Eric Snowden

{{Short description|English–American actor born in 1888}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | image = Eric_Snowden_in_Leave_It_To_Beaver_1958.jpg | alt = | caption = Eric Snowden in ''Leave It to Beaver'' 1958 | birth_name = Eric Snowdon | birth_date = {{Birth date|1888|8|12}} | birth_place = London, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|1979|6|27|1888|8|12}} | death_place = Bellevue, Washington | nationality = | other_names = | occupation = | years_active = | known_for = ''The Burns and Allen Show'', ''The Lion Man'', ''Leave It to Beaver'' | notable_works = }}

'''Eric Snowden''' (August 8, 1888 – June 27, 1979) was an English-born actor who appeared in radio, films and television.

==Biography== Snowden was born in London, England, on August 8, 1888. He died in Bellevue, Washington, on June 27, 1979.

==Radio== Snowden was part of the cast of, among others, ''The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (1949–1950, as Dr. Watson), ''The Burns and Allen Show'' (1932–1950), ''Encore Theater'' (1946–1949), ''Escape'' (1947–1954), and ''Favorite Story'' (1946–1949).<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Snowden |url=http://www.rusc.com/old-time-radio/Eric-Snowden.aspx?t=1142 |date=2008–2015 |website=R U Sitting Comfortably |access-date=September 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Old-time Radio Episodes 1939-46: Supporting Cast |url=http://www.rathboneandbruce.net/the-new-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-supporting-cast.html |website=Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson |access-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719232610/http://rathboneandbruce.net/the-new-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes-supporting-cast.html |archive-date=July 19, 2015 }}</ref> Snowden briefly appears in the January 8, 1950, episode of ''The Jack Benny Program''. Snowden appeared in episode 626 of the radio program Yours Truly Johnny Dollar, entitled "The Shankar Diamond Matter", which aired 02/15/1959.

==Film== Snowden appears in the movies ''The Lion Man'' (1936), ''The Sun Never Sets'' (1939), and ''The Man Who Knew Too Much'' (1956) (uncredited).

==Television== * ''Leave It to Beaver'' Season 1 Episode 11 as Clothier, Episode 19 as Salesman * ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' (1956) (Season 1 Episode 31: "The Gentleman from America") as Hanson (credited as Eric Snowdon)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name|0811351}} * {{IBDB name|60495}}

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