# Eric Allan

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British actor (1940–2026)

Not to be confused with American football cornerback [Eric Allen](/source/Eric_Allen). For other people with similar names, see [Eric Allen (disambiguation)](/source/Eric_Allen_(disambiguation)).

Eric Allan Born David Eric Allan (1940-03-08)8 March 1940 Tidworth, Wiltshire, England Died 8 February 2026(2026-02-08) (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](/source/Tidworth), [Wiltshire](/source/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](/source/Peter_Brook)'s 1968 film *[Tell Me Lies](/source/Tell_Me_Lies_(film))*,[3] based on the play *[US](/source/US_(play))* in which Allan had appeared the previous year.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

For 24 years, from 1997 to 2021, he played the part of farm worker Bert Fry in the long-running [BBC](/source/BBC) Radio soap opera [The Archers](/source/The_Archers).[4]

Allan died on 8 February 2026, at the age of 85.[2][1]

## Selected filmography

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- *[Tell Me Lies](/source/Tell_Me_Lies_(film))* (1968)

- *[The McKenzie Break](/source/The_McKenzie_Break)* (1970)

- *[Bleak Moments](/source/Bleak_Moments)* (1971)

- *[I.D.](/source/I.D._(1995_film))* (1995)

## Selected television

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- *[Emmerdale](/source/Emmerdale)* (1972–1974) as Frank Blakey (regular role)

- *[Nuts in May](/source/Nuts_in_May_(Play_for_Today))* (1976) as The Quarryman ([Play for Today](/source/Play_for_Today) Episode)

- *[Hold the Back Page](/source/Hold_the_Back_Page)* (1985–1986) as Reg

- *[Bergerac](/source/Bergerac_(TV_series))* (1988) as Peter Retford in "Private Flight"

## Selected theatre

- *[US](/source/US_(play))* (1966)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-guardian_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-guardian_1-1) Hayward, Anthony (13 March 2026). ["Eric Allan obituary"](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/mar/13/eric-allan-obituary). The Guardian. Retrieved 13 March 2026.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Eric_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Eric_2-1) ["Eric Allan, long-serving actor in The Archers who voiced the poetic farm worker Bert Fry"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2026/03/02/eric-allan-actor-voiced-farm-worker-bert-fry-in-the-archers/). *The Telegraph*. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026..

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Institute1997_3-0)** American Film Institute (1997). [*The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States*](https://books.google.com/books?id=ZHqQQf4pFHQC&pg=PA11). University of California Press. p. 11. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0-520-20970-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-520-20970-1). Retrieved 24 July 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Farewell to Bert Fry"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/21QBp5NJ1XzQMCsKRYKQ8Bw/farewell-to-bert-fry). BBC. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021..

## External links

- [Eric Allan](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0019924/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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