Christopher Chittell
Birthday
1948/05/19 (76 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Aldershot, Hampshire, England, UK
Also know as
Charles Canyon, Chris Chittel, Christopher John Chittell, Christopher Chitell
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, ...Read more
Acting
(1998) Emmerdale: Revenge
as Eric Pollard
(1975) Erotic Inferno
as Martin Barnard
(1979) Zulu Dawn
as Lt. Milne
(1968) The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
as Alan Sheridan
(1978) The Wild Geese
as Philips
(1968) The Charge of the Light Brigade
as Trooper
(1967) To Sir, with Love
as Potter
(1977) Golden Rendezvous
as Rogers
(1971) They Call Him Cemetery
as John McIntire
(1970) The Breaking of Bumbo
as The Prisoner
(1970) The Beast in the Cellar
as Baker
(1971) The Last Valley
as Svenson
(1979) Game for Vultures
as McAllister
(1977) Practice Makes Perfect
as Richard
(1977) Molly
as Peter
(1975) The Intruders
as Richard, the Intruder
(1971) The Raging Moon
as Terry
(1970) The Weekend Murders
as Georgie Kemple
(1967) A Night Out
as Horne
(1972) Emmerdale
as Eric Pollard
(1970) Doomwatch
as Dick Burns
(1983) Tucker's Luck
as 'Junior'
(1973) The Tomorrow People
as Chris
(1961) The Avengers
as Bassin