Eddie Firestone
| Eddie Firestone | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 11, 1920 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died |
March 1, 2007 (aged 86) Sherman Oaks, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | respiratory and heart failure |
| Nationality | United States |
| Years active | 1949-1990 |
Eddie Firestone (December 11, 1920 – March 1, 2007) was a United States radio, television, and film actor.
When he was 12, Firestone was in the cast of Wheatenaville, broadcast on NBC's Pacific network.[1]
An early success was in the title role of radio's That Brewster Boy,[2] While doing that program, he also was an undergraduate student at Northwestern University.[3] He left the show in 1943, during World War II, to join the United States Marine Corps where he was commissioned reaching the rank of Captain. He remained in the Marine Corps Reserve from 1942-1957. At the time, he was billed as Eddie Firestone Jr.
Firestone appeared in several roles on the popular Western television series Bonanza, Hogan's Heroes, as well as in Walt Disney's feature film The Great Locomotive Chase. He also appeared on Perry Mason in the 1962 episode, "The Case of the "Dodging Domino," the 1963 episode, "The Case of the Decadent Dean," and the 1964 episode, "The Case of the Place Called Midnight." He guest-starred in "Prosecutor", the premiere episode of The Silent Force, in 1970. In 1976 he starred in a Rockford Files episode Feeding Frenzy. He also appeared in an episode of Knight Rider titled "Slammin' Sammy's Stunt Show Spectacular" in 1982, playing the character of Sammy Phillips. He also played the part of the character "Stumbles" in the 1969 episode " The Joker is Wild, Man, Wild" on "Hawaii Five-O."
Firestone is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery in North Hollywood in Los Angeles, California.
Filmography
- The Jackpot (1950) - Mr. McDougall (uncredited)
- With a Song in My Heart (1952) - USO Performer (uncredited)
- We're Not Married! (1952) - Man in Radio Station (uncredited)
- One Minute to Zero (1952) - Lt. Stevens (uncredited)
- Call Me Madam (1953) - Reporter (uncredited)
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) - Fred Makepeace (uncredited)
- The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956) - Tarzan
- The Great Locomotive Chase (1956) - Robert Buffum
- The Brass Legend (1956) - Shorty
- Bailout at 43,000 (1957) - Captain Mike Cavallero
- Joe Butterfly (1957) - Sgt. Oscar Hulick
- The Law and Jake Wade (1958) - Burke
- The Mountain Road (1960) - Major Lewis
- Angel Baby (1961) - Blind Man
- Two for the Seesaw (1962) - Oscar
- The Destructors (1968) - Dr. Barnes
- A Man Called Gannon (1968) - Maz
- Panic in the City (1968) - Owens
- Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) - Deputy Goulash
- The Todd Killings (1971) - Mr. Hassin
- Pickup on 101 (1972) - Auto Mechanic
- Play It as It Lays (1972) - Benny Austin
- The Stone Killer (1973) - Armitage
- Invisible Strangler (1978) - Jacobs
References
- ↑ "Wheatena" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 1, 1932. p. 22. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ↑ "The Brewsters". The Fresno Bee The Republican. August 31, 1941. p. 10. Retrieved March 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Brewster Boy Changes to New Broadcast Time on Friday". Harrisburg Telegraph. May 30, 1942. p. 25. Retrieved March 28, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
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