His second wife was in the process of divorce proceedings when he was killed.
He was 6ft 5 ins and weighed 20 stone.
He was in 11 Chaplin films playing his evil rival.
Stan Laurel described him as 'An elephant of a man'.
His parents were William Campbell a cotton yarn dealer and Jane.
He was one of four sons including a half brother Willian.
He had a daughter Una by his first marriage who was believed to be an actress by the name of Laura Austn.
Lived at 10353 Glenbarr Avenue, Cheviot Hills, California, near the house that was used in the Laurel and Hardy film Big Business.
A plaque was on a building in Dunoon for 15 years commemorating the fact that Eric was born in the town but it was taken down in July 2011 when it was discovered that he was actually born in Cheshire.