James Martin BEM (born 13 March 1931) is a Scottish film and television actor. He is best known for playing Eric in the sitcom Still Game, in which he was one of the few actors who was actually an old age pensioner.
James Martin | |
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| Born | 13 March 1931 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1967, 1972–2018 |
| Known for | Still Game (2002–2019) |
Martin has also appeared in at least seven other television productions and five films. He also co-starred (with Jane Nelson Peebles, Anita Vettesse, Iain Wotherspoon, and Alan McHugh) in the 2009 short films Relatively PC and Relative Confusion, part of a sitcom series by the Inclusive Digital Economy Network teaching the importance of inclusive HCI, produced by University of Dundee Prof. Emeritus Alan F. Newell and directed by David Goodall. In 2014 he made a short appearance in episode 1x02 of Lovesick playing the main character's neighbour. He also appeared in Peter McDougall's Just Another Saturday (1975) under the name of Jimmy Martin.
Born in Partick in Glasgow, for many years Martin has lived in Musselburgh, East Lothian.[1] Before working on Still Game, he was a helper working at Campie Primary School's after-school club in the town.
Martin was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2024 Birthday Honours for services to Military Veterans and to charity.[2]
References
edit- ^ Swarbrick, Susan (16 March 2018). "Still Game character leaving the hit BBC comedy revealed". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Awards for Birthday Honours List 2024" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
External links
edit- James Martin at IMDb
- James Martin featured in University of Dundee Prof. Alan F. Newell's "Relatively PC" and "Relative Confusion" sitcoms on YouTube, instructional videos for human-computer interaction
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