Eric Lander(1924-1999)
- Actor
Eric was born in Rugby. He spent most of his early life in the North Midlands and was educated at Penrose School in Derby. He had his first acting experience in school plays. Because his voice hadn't yet broken he was often cast in female roles. After the war, he spent two years at RADA and then in various repertory companies around the country, followed by two years at Stratford in minor roles and being an understudy. He did 30-40 TV plays, including playing Dr Mansen in the serial The Citadel, before joining the series No Hiding Place, in which he played Detective Sgt Baxter for five years. He then left to appear in a series called Echo Four Two. This was to have had a run of 13 weeks, but the actors Equity strike interrupted it after 10 weeks and it was discontinued.
