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Eric Francis(1912-1991)

  • Actor
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Eric Francis in The Optimist (1983)
Eric Francis was born on 21 March 1912 in Manchester, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983), Doctor Who (1963) and The Real Charlotte (1990). He died on 7 June 1991 in Battersea, London, England, UK.
BornMarch 21, 1912
DiedJune 7, 1991(79)
BornMarch 21, 1912
DiedJune 7, 1991(79)
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Known for

John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (1983)
Monty Python's the Meaning of Life
7.5
  • Actor(segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
  • 1983
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • First Elder
The Real Charlotte (1990)
The Real Charlotte
5.8
TV Mini Series
  • Sir Benjamin Dysart
Dominic (1976)
Dominic
8.4
TV Mini Series
  • Jimmy Bells

Credits

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Actor

  • The Bill (1984)
    The Bill
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Jack Card
    • Davies
    • 1988–1991
  • May to December (1989)
    May to December
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cyril Radford
    • 1990
  • The Fool (1990)
    The Fool
    6.0
    • 1990
  • The Real Charlotte (1990)
    The Real Charlotte
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Sir Benjamin Dysart
    • 1990
  • Clive Owen and Leslie Phillips in Chancer (1990)
    Chancer
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Graham Duxbury
    • 1990
  • Jeremy Beadle in Beadle's About (1986)
    Beadle's About
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Arthur Brickley
    • 1989
  • David Troughton in Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989)
    Tales of Sherwood Forest
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Old Man
    • 1989
  • Laura and Disorder
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Tramp
    • 1989
  • Mr. Majeika (1988)
    Mr. Majeika
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Wizard Thymes
    • 1989
  • David Essex in The River (1988)
    The River
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Elderly Gent
    • 1988
  • Rory Bremner in Rory Bremner (1988)
    Rory Bremner
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Grandpa
    • 1988
  • Sean Bean and Ian Richardson in Troubles (1988)
    Troubles
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Mr. Norton
    • 1988
  • Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Joan Greenwood, Robert Morley, and Sarah Pickering in Little Dorrit (1987)
    Little Dorrit
    7.1
    • Old Nandy
    • 1987
  • Jasper Carrott in Carrott Confidential (1987)
    Carrott Confidential
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Various Characters
    • 1987
  • Casualty (1986)
    Casualty
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Mal
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 21, 1912
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 7, 1991
    • Battersea, London, England, UK(undisclosed)

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