Eddie Firestone (December 11, 1920 – March 1, 2007), sometimes known as Eddie Firestone Jr., was an American radio, television, and film actor who accumulated over 200 total credits during his performing career. He played the wino who was kidnapped in Hawaii 5-0 Season 2, Episode 13 "The Joker's Wild, Man, Wild."

Early life

When he was 12, Firestone, along with Harold Peary, was in the cast of '' Wheatenaville '', a program broadcast on

NBC The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast. It is one of NBCUniversal's ...

's Pacific network beginning September 26, 1932.

Career

An early success was in the title role of radio's '' That Brewster Boy''. While doing that program, he also was an undergraduate student at

Northwestern University Northwestern University (NU) is a Private university, private research university in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1851 to serve the historic Northwest Territory, it is the oldest University charter, chartered university in ...

. He left the program during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

to join the

United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...

in 1943, where he was commissioned, reaching the rank of captain, remaining in the Marine Corps Reserve until 1957. The Untouchables Desilu Playhouse 1959

Some of the first television appearances with Firestone was in the first season of Jack Webb's ''Dragnet'' (1951–52). He guest-starred in "The Big Lamp" in Season 1, Episode 14 on '' Dragnet'', in Season 1, Episode 3 of ''

The Dick Van Dyke Show ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' is an American sitcom created by Carl Reiner that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, to June 1, 1966, with a total of 158 half-hour episodes spanning five seasons. It was produced by Calvada Productions"Calv ...

'' he played Tom Edson in "Sally and the lab technician". He wore a suit, bowtie, was clean shaven, had big round glasses and played a girl-shy, nerdy lab technician that works up his nerve to take Sally on a date. He was cast in a 1961 episode of "The Charity Drive" of ''

Window on Main Street ''Window on Main Street'' is an American comedy-drama television series starring Robert Young about an author who returns to his home town after an absence of many years to write about the people and events there. Original episodes aired from Oc ...

''. Firestone appeared in several roles on the popular

Western Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US *Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that id ...

television series ''

Bonanza ''Bonanza'' is an American Western television series that ran on NBC from September 12, 1959, to January 16, 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes, ''Bonanza'' is NBC's longest-running Western, the second-longest-running Western series on ...

'', ''

Hogan's Heroes ''Hogan's Heroes'' is an American television sitcom created by Bernard Fein and Albert S. Ruddy which is set in a Prisoner-of-war camp, prisoner-of-war (POW) camp in Nazi Germany during World War II, and centers around a group of Allied prisoner ...

'', as well as in

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

's feature film ''

The Great Locomotive Chase ''The Great Locomotive Chase'' is a 1956 American adventure western film produced by Walt Disney Productions, based on the Great Locomotive Chase that occurred in 1862 during the American Civil War. Filmed in CinemaScope and in color, the film ...

''. He also appeared on ''

Perry Mason Perry Mason is a fictional character, an American criminal defense lawyer who is the main character in works of detective fiction written by Erle Stanley Gardner. Perry Mason features in 82 novels and four short stories, all of which involve a ...

'' ("The Case of the "Dodging Domino", 1962; "The Case of the Decadent Dean", 1963; "The Case of a Place Called Midnight", 1964). He appeared in ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective fiction, detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law. They run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, Califor ...

'', in the 1975 episode "Trap Play". In 1967, he appeared in the only two part episode of ''

Gunsmoke ''Gunsmoke'' is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman Macdonnell and writer John Meston. It centered on Dodge City, Kansas, in the 1870s, during the settlement of the American West. The central charact ...

'', entitled "Nitro". He returned to ''Gunsmoke'' in 1974 in the episode "The Tarnished Badge". He also guest-starred in "Prosecutor", the 1970 debut of ''

The Silent Force ''The Silent Force'' is the third studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Within Temptation, released on 15 November 2004, by GUN Records. On 5 August 2008, ''The Silent Force'' along with ''Mother Earth (Within Temptation album), Mother Eart ...

''. He guest starred in three episodes of ''

The Rockford Files ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner, aired on NBC from September 13, 1974, to January 10, 1980. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigator Jim Rockford, with Noah Beery Jr. in th ...

''. He also appeared in the last episode of ''

Logan's Run ''Logan's Run'' is a science fiction novel by American writers William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson. Published in 1967, the novel depicts a dystopic Malthusian future society in which both population and the consumption of resources ...

'' titled "Stargate" in 1978.

Death

Firestone is buried in

Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery is a cemetery located at 10621 Victory Boulevard, straddling the border between the Los Angeles neighborhood of North Hollywood and Burbank, California. The cemetery's East entrance features the Portal of the Fo ...

North Hollywood North Hollywood is a neighborhood and district in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California. The neighborhood contains the NoHo Arts District, El Portal Theater, several art galleries, and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Th ...

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

.Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14000 Famous Persons by Scott Wilson

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 ''Call Me Madam'' is a Broadway musical written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical is a satire on politics and foreign policy that spoofs postwar America's penchant for lending billions ...

'' (1953) – Reporter (uncredited) *'' Fighter Attack (1953) P47 Fighter Pilot (uncredited) *'' Good Morning, Miss Dove'' (1955) – Fred Makepeace (uncredited) *''

The Revolt of Mamie Stover ''The Revolt of Mamie Stover'' is a 1951 novel by William Bradford Huie about a young woman from Mississippi who goes to Hollywood to work as an actress. Driven into prostitution, she moves to Honolulu, works at a brothel and takes it over, challe ...

'' (1956) – Tarzan *''

'' (1956) – Robert Buffum *''

The Brass Legend ''The Brass Legend'' is a 1956 American Western film directed by Gerd Oswald and written by Don Martin. The film stars Hugh O'Brian, Nancy Gates, Raymond Burr, Rebecca Welles, Donald MacDonald and Robert Burton. The film was released on Decemb ...

'' (1956) – Shorty *''

Bailout at 43,000 ''Bailout at 43,000'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by Francis D. Lyon and written by Paul Monash. The film stars John Payne, Karen Steele, Paul Kelly, Richard Eyer, Constance Ford and Eddie Firestone. The film was released on May ...

'' (1957) – Captain Mike Cavallero *''

Joe Butterfly ''Joe Butterfly'' is a 1957 American comedy film directed by Jesse Hibbs starring Audie Murphy, George Nader and Keenan Wynn, with Burgess Meredith in the title role as a Japanese man. The movie was action star Murphy's only outright comedy, and ...

'' (1957) – Sgt. Oscar Hulick *''

The Law and Jake Wade ''The Law and Jake Wade'' is a 1958 American Western film directed by John Sturges and starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark. The picture was based on the 1956 novel by Marvin H. Albert. The film was shot on location in California's High ...

'' (1958) – Burke *'' The Mountain Road'' (1960) – Major Lewis *'' Angel Baby'' (1961) – Blind Man *'' Two for the Seesaw'' (1962) – Oscar *''

'' (TV Series) (1965) season 06 episode 28 ''(A Good Night's Rest)'' - Josiah Potts *''

The Destructors "The Destructors" is a 1954 short story written by Graham Greene, first published in ''Picture Post'' and subsequently collected in '' Twenty-One Stories'' later that year.A Man Called Gannon ''A Man Called Gannon'' is a 1968 American Technicolor Western film directed by James Goldstone starring Tony Franciosa, Michael Sarrazin and Judi West. The film is a remake of '' Man Without a Star'' (1955). Plot Cowboy Gannon ( Tony Fra ...

'' (1968) – Maz *'' Panic in the City'' (1968) – Owens *''

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came ''Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came'' (also known as ''War Games, Old Soldiers Never'') is a 1970 American drama-comedy film directed by Hy Averback, produced by Fred Engel, and starring Brian Keith, Don Ameche, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine ...

'' (1970) – Deputy Goulash *''

Duel A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people with matched weapons. During the 17th and 18th centuries (and earlier), duels were mostly single combats fought with swords (the rapier and later the small sword), but beginning in ...

'' (1971) – Café owner *'' The Todd Killings'' (1971) – Mr. Hassin *''

The Virginian (TV series) ''The Virginian'' (later renamed ''The Men from Shiloh'' in its final year) is an American Westerns on television, Western television series starring James Drury in the title role, along with Doug McClure, Lee J. Cobb, and others. It originall ...

'' (1971) season 9 episode 24 (''Jump-up'') – Clark *'' Pickup on 101'' (1972) – Auto Mechanic *'' Play It as It Lays'' (1972) – Benny Austin *'' The Stone Killer'' (1973) – Armitage *'' Invisible Strangler'' (1978) – Jacobs *''

Galactica 1980 ''Galactica 1980'' is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series. It was first broadcast on ABC in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 1 ...

'' (1980) Galactica Discovers Earth: Part 1 – Derelict

References

Demetria Fulton; previewed Firestone on Barnaby Jones in the episode titled “Trap Play”(01/07/1975).

External links

* *
Battlestar Wiki
{{DEFAULTSORT:Firestone, Eddie 1920 births 2007 deaths American male radio actors American male film actors American male television actors Burials at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery United States Marine Corps officers 20th-century American male actors United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II