Eric Deacon

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Eric Deacon
Born
Eric Cecil Deacon

(1950-05-25) 25 May 1950 (age 74)
Oxford, England
Nationality British
OccupationActor & writer
Relatives Brian Deacon (brother)

Eric Cecil Deacon (born 25 May 1950 in Oxford) is an English actor and writer perhaps best known for his role in the 1985 film A Zed & Two Noughts , directed by Peter Greenaway, in which he acted alongside his brother Brian. [1] [2]

He trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and in repertory theatre. [3] His other film roles include The Sex Thief (1973), It Could Happen to You (1975), À nous les petites Anglaises (1976), and Yesterday's Hero (1979). [4]

He has been very active on television with credits including: Z-Cars , Survivors , Secret Army , Minder , Doctor Who (in the serial Timelash ), C.A.T.S. Eyes , Dempsey and Makepeace , The Bill , Prime Suspect , Lovejoy , Casualty , Doctors and London's Burning . [5] [6]

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References

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  2. "BFI Screenonline: Zed and Two Noughts, A (1985)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
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