Christopher Chittell
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 19, 1948 (age 78)
- Birthplace
- Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
Chris Chittell is an English actor, best known for his role as Eric Pollard in ITV's Emmerdale, a part that he has played since 1986. He is now the longest serving character having played Pollard for 40 years and, in 2016, Chittell married Emmerdale co-star Lesley Dunlop. He had previously been married to Caroline Hunt, with whom he has two children with. From 1968 to 1973 he had a lead role in the TV series The Freewheelers. His films include To Sir, With Love, The Charge of the Light Brigade, Zulu Dawn, Golden Rendezvous, A Game For Vultures, The Last Valley, The Beast in the Cellar, The Raging Moon and The Weekend Murders. He also has uncredited roles in If... and The Wild Geese, and appeared in a number of Swedish sex films in the 1970s under the name Charles Canyon. These include Swedish Sex Games (aka The Intruders and Let Us Play Sex) in 1975 (which also featured a young Stellan Skarsgård), and Sex in Sweden and Practice Makes Perfect (aka Girl on Her Knees) in 1977.
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Filmography
Corriedale: Backstage Pass
Movie · as Self
Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years
Movie · as Self
The Big Quiz
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Emmerdale: Revenge
Movie · as Eric Pollard
Tucker's Luck
TV · as 'Junior' · 9 eps
Zulu Dawn
Movie · as Lt. Milne
Game for Vultures
Movie · as McAllister
The Wild Geese
Movie · as Philips
Golden Rendezvous
Movie · as Rogers
Molly
Movie · as Peter
Practice Makes Perfect
Movie · as Richard
Erotic Inferno
Movie · as Martin Barnard
The Intruders
Movie · as Richard, the Intruder
The Venturers
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep
The Tomorrow People
TV · as Chris · 13 eps
Man About the House
TV · as Alan · 1 ep
Emmerdale
TV · as Eric Pollard · 7687 eps
The Last Valley
Movie · as Svenson
The Beast in the Cellar
Movie · as Baker
They Call Him Cemetery
Movie · as John McIntire
The Raging Moon
Movie · as Terry
The Breaking of Bumbo
Movie · as The Prisoner
The Weekend Murders
Movie · as Georgie Kemple
Doomwatch
TV · as Dick Burns · 1 ep
The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
Movie · as Alan Sheridan
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Movie · as Trooper
To Sir, with Love
Movie · as Potter
A Night Out
Movie · as Horne
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Rodney · 1 ep
Theatre 625
TV · as Horne · 1 ep
The Avengers
TV · as Bassin · 1 ep
Coronation Street
TV · as Eric Pollard · 1 ep