Eric Mason ( 1933 – 7 June 2010) was a British actor. Originally a stevedore working at Surrey Docks, he sustained a back injury in a road accident and ended up taking an acting career. He made his theatrical debut in 1963, aged 30, in Gentle Jack by Robert Bolt, starring Dame Edith Evans.
His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who, Jack the Ripper, Bergerac, Fox, Sea of Souls, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, King and Castle (pilot),Minder in episode "Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away" and The Bill.
He had a notable role in Hot Fuzz (2007). He played the husband of Billie Whitelaw's character and was involved in the film's climax, where he fought Simon Pegg. He also played the masked executioner in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1943 They Met in the Dark Benson, Illusionist 1947 Dual Alibi 1964 Rattle of a Simple Man Strip Club Doorman Uncredited1966 Fahrenheit 451 Male Nurse Uncredited A Man for All Seasons Executioner 1968 The Limbo Line Castle 1971 The Blood on Satan's Claw Villager Uncredited Villain Landlord Uncredited1973 The Mackintosh Man Postman Yellow Dog Stallkeeper 1974 Juggernaut 2nd Detective Black Starlet Brisco 1975 The Hanged Man Kenny Simpson (ep2) 1976 The Likely Lads Truck Driver 1978 Law And Order D.S. Ted Collision (ep3)1979 North Sea Hijack Stallemo Dirty Money Fernand 1981 Jake's End (BBC2 Playhouse) Dumpy 1985 Out of the Darkness Mr. Barrow 1986 Foreign Body Lodging house man #2 1988 Jack the Ripper Publican 1996 Strange but True? fisherman se3ep2 1996 Tiré à part Gardien cimetiere 2000 Shiner Uncle Terry 2004 The Calcium Kid Greengrocer 2007 Hot Fuzz Bernard Cooper Final film role
References
External links
Eric Mason at Theatricalia