James Martin (Scottish actor)

{{Infobox person | name = James Martin | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = (1931-03-13) 13 March 1931 | death_date = Error: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day James Martin (born 13 March 1931) is a Scottish film and television actor. He played Eric in the sitcom Still Game, in which he was one of the few actors who was actually a senior citizen.

Martin has also appeared in at least seven other television productions and five films. He also starred in the 2009 short film Relatively PC, a comedy 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.

References
  1. Swarbrick, Susan (16 March 2018). "Still Game character leaving the hit BBC comedy revealed". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
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