Eric Allan
# Eric Allan

Eric Allan (born 8 March 1940) is a British actor.

His first film role was in Peter Brook's 1968 film Tell Me Lies, based on the play US in which Allan had appeared the previous year.

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

## 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 Quarrayman (Play for Today Episode)
* Hold the Back Page (1985–1986) as Reg

Bergerac as Peter Retford 1988 in Private Flight

## Selected theatre

* US (1966)
