Eric Allan
Acting·March 8, 1940·† February 8, 2026 — 85 years old
Eric Allan was a British actor best known for appearing in several productions by Mike Leigh and for playing countryman Bert Fry on the Radio 4 soap The Archers from 1996 to 2021.
Known For
Filmography · 33
1998MosleyPhilip Snowden1995I.D.Marie's Dad1994The KnockTVDavid Archer1993Peak PracticeTVBill Rawlings · Ken Larke1992HeartbeatTVPublican · Clark1991Happy FeetMr Galt1990House of CardsTVAdrian Shepherd1988Reasonable ForceSuperintendent1988Unreported IncidentLen1988The Play on OneTVLen1985Theatre NightTVOld Man1985EastEndersTVOlder Prison Officer1985Screen TwoTVSuperintendent1984Sherlock HolmesTVBreckendridge1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesTVBreckendridge1982Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf1981BergeracTVPeter Retford1981Sky LarkPoliceman1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh PeterActon1980Games Without FrontiersCecil1980The DigPeter Mountjoy1977One Day at a TimeGavin1977True PatriotGestapo Man1976The New AvengersTVPenrose1976Nuts in MayQuarryman1974PlayhouseTVPeter Mountjoy · Cecil · Policeman1973A Mug's Game?Martin1972EmmerdaleTVFrank Blakey1972New Scotland YardTVLee Collins1971Bleak MomentsPeter1970The McKenzie BreakLeutnant Hochbauer1968Tell Me LiesEric1965Thirty-Minute TheatreTVVinty