Eric Snowden

Eric Snowden was born in London, England, in 1888, and worked in American radio, film and television. Source: Wikipedia

He played Dr. Watson to Ben Wright's Sherlock Holmes in The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 39 episodes on ABC from September 21, 1949 to June 14, 1950. Source: The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia

Before that, on February 25, 1946, he filled in as Watson for Nigel Bruce, who was out with the flu. Source: RadioGOLDINdex (credited as Eric Snowdon)

RadioGOLDINdex, which spells his name Snowdon, logs him in dozens of Lux Radio Theatre broadcasts from "Captain Blood" in February 1937 to March 1955, often doubling in more than one part. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

His earliest logged radio credit there is Strange As It Seems on September 20, 1935. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

He appeared on Escape from 1947 into the 1950s and on Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar through the February 15, 1959 episode "The Shankar Diamond Matter"; a January 1956 Johnny Dollar story even borrowed his name for a character. Source: RadioGOLDINdex

Other radio credits include The Burns and Allen Show, Encore Theater, Favorite Story and a brief part in the January 8, 1950 Jack Benny Program. Source: Wikipedia

On screen he played small parts in films such as The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) and in two first-season episodes of Leave It to Beaver; he died in Bellevue, Washington, on June 27, 1979. Source: Wikipedia