Eric Woodburn

Eric Woodburn
Born	Eric Melville Reis (1894-03-09)9 March 1894 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	25 October 1981 (aged 87)[1] Camden, London[2]
Nationality	Scottish
Occupation	Actor • Singer

Eric Woodburn (né Eric Melville Reis; 9 March 1894 – 25 October 1981) was a Scottish stage, film and television actor.[3][4] Prior to this he had a long career on the stage and was also a noted baritone singer.[5]

His most important role was as Doctor Alexander Snoddie in Doctor Finlay's Casebook.[6] He also played the father of Lance Corporal Jones in the Museum Piece episode of Dad's Army.[7][8]

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Company	Director	Notes
1948	Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaites	a bishop	The Glasgow Citizens' Theatre	Tyrone Guthrie, Moultrie Kelsall	play by Sir David Lyndsay, adapted by Robert Kemp

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1936	Full steam
1936	Bottle Party
1952	You're Only Young Twice	The Bedellus
1952	The Brave Don't Cry	Rab Elliott
1953	Laxdale Hall	Gamlie
1953	The Kidnappers (US: The Little Kidnappers)	Sam Howie
1954	The Maggie	Skipper
1955	Geordie	Jean's Father	Uncredited
1959	The Bridal Path	Archie
1959	Naked Fury	Frank Hawking
1960	The Battle of the Sexes	Wine Shop Proprietor
1960	Tunes of Glory	Landlord
1961	The Innocents	Coachman	Uncredited
1962	Two and Two Make Six	Falstaff
1962	The Dock Brief	Judge Banter
1962	The Amorous Prawn	Publican
1963	I Could Go On Singing	Verger
1965	Two Left Feet	Tramp	Uncredited
1966	Ambush at Devil's Gap	Prof. Jennings
1966	Miss MacTaggart Won't Lie Down	Morrison	short film
1971	Kidnapped	Doctor	(final film role)

References

1. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995
2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
3. "Eric Woodburn - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
4. "Eric Woodburn". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018.
5. British Pathé (13 April 2014). "Pictorial Revue Reel 1 (1932-1936)" – via Internet Archive.
6. "Dr. Finlay's Casebook". 22 December 1966. p. 15 – via BBC Genome.
7. "Dad's Army - S1 - Episode 2: Museum Piece". Radio Times.
8. "Eric Woodburn". www.aveleyman.com.

External links

• Eric Woodburn at IMDb