Eddie Eckstein (born 29 November 1939) is a South African-born musician, comedian, film, television and theatre actor and is best known for his performances in the band The Bats.
He was schooled at Marist Brothers College in the suburb of Observatory and after completing his matric he sought employment in Barclays Bank.
[3] In the late seventies, he would briefly manage a Johannesburg based all-girl group, Pantha, whose lead singer was PJ Powers.
[4] In 2014, Eckstein took part in a musical performance with other well-known performers such as Bobby Angel and Billy Forrest called The Two Cowboys, covering South African music over four decades and featuring country, rock, pop, duets and comedy.
[6] He would also star opposite Clive Scott and Annabel Linder in the South African family comedy Oh George in 1981.