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Christopher Chittell

Christopher Chittell

Actor · Born 1948-05-19 · Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

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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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. To Sir, with Love (1967) — Potter
  2. The Wild Geese (1978) — Philips
  3. The Avengers (1961) — Bassin
  4. Coronation Street (1960) — Eric Pollard
  5. Zulu Dawn (1979) — Lt. Milne
  6. Emmerdale (1972) — Eric Pollard
  7. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968) — Trooper
  8. The Last Valley (1971) — Svenson
  9. The Beast in the Cellar (1971) — Baker
  10. The Weekend Murders (1970) — Georgie Kemple
  11. Man About the House (1973) — Alan
  12. The Raging Moon (1971) — Terry
  13. They Call Him Cemetery (1971) — John McIntire
  14. The Tomorrow People (1973) — Chris
  15. Golden Rendezvous (1977) — Rogers
  16. Molly (1977) — Peter
  17. Game for Vultures (1979) — McAllister
  18. Doomwatch (1970) — Dick Burns
  19. Theatre 625 (1964) — Horne
  20. Erotic Inferno (1975) — Martin Barnard
  21. The Intruders (1975) — Richard, the Intruder
  22. The Breaking of Bumbo (1970) — The Prisoner
  23. Tucker's Luck (1983) — 'Junior'
  24. ITV Playhouse (1967) — Rodney
  25. Practice Makes Perfect (1977) — Richard
  26. The Big Quiz (2011) — Self
  27. Emmerdale: Revenge (1998) — Eric Pollard
  28. The Best Pair of Legs in the Business (1968) — Alan Sheridan
  29. The Venturers (1975) — Eddie
  30. A Night Out (1967) — Horne
  31. Corriedale: Backstage Pass (2026) — Self
  32. Emmerdale: 50 Unforgettable Years (2022) — Self