Actor
Eric Richard
1940
Full page on IMDbWho they are
- Born
- 27 June 1940
- Known for
- Made in Britain, The Final Conflict, Prick Up Your Ears
Eric Richard (born 1940) is an English character actor with a long career in British film and television. He is best known for playing Sergeant Bob Cryer in the police drama The Bill. He has also appeared in acclaimed British dramas and in a later Christopher Nolan film.
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Made in Britain (1983)Log in to add it to the library
Alan Clarke's TV drama, which launched Tim Roth, is a landmark of British social realism and part of Richard's screen work.
The Final Conflict (1981)Log in to add it to the library
Appears in the third Omen film, an early big-budget genre credit.
Prick Up Your Ears (1987)Log in to add it to the library
Supporting role in Stephen Frears' well-regarded biopic of playwright Joe Orton.
Little Dorrit (1987)Log in to add it to the library
Part of the cast of Christine Edzard's acclaimed two-part adaptation of Dickens.
Dunkirk (2017)Log in to add it to the library
A later-career appearance in Christopher Nolan's major Second World War film.
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Awards
No major awards are documented here.
The full list · 25
- 1975Mrs. Acland's GhostsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Porter
- 1980Little Lord FauntleroyLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Man Filling in Ditch
- 1980Games Without FrontiersLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Ray
- 1981The Final ConflictLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Astronomer's Technician
- 1981VenomLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Airline Clerk
- 1982P'tang, Yang, KipperbangLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Road Worker
- 1982Home Sweet HomeLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Stan
- 1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Self (archive footage)
- 1982The Terminal GameLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Invex Security Man 1
- 1983Made in BritainLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Harry Parker
- 1983The Hound of the BaskervillesLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Cabbie
- 1983Wayne and AlbertLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Frank
- 1984LaughterhouseLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Basil
- 1985Number OneLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Poker Player
- 1985A Crack in the IceLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Hospital Orderly
- 1987Prick Up Your EarsLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Education Officer
- 1987Little DorritLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sir George Wills
- 1991BejewelledLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Dog Catcher
- 1996The Bill: TargetLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Sgt. Cryer
- 2010London BoulevardLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Villainous pensioner in Cafe
- 2015StuttererLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Greenwood's Dad
- 2016Forever TomorrowLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Tom
- 2017DunkirkLog in to add it to the libraryActor as Man at Railway Window
- 2020Second SpringLog in to add it to the libraryActor as David
- 2020ReconnectedLog in to add it to the libraryActor as John
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.