Actor
Born December 1, 1920 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Eric Norman Dodson (1 December 1920 – 13 January 2000) was an English actor born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, who played many roles in films and on television. After amateur acting he joined the Royal Air Force in 1941. Following training in Canada he served in RAF Coastal Command, flew bombers and was a liaison officer in Yugoslavia. He then returned to acting with a repertory theatre in Edinburgh. He appeared as bar owner Jack Pomeroy in Series Three to Five of Rumpole of the Bailey. He also appeared in the sitcom It Ain't Half Hot Mum as a Brigadier, the Doctor Who story The Visitation, in Porridge as Banyard and many other roles. His film appearances included The Dock Brief (1962), Danger by My Side (1962), Strictly for the Birds (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), The Mirror Crack'd (1980), The Masks of Death (1984) and Jekyll & Hyde (1990).

Jekyll & Hyde
Head Porter

French Fields
Henry

Press Gang
Sir Edward

Farrington of the F.O.
Henry Williamson

Lovejoy
Magistrate

The Masks of Death
Lord Claremont

'Allo 'Allo!
Intelligence Officer

Fresh Fields
Henry Richardson

The Forgotten Voyage: The Story of Alfred Russel Wallace
Spenser St. John

Doctor Who: The Visitation
The Headman

Lady Killers
Dr. Henry Sworn

Cribb
James Archer

The Mirror Crack'd
The Major

All Creatures Great and Small
Colonel D'Arcy

Rumpole of the Bailey
Jack Pommeroy

Poldark
Reverend Johns

The Sweeney
Mr. de Courcy

Father Brown
Auctioneer

Porridge
Mr. Banyard

The Protectors
Doyle

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Vicar

Battle of Britain
RAF Officer (uncredited)

The Expert
Motorist

The Bone Grinder
Second City Gent

ITV Playhouse
Arnold Gray

Public Eye
Sheriff's Officer

The Likely Lads
Holgate

Strictly for the Birds
George

Dr. Crippen
Defence QC Clerk (uncredited)

The Set Up
Walker

The Saint
Prosecuting Counsel

The Dock Brief
Examiner

Solo for Sparrow
Dr. Wolfson

Danger by My Side
Warder Davis

Richard the Lionheart
Chancellor

Suspense
Reporter

Fate Takes a Hand
Janitor

Whack-O!
School Inspector

A Touch of the Sun
Hotel Head Waiter

Armchair Theatre
Goncharov

Jesus of Nazareth
The Rabbi

The Big Frame
Reunion Guest