Woody Eney (June 8, 1937 - January 16, 2017) was an Australian born, American based screen and theatre actor who appeared in The Pilot episode of Mork & Mindy as the Prosecuting Attorney in Mork's sanity hearing.
Biography[]
He was born Harry Elwood Eney III to Dora Fleta Harris Eney and Harry Elwood Eney II on the 8th of June 8, 1937 in Canberra, Australia, and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts (RADA) in London, becoming better known as "Woody,"
He married Bobbie Sharon Loving, known as Sharon on the 19 September 1965, and they had one daughter Kim Eney Murray. Served in the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, taking up his acting career after return from military service.
He died January 16, 2017 at ManorCare Imperial, in Richmond, Virginia, USA after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, survived by his wife, Sharon; daughter, Kim and grandchildren, Remy and Chandler.
Career[]
Woody was an actor and playwright who had his beginnings in Richmond, Va. He went on to perform on stage, TV and film in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Houston and many other theaters across the country.
His first screen credit came in a 1976 episode of Ryan's Hope and he went on to appear in many TV shows over the next 20 years including Taxi, Laverne & Shirley, The Rockford Files Happy Days, Eight is Enough, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie. Dallas, Magnum P.I., The Greatest American Hero, Diff'rent Strokes, Family Ties, Hart to Hart, Falcon Crest and Northern Exposure.
He appeared in the movies, Three Fugitives, Jagged Edge, Firefox and Homeward Bound.
As a stage actor, he went on to perform with the Seattle Repertory Company, Alley Theatre Company in Houston, and Goodman Theatre in Chicago, among others. After retiring from the stage, he began to write plays, and won Best Original Script for his play, "Call Me Henry," at the Jewel Box Theatre in Oklahoma City; he also had "Forty Acres and a POW" done at Sycamore Rouge Theatre in Petersburg. [1]
Mork & Mindy[]
Woody appeared in The Pilot as the Prosecuting Attorney (no name given) who, after Fred and Deputy Ed Tilwick end up getting Mork committed in their eagerness to get him away from Mindy, is given the task of asserting that Mork is not mentally fit to be allowed to be free. He calls as his witness the psychiatrist Dr. Litney who, it transpires, along with himself is also having an affair with Pamela, the Court Reporter. The whole thing revealed through Mork's grandstanding defence, leaving the court room in chaos and he free to go.