - Capt. Lansen Hands of the Ripper (1971) - Dr. John Pritchard Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) - Pyotr Stolypin Antony and Cleopatra (1972) - Enobarbus The Belstone Fox (1972) - Asher Smith Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973) - General von Greim The Day of the Jackal (1973) - Colonel Rodin Callan (1974) - Hunter Hennessy (1975) - Sean Tobin Anna Karenina (1977) - Karenin The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) - Lomas Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980) - Havisham The Crucible (TV, 1980) - Governor Danforth Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (TV 1980) - Dr. Nicholson Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years (TV, 1981) - Neville Chamberlain The Jewel in the Crown (TV, 1984) - Dimitri Bronowsky The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Episodes "The Red-Headed League" and "The Final Problem" (TV, 1984) - Professor Moriarty Oliver Twist (BBC TV series, 1985) - Fagin Death Porter died of colon cancer in London in 1995, aged 67. References Bibliography Michael Billington, "Porter, Eric Richard (1928–1995)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 External links Eric Porter at IMDb Eric Porter at the Internet Broadway Database. Discover the Richard Porter popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Richard Porter books.
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Whispers in Winter
Richard PorterWhispers in Winter: A Chilling Mystery That Will Leave You Breathless!Five strangers trapped in a snowbound mansion. One of them dead. Four suspects hiding deadly secrets. In this ...
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Puppy Training
Richard PorterThe key goal of this book is to channel your dogs energy into a positive outlet and createavenues in which your dog can excel. We want you to set your dogs up for success. And crea...
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Let Not the Waves of the Sea
Simon StephensonLET NOT THE WAVES OF THE SEA is Simon Stephenson's account of his journey following the loss of his brother in the Indian Ocean tsunami. If it is a story of grief, it is also a st...
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Bloodstained Justice
Richard PorterBloodstained Justice" delves into the chilling narrative of a sheriff consumed by power, whose absolute control over a small town becomes the heart of the story. Driven by his ruth...
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The Nightingales in Mersey Square
Lilly RobbinsCan friendship save them in their time of need?1940: When trainee nurses Clare and Gaye, alongside their new friend Diana discover that the war is forcing the mothers and children ...
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Whispers of Deception Bloodlines Unveiled
Richard PorterIn a world riddled with deception and intrigue, "Tangled Betrayal: Unveiling Secrets" takes readers on a thrilling journey through a web of hidden truths. Set in a sprawling metrop...
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Signs of Murder
David WilsonFrom the UK's leading criminologist comes the true story of Margaret McLaughlin, and the man he believes was fitted up for her murder 'Enthralling ... will leave true crime readers...
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Eight Reasons Why Your Life Matters
Richard PorterReligion & Spirituality Have Made You The Person That You Are TodayHow many times you felt being rejected because of your wrong decisions. Most of your friends and relatives ma...
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Dark Days
Richard PorterIn a room, dimly lit by black lights and the glare of a world news shown on a thousand 100' TV’s, the Devil sits in his hot tub, playing Xbox. Smoke from a cigar in the nearby asht...
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Introduction to Business Finance
Richard PorterIntroduction to Business Finance is a comprehensive guide to financial management for business owners and managers. This ebook covers a range of topics including financial planning...
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Live. Laugh. Love.
Coleen NolanSince bursting into the spotlight aged nine, Coleen Nolan has experienced more highs and lows than most people have had hot dinners. Now she's ready to share the lessons she's lear...
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The Matchmaker
Catriona Innes'I thoroughly enjoyed this smart, feelgood read. It's witty, sharp and has real depth to it.' BETH O'LEARY, bestselling author of The FlatshareFor Caitlin Carter, love means busin...
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Underground
Richard Porter RayAn underground city built millions of year ago. When a meteor hit earth and killed the dinosaurs, a ship observing from an ancient highly advanced civilization got caught in the gr...
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Hacked
Richard Porter RayIt's 1998 and someone is getting into the computer at General Automotive, the largest manufacturer in the World. Brad Stapleton VP keeps blocking the hacker, but somehow he keeps g...
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The Time Paradox
Richard PorterSummary:Dr. Amelia Blake, a renowned physicist, embarks on an expedition to a longabandoned research facility and stumbles upon a mysterious artifact known as the Temporal Catalyst...
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Calling Major Tom
David M Barnett'I loved everything about it.' Goodreads 'This book made me laugh, cry, giggle and gasp.' Goodreads'One of my favourite books of the year. Charming and very sweet.' Goodreads He...
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Surviving the Shadows
Richard Porter"Surviving the Shadows" is a gripping zombie novel set in the midst of an apocalyptic outbreak. As a mysterious virus turns the residents of Eastwood Falls into ravenous zombies, a...
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Romance Ms. Billionaire
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The Staycation
Michele Gorman'Perfect summer reading!' Bella OsborneTwo families. One cancelled flight. And a last minute house swap...Things get desperate for strangers Harriet and Sophie when they become st...
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Sail With the Devil
Richard Porter RayThe leader of a drug cartel decides that it would be more profitable to hijack ships at sea; He modifies an old WWII landing ship and puts a submarine inside, that he can unload wh...
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The Car Share
Zoe Brisby'I LOVED THIS BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!' Amazon reviewer 'Outrageously funny!' Amazon reviewer 'Extremely touching' Amazon reviewer 'An absolute delight' Netgalley reviewerThe PERFECT C...
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Mississippi Letter
Richard PorterDo you love a good Mystery with Romance tied in with it. Then, this particularbook is what you have been looking for. We're going back in time to the slaverydays in America. ...
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Strings Attached
Erin Reinelt'A stunning, sexy, surprising, supermodern romance that dares to delve where no romcom has gone before. I loved it.' Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals Straightlaced Jean has ...
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Twelve Nights
Urs Faes & Jamie Lee SearleDiscover this beautiful winter gem of a novella that makes the perfect stocking filler this Christmas.'I may have been gone a long time, but I'm no stranger...' Manfred walks alone...
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Improper Implant
Richard Porter RayBrad Staples bought a small company, BrainTech, which has developed a method of recording and implanting a person’s whole personality and memory into someone who is comatose and dy...
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Time Splitter
Richard PorterSince early in man’s history, he has looked to the heavens for the secret of time. Many have tried and failed. Some have actually gotten fairly close to the code of time. All dream...
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Five Steps to Happy
Ella DoveAS SEEN ON ITV'S LORRAINE'An uplit treasure' Red magazineWhen struggling actress Heidi has a lifechanging accident aged 32, her world falls apart. Stuck in hospital and unable to w...
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60 Recipes Brunch and Dinner Book
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Crossfit Beginners Guide For Women
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The Gift of Shame
Sophie Hope-WalkerThe ultimate story of sensual transformation from the meek to the wantonSad, sultry Helen flies between London, Paris and the Caribbean chasing whatever physical pleasures she can ...