James Martin (Scottish actor)
James Martin | |
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Born |
1932 (Age 83 or 84) Glasgow,[1] Scotland |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1967, 1972-Present |
Known for | Still Game (2002-2007, 2016-) |
James Martin (born 1932) is a Scottish film and television actor, most commonly known for his role as Eric in BBC's Still Game.
Career
He is perhaps most notable for his appearance as Eric in Still Game, a situation-comedy television series.[2] In addition, he has appeared in at least seven other television productions and five films. He also starred in the 2009 comedy short film 'Relatively PC', directed by David Goodall. In 2014 he made a short appearance in episode 1x02 of Lovesick playing the main characters neighbour.
Before and while working on Still Game, Martin was a helper working at the Campie Primary School's after-school club in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland.
Martin is a supporter of Scottish football team Rangers FC and has previously been photographed at Ibrox.