Personal Info
Birth date
1916-03-19 (109 Years)
Day of death
2000-07-22
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Also known as
Eric Cuthbert Christmas
Eric Christmas
Biography
Eric Christmas was a British stage and screen actor. Christmas was born in London, UK and later immigrated to Canada. He was well-known for his role as Principal Carter in the three Porky's films as well as his sporadic role as Reverend Diddymoe on Amen.
Filmography
Seinfeld
8.257
Overview:
A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in the '90s. It's a show about nothing.The X-Files
8.4
Overview:
The exploits of FBI Special Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully who investigate X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder believes in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries that debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to mainstream cases.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.923
Overview:
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.Love, American Style
6.056
Overview:
An anthology comedy series featuring a line up of different celebrity guest stars appearing in anywhere from one, two, three, and four short stories or vignettes within an hour about versions of love and romance.Cheers
7.567
Overview:
The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and wonderful people who worked and drank there.Columbo
8.088
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Mad About You
6.7
Overview:
Young, urban newlyweds Paul and Jamie Buchman try to sustain their marital bliss while sidestepping the hurdles of love in the '90s.Jake and the Fatman
6.041
Overview:
Jake and the Fatman is a television crime drama starring William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles. The series ran on CBS for five seasons from 1987 to 1992. Diagnosis: Murder was a spin-off of this series.Home Improvement
7.4
Overview:
The daily trials and tribulations of handyman Tim Taylor, a TV show host raising three boys with help from his loyal co-host, domineering wife, and unseen neighbor.Little House on the Prairie
7.939
Overview:
Little House on the Prairie is an American Western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s.Murphy Brown
6.5
Overview:
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.Coach
6.8
Overview:
Hayden Fox, the curmudgeonly coach of Minnesota State University's Screaming Eagles football team, tries to navigate his way through the sports world, fatherhood and family life without dropping the ball.ER
7.828
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.Night Court
7.352
Overview:
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.ALF
7.685
Overview:
A furry alien wiseguy comes to live with a terran family after crashing into their garage.The F.B.I.
5.5
Overview:
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.Cannon
6.5
Overview:
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones. Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.Walker, Texas Ranger
7
Overview:
Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's closest friend is former Ranger, C.D. Parker, who retired after a knee injury, and now owns "C.D.'s," a Country/Western saloon/restaurant. Rookie Ranger, James "Jimmy" Trivette is an ex-football player who bases his crime-solving methods on reason and uses computers and cellular phones. Alex Cahill is the Assistant DA who shares a mutual attraction with Walker, but often disagrees with his unorthodox approach to law enforcement.Due South
7.6
Overview:
Constable Benton Fraser, an officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, is attached to the Canadian consulate but works with Chicago Police Department to solve crimes.The Name of the Game
6.8
Overview:
The Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and Robert Stack that ran from 1968 to 1971 on NBC, totaling 76 episodes of 90 minutes. It was a pioneering wheel series, setting the stage for The Bold Ones and the NBC Mystery Movie in the 1970s. The show had an extremely large budget for a television series.L.A. Law
7.1
Overview:
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff. The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.The John Larroquette Show
6.7
Overview:
The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series takes place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri and originally focused on the somewhat broken people who worked the night shift, and in particular, the lead character's battle with alcoholism.St. Elsewhere
5.5
Overview:
St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.McCloud
7.1
Overview:
Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the metropolitan New York City Police Department (NYPD) as a special investigator.J.J. Starbuck
5
Overview:
J.J. Starbuck is an American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September 1987 to June 1988. The series follows cornpone-spouting Jerome Jeremiah "J.J." Starbuck, a billionaire Texan who wears ten-gallon hats, cowboy boots and fancy western shirts. He drives a flashy limousine with steer horns on the hood and a horn that plays "The Eyes of Texas," and spouts a steady stream of folksy homilies.Kojak
6.996
Overview:
A bald, lollipop sucking police detective with a fiery righteous attitude battles crime in New York City.Wings
6.9
Overview:
Brothers Brian and Joe Hackett attempt to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket while surrounded by their various wacky friends and employees.The Streets of San Francisco
6.935
Overview:
Two police officers, the older Lt. Stone and the young upstart Inspector Keller, investigate murders and other serious crimes in San Francisco. Stone would become a second father to Keller as he learned the rigors and procedures of detective work.Harry O
4.6
Overview:
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.Wiseguy
6.5
Overview:
Vinnie Terranova does time in a New Jersey penitentiary to set up his undercover role as an agent for the OCB (Organized Crime Bureau) of the United States. His roots in a traditional Italian city neighborhood form the underlying dramatic base throughout the series, bringing him into conflict with his conservative mother and other family members while acting undercover as syndicate enforcer.Acting
1998Style & Substance (1 Episode) as Hadley John Sr.
1997MouseHunt as The Lawyer
1997Ally McBeal (2 Episodes) as Judge Maynard Snipp
1997Air Bud as Judge Cranfield
1995In the House (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Due South (1 Episode) as Albert 'H' Hanrahan
1994ER (1 Episode) as Mr. Heath
1994Almost Dead as Father Ambrose
1993Staying Afloat as Ryder
1993The X-Files (1 Episode) as Stan Phillips
1993The John Larroquette Show (1, 1 Episode) as Felix, Man in Phone Booth
1993Ed and His Dead Mother as Mr. Abner
1993Walker, Texas Ranger (1 Episode) as Dr. Parker
1992Mad About You (1 Episode) as Bernard
1992The Golden Palace (1 Episode) as Gerald Davenport
1992Delta (1 Episode) as The Preacher
1992Bodies of Evidence (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992Nickel & Dime as Old Timer #1 "Mr Ashton"
1991Bugsy as Ronald the Butler
1991Dead in the Water as Judge Griffin
1991Flesh 'n' Blood (1 Episode) as Judge Fletcher
1991Home Improvement (1 Episode) as Sir Larry Houdini
1991Eerie, Indiana (1 Episode) as Milkman
1991Child of Darkness, Child of Light as Monsignor Francesca
1990Whispers as Joshua Rinehart
1990The Challengers as Zack
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1 Episode) as Cecil
1990Wings (1 Episode) as Liam MacDougal
1990Grand (1 Episode) as Maggie
1989Booker (1 Episode) as Unknown
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as Haarwood
1989Coach (1, 1 Episode) as Captain Whizbang, Mr. Currey
1988Murphy Brown (1 Episode) as Mr. Bob Bickner
1988War and Remembrance (1 Episode) as Unknown
1988Roseanne (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Jake and the Fatman (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987J.J. Starbuck (1 Episode) as Unknown
1987Wiseguy (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1987Home Is Where the Hart Is as Martin Hart
1987CBS Summer Playhouse (1 Episode) as Edgar
1987Happy Hour as Harry The Guard
1986ALF (1 Episode) as Bernie
1986L.A. Law (1 Episode) as Buzz Carr
1985Misfits of Science (1 Episode) as Dr. Momquist
1985Porky's Revenge as Mr. Carter
1984The Philadelphia Experiment as Dr. James Longstreet
1984All of Me as Fred Hoskins
1984Night Court (1, 1 Episode) as Pops Durkin, Mr. Olmeyer
1983Porky's II: The Next Day as Carter
1982St. Elsewhere (1 Episode) as Unknown
1982Cheers (4 Episodes) as Father Barry
1981Porky's as Mr. Carter
1980Middle Age Crazy as Tommy
1980The Changeling as Albert Harmon
1978Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! as Senator Polk
1978An Enemy of the People as Morten Kiil
1977Code Name: Diamond Head as Father Murphy
1976The Last Tycoon as Norman
1975Grady (1 Episode) as Unknown
1975The Blue Knight as Joel Stebbins
1974Harry O (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1974Little House on the Prairie (1 Episode) as Dewey
1974Rex Harrison Presents Stories of Love as Caff Owner
1973Kojak (1 Episode) as O'Malley
1972The Streets of San Francisco (1 Episode) as Unknown
1972The Sandy Duncan Show (13 Episodes) as Unknown
1971Harold and Maude as Priest
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Bruno Wexler
1971Cannon (1 Episode) as Unknown
1971Johnny Got His Gun as Corporal Timlon
1971Gideon as Shillem
1971The Andromeda Strain as Senator from Vermont
1970Monte Walsh as Col. Wilson
1970The Young Rebels (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1970McCloud (1 Episode) as Unknown
1969Love, American Style (1 Episode) as Cecil
1968The Name of the Game (1 Episode) as Alfred Crammidge
1965The F.B.I. (1, 1 Episode) as Tanker, Tad Shayon
1964Mr. Scrooge as Jacob Marley
1961MacBeth as Porter
1957Crossroads as Unknown
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1 Episode) as Montilbury, Shillem