ERIC CHRISTMAS

'Eric Cuthbert Christmas' (b. March 19, 1916—d. July 22, 2000), born in London, UK, was a British stage and screen actor, with over 40 films and several more television roles to his credit. He was well-known for his role as Mr. Carter, the principal of Angel Beach High School, in the 1982 hit comedy ''Porky's'', the 1983 sequel '', and the 1985 sequel ''Porky's Revenge''.
His role as a priest in the 1971 film ''Harold and Maude'' includes a memorable monologue to an off-camera Harold, in which he discusses, with increasing nausea and disgust, how the thought of Harold's sexual affair with a much older woman "makes [him] want...to vomit."
His other film roles include ''The Philadelphia Experiment'' (1984), ''Bugsy'' (1991), ''Almost Dead '' (1994), '' (1994), ''Air Bud'' (1997), and his final feature film ''Mousehunt'' (1997).
Christmas also made guest appearances in many television shows, including ''Adventures in Rainbow Country'', ''ER'', ''Night Court'', ''Seinfeld'', ''Cheers'', ''Home Improvement'', ''The X-Files'', ''Booker'', ''Matlock'', ''Walker Texas Ranger'', and ''Ally McBeal''.
Christmas also acted in and directed productions of San Diego, California's Old Globe Theatre's Shakespeare Festivals for many years.
In the 1970s, Christmas was a drama professor at the University of California, San Diego.

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