| Birth name | David Eric Allan |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 8 March 1940 |
| Birth place | Tidworth, Wiltshire, England |
| Death date | 8 February 2026 (aged 85) |
| Occupation | Actor |
David Eric Allan (8 March 1940 – 8 February 2026) was a British actor.
Life and career
David Eric Allan was born in Tidworth, Wiltshire, England on 8 March 1940.[1] When he was 15, his family moved to Canada, but, set to become an actor, he returned to the Britain at 18.[2]
His first film role was in Peter Brook's 1968 film Tell Me Lies,[3] based on the play US in which Allan had appeared the previous year.[citation needed]
For 24 years, from 1997 to 2021, he played the part of farm worker Bert Fry in the long-running BBC Radio soap opera The Archers.[4]
Allan died on 8 February 2026, at the age of 85.[2][1]
Selected filmography
- Tell Me Lies (1968)
- The McKenzie Break (1970)
- Bleak Moments (1971)
- I.D. (1995)
Selected television
- Emmerdale (1972–1974) as Frank Blakey (regular role)
- Nuts in May (1976) as The Quarryman (Play for Today Episode)
- Hold the Back Page (1985–1986) as Reg
- Bergerac (1988) as Peter Retford in "Private Flight"
Selected theatre
- US (1966)[citation needed]
References
- ^ Hayward, Anthony (13 March 2026). "Eric Allan obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Eric Allan, long-serving actor in The Archers who voiced the poetic farm worker Bert Fry". The Telegraph. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026..
- ^ American Film Institute (1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-520-20970-1. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Farewell to Bert Fry". BBC. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021..
External links
- Eric Allan at IMDb