Eric Christmas

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Eric Christmas
Eric Christmas on The Golden Palace, 1993
Born
Eric Cuthbert Christmas

(1916-03-19)19 March 1916
London, England
Died22 July 2000(2000-07-22) (aged 84)
Camarillo, California, U.S.
Resting placeSanta Barbara Cemetery
OccupationActor
Years active1938–2000
Spouse(s)Donelda Marion Neufeld (1958–1982; divorced; 2 children)
Marcia J. (Marcy) Mattox (?–2000; his death)

Eric Cuthbert Christmas (19 March 1916 – 22 July 2000) was a British actor, with over 40 films and numerous television roles to his credit. He is probably best known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1981 comedy films Porky's, the 1983 sequel Porky's II: The Next Day, and the 1985 sequel Porky's Revenge!. He was also known for his sporadic role as Reverend Diddymoe in the NBC sitcom, Amen.

Life and career

Christmas was born in

The Changeling (1980), Middle Age Crazy (1980), The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), and All of Me (1984). He also appeared in the episode, "When I'm 64", in the TV series ALF as Bernie, one of the residents of a retirement home, Bugsy (1991), Almost Dead (1994), Air Bud (1997), and his final feature film Mouse Hunt
(1997).

Christmas also made guest appearances on many television shows, including

Roseanne, L.A. Law (as Buzz Carr), Major Dad, Ally McBealand Amen. From 1995-96 he played Father Francis on Days of Our Lives, a key role in the infamous possession of Marlena Evans
.

He went to San Diego to teach and to help revive the

San Diego, California's Old Globe Theatre's Shakespeare Festivals for many years. In 1983 Christmas played and sang the role of "Jack Point" in the San Diego Gilbert and Sullivan Repertory Company's production of The Yeomen of the Guard
.

During the 1970s and 1980s, Christmas was a drama professor at the University of California, San Diego, and made theatrical presentations at local high schools, including La Jolla Country Day School.

Death

He died on 22 July 2000, from

natural causes
at the age of 84. He was interred at the Santa Barbara Cemetery at Santa Barbara, California.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Eric Christmas Biography (1916-)
  2. ^ La Jolla Light, 12 November 1981.

External links

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