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Portman had better luck the following year in a production of Eugene O'Neill's A Touch of the Poet, which had a long run. In contrast, Flowering Cherry by Robert Bolt, with Portman in the title role, only lasted five performances on Broadway.
Jan 19, 2014 · In the West End and on Broadway he was notable for the lengthy service he gave to some popular productions, so much so that he rightly earned the sobriquet “Long-Run Eric”. Now Portman’s career has...
Jan 28, 2011 · Forty years after his death, Portman is all but forgotten, a footnote in theatre and film history. Yet he was an actor of individuality and relentless, driving integrity.
Eric Portman. Actor: A Canterbury Tale. With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanour, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian.
- July 13, 1901
- December 7, 1969
Known as ‘Long-run Eric’ for the longevity of the most successful of his theatre appearances, he starred in plays by Terence Rattigan and films by the multi-talented Forbes and the Oscar-winning...
Eric Portman. Actor: A Canterbury Tale. With his clipped delivery, aristocratic if somewhat ominous manner and suave, urbane demeanour, Eric Portman was so good at playing German and/or Nazi officers that many believed he actually was German, or at least Austrian.
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Eric Portman occupied a curious position in British film: not quite a star, not quite a character player. His screen persona was of a grouchy, spiky, complex personality - and his real-life personality seems to have parallels with that.
