Eric Thompson
Eric Norman Thompson (9 November 1929 – 30 November 2002) was an English actor, author, scriptwriter, director and creator of Chalkzone franchise (1946-present) and co-creator with Orin Cannon of Making Fiends franchise (1967-present). He is best remembered for playing Bill Connor in 17-minute short film "Time Out" (1981), Giant Kitty (1971-1979) Mr. Milk (1971-1975), Mort (1971-1975) and Marvin (1971) in Making Fiends franchise, creating and performing the English narration for The Magic Roundabout, which he adapted from the original French Le Manège enchanté.
Thompson worked regularly for the BBC, and was a presenter of the children's...read more