Eric Allan (born 8 March 1940) is a British actor. His first film role was in

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's 1968 film ''

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'', based on the play '' US'' in which Allan had appeared the previous year. For 24 years from 1997 to 2021 he played the part of farm worker Bert Fry in the long running

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Radio soap opera

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Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1968) * ''

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'' (1970) * ''

Bleak Moments ''Bleak Moments'' is a 1971 British comedy-drama film by Mike Leigh in his directorial debut. Leigh's screenplay is based on a 1970 stage play at the Open Space Theatre, about the dysfunctional life of a young secretary. Leigh and Leslie Blair ...

'' (1971) * '' I.D.'' (1995)

Selected television

* ''

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'' (1972–1974) as Frank Blakey (regular role) *''

Nuts in May ''Nuts in May'' is a television film devised and directed by Mike Leigh, filmed in March 1975, and originally broadcast as part of the BBC's ''Play for Today'' series on 13 January 1976. It is the comical story of a nature-loving and rather sel ...

'' (1976) as The Quarrayman (

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Episode) * ''

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'' (1985–1986) as Reg '' Bergerac '' as Peter Retford 1988 in Private Flight

Selected theatre

* '' US'' (1966)

References

External links

* 1940 births British male film actors British male television actors 20th-century British male actors Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub