| Eric Deacon | |
| Birth Name: | Eric Cecil Deacon |
| Birth Date: | 25 May 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Oxford, England |
| Nationality: | British |
| Occupation: | Actor & 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]