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Christopher Chittell

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-05-19

Place of Birth

Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK

Christopher Chittell

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 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 SkarsgÄrd), and Sex in Sweden and Practice Makes Perfect (aka Girl on Her Knees) in 1977.

Also Known For

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Emmerdale: Revenge

Nov 20, 1998

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10

Erotic Inferno

Jan 01, 1975

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60

Zulu Dawn

May 14, 1979

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The Best Pair of Legs in the Business

Dec 28, 1968

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68

The Wild Geese

Jun 28, 1978

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61

The Charge of the Light Brigade

Apr 10, 1968

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75

To Sir, with Love

Jun 14, 1967

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49

Golden Rendezvous

Dec 25, 1977

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60

They Call Him Cemetery

Sep 23, 1971

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20

The Breaking of Bumbo

Sep 28, 1970

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47

The Beast in the Cellar

Aug 01, 1970

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64

The Last Valley

Jan 28, 1971

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44

Game for Vultures

Jun 25, 1979

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40

Practice Makes Perfect

Sep 26, 1977

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65

Molly

Apr 11, 1977

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15

The Intruders

Jul 02, 1975

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65

The Raging Moon

Jan 21, 1971

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60

The Weekend Murders

Oct 15, 1970

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A Night Out

Feb 13, 1967

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42

Emmerdale

Oct 16, 1972

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60

Doomwatch

Feb 09, 1970

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55

Tucker's Luck

Mar 10, 1983

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66

The Tomorrow People

Apr 30, 1973

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77

The Avengers

Jan 07, 1961