Edson Stroll (January 6, 1929 – July 18, 2011) was an American actor who appeared in over 20 film and television programs beginning in 1958.
Edson Stroll | |
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Born | Edward Roy Stroll (1929-01-06)January 6, 1929 |
Died | July 18, 2011(2011-07-18) (aged 82) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–2011 |
Born in Chicago to Charles Stroll and Estelle Rose Stroll in a Jewish family, Stroll enlisted in the US Navy in the late 1940s then began his career as a bodybuilder in the 1950s.
He studied acting and singing at the American Theater Wing in New York City and received a Fulbright Scholarship for voice performance, followed by an artists’ contract for performance and advance study by the National Broadcasting Company[1]
He did a variety of stage work and from 1958 onwards he had bit parts on television shows such as How to Marry a Millionaire and Sea Hunt. He appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone, "Eye of the Beholder" (1960) and "The Trade-Ins" (1962). He played "Dynamite" in the Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues (1960). He then landed a steady role on McHale's Navy as Virgil Edwards.
Fans of the slapstick comedy team The Three Stooges remember Stroll for his roles in two 1960s-era feature films, Snow White and the Three Stooges and The Three Stooges in Orbit.[2]
In the 1960s, Stroll co-owned a men's high fashion seconds shop in Beverly Hills.
Throughout the 2000s, Stroll provided voice-overs, and he occasionally appeared at Hollywood autograph signing shows, near his Marina del Rey home in Southern California.
Stoll was a licensed ship's captain and marine surveyor.[3]
Edson Stroll died of cancer on July 18, 2011, at age eighty-two. His remains were cremated.
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