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Christopher Chittell

Actor / Pornographic Film Actor | * 05/19/1948 (75) | Aldershot, Hampshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Christopher John Chittell (born 19 May 1948) is an English actor, known for his role as Eric Pollard in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale. He has portrayed the role since 1986, making him the longest-serving cast member in the soap's history. ()

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 31 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 as 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.

Photo of Christopher Chittell
Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Action | Crime

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Christopher Chittell

British Empire Medal
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Movies with Christopher Chittell as Actor(16)

as Eric Pollard1998 Emmerdale: Revenge
as McAllister1980 Game for Vultures
as Lt. Milne1979 Zulu Dawn
as Philips (uncredited)1978 The Wild Geese
as Peter1977 Molly
as Richard1977 Practice Makes Perfect
as Rogers1977 Golden Rendezvous
as Martin Barnard1976 Erotic Inferno
as Richard, the Intruder1975 The Intruders
as Svenson1971 The Last Valley
as John McIntire1971 A Bullet for a Stranger
as Georgie Kemple1970 The Weekend Murders
as The Prisoner1970 The Breaking of Bumbo
as Potter1967 To Sir, with Love

TV Shows/Series with Christopher Chittell as Actor(4)

as Chris1973 The Tomorrow People
as Eric Pollard1972 Emmerdale
as Bassin1961 The Avengers

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 05/19 1948 (May) in Aldershot, Hampshire, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 75 years + 315 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Christopher Chittell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Charles Canyon"
"Chris Chittel"
"Christopher John Chittell"
"Christopher Chitell"
"Chris Chittell"
Christopher Chittell frequently works together with these people:
James Clavell (6x, Crew)
Peter J. Elliott (4x, Actor)
Torgny Wickman (4x, Crew)
Jeremy Burnham (4x, Actor)
Richard Harris (3x, Actor)
Ken Gampu (3x, Actor)
Terence Alexander (3x, Actor)
Mac Ahlberg (3x, Crew)
Philip Levene (3x, Crew)
John Weaver (3x, Actor)
Ray Freeborn (3x, Crew)
Anita Ericsson (3x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:57479, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024