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Eric Thompson Biography (1929-1982)
Born November 9, 1929, in Sleaford, England; died in 1982; son of George Henry and Anne Thompson; married Phyllida Law (an actress); children: Emma (an actress), Sophie (an actress). Career: Actor and director. Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, director, 1976-77.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Birth Details
- November 9, 1929
- Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- Balthasar, The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Company, London, England, 1953
- Lorenzo, The Merchant of Venice, Old Vic Company, 1962-63
- Cassio, Othello, Old Vic Company, 1962-63
- Pertinax Surly, The Alchemist, Old Vic Company, 1962-63
- Bastien and police officer, Let's Get a Divorce, Mermaid Theatre,then Comedy Theatre, both London, England, 1966
- Appeared in repertory productions in Manchester, Coventry, and Bristol, England.
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Stage Work
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Director
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Journey's End, Manchester, England, 1971, then Mermaid Theatre, later Cambridge Theatre, both London, 1972
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Time and Time Again, Comedy Theatre, 1972
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My Fat Friend, Globe Theatre, London, England, 1972
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Collaborators, Duchess Theatre, London, England, 1973
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Absurd Person Singular, Criterion Theatre, London, England, 1973,then Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1974-75
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The Norman Conquests, Greenwich Theatre, London, England, then Globe Theatre, 1974, later Apollo Theatre, London, England, 1975, then Morosco Theatre, New York City, 1975-76
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Jeeves, Her Majesty's Theatre, London, England, 1975
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Absent Friends, Garrick Theatre, London, England, 1975
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Noah, Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, 1976
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Same Time Next Year, Prince of Wales's Theatre, London, England, 1976
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The Bells, Greenwich Theatre, 1976
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Singles, Greenwich Theatre, 1977
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The Sunset Touch, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, Bristol, England, 1977
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Balmoral, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, 1978
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Sisters, Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, England, 1978
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Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Royal Exchange Theatre, then CriterionTheatre, 1979
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Major Tours
- Director, Absent Friends, U.S. and Canadian cities, 1977
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Film Appearances
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Private Potter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
- First customer, The Barber of Stamford Hill, British Lion, 1963
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The Jokers, Universal, 1967
- Kilgas, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch (also known as En Dag i Ivan Denisovitsj'Liv), Cinerama, 1970
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Narrator, Magic Roundabout, BBC, 1965-75
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Episodic
- Paul, "Crescent Moon," The Avengers, ABC Weekend Television, 1961
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WRITINGS
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Teleplays
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Series
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Magic Roundabout, BBC, between 1965 and 1975
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