Eric Woodburn (''né'' Eric Melville Reis; 9 March 189425 October 1981) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor. Prior to this he had a long career on the stage and was also a noted baritone singer.
His most important role was as Doctor Alexander Snoddie in ''
Doctor Finlay's Casebook
''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' is a television drama series that was produced and broadcast by the BBC from 1962 until 1971. Based on A. J. Cronin's 1935 novella ''Country Doctor'', the storylines centred on a general medical practice in the fiction ...
''. He also played the father of
Lance Corporal Jones
Lance Corporal Jack Jones is a fictional Home Guard platoon lance corporal and veteran of the British Empire, first portrayed by Clive Dunn in the BBC television sitcom ''Dad's Army''. His catchphrases are "Don't panic!", "Permission to speak, s ...
in the
Museum Piece
"Museum Piece" is the second episode in the first series of the British comedy series ''Dad's Army''. It was originally transmitted on 7 August 1968.
Synopsis
Mainwaring and Wilson come up with an idea for getting the platoon some much needed w ...
episode of ''
Dad's Army
''Dad's Army'' is a British television British sitcom, sitcom about the United Kingdom's Home Guard (United Kingdom), Home Guard during the World War II, Second World War. It was written by Jimmy Perry and David Croft (TV producer), David Crof ...
''.
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1894 births
1981 deaths
Scottish male stage actors
Scottish male film actors
Scottish male television actors
Male actors from Glasgow
20th-century Scottish male actors
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