Eric Mason
Eric Mason (died 7 June 2010[1]) was a British actor. 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 recently 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 starring Paul Scofield as Thomas More and Robert Shaw as Henry VIII.
Selected filmography
- Dual Alibi (1947)
- Rattle of a Simple Man (1964)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- The Limbo Line (1968)
- The Mackintosh Man (1973)
- Yellow Dog (1973)
- Juggernaut (1974)
- The Likely Lads (1976)
- North Sea Hijack (1979)
- The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979)
- Shiner (2000)
- The Calcium Kid (2004)
- Hot Fuzz (2007)