Eric Mason

{{Short description|British actor (1927–2010)}}

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|name = Eric Mason

|birth_date = {{birth date|1927|07|12|df=y}}

|death_date = {{death date and age|2010|06|07|1927|07|12|df=y}}

|occupation = Actor

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Eric Mason (12 July 1927 – 7 June 2010)[https://web.archive.org/web/20120717065554/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba512c955 BFI] was a British actor. Originally a stevedore working at Surrey Docks, he sustained a back injury in a road accident and end up taking an acting career. He made his theatrical debut in Gentle Jack by Robert Bolt, starring Dame Edith Evans."Ex-Stevedore's West-End Part", The Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 25 September 1963 (pg.17)

His television credits include: Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who, Bergerac, Sea of Souls, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, Minder in episode Come in T-64, Your Time Is Ticking Away and The Bill.

He had a notable role in Hot Fuzz. He played the husband of Billie Whitelaw's character, and was involved in the film's climax, where he fought Simon Pegg. He also played the masked executioner in the 1966 film A Man for All Seasons.