Edson Stroll

Edson Stroll
Snow White Carol Heiss and Prince Charming Edson Stroll in Snow White and the Three Stooges, 1961
Born (1929-01-06)January 6, 1929
Chicago, Illinois
Died July 18, 2011(2011-07-18) (aged 82)
Marina del Rey, California
Occupation Actor
Years active 1958–2011

Edson Stroll (January 6, 1929 – July 18, 2011) was an American actor. He made over 20 film and television appearances since 1958.

Career

Stroll began his career as a bodybuilder in the 1950s. He then moved to acting in 1958 with bit parts on television shows such as How to Marry a Millionaire and Sea Hunt. He appeared in two episodes of The Twilight Zone, "The 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 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.[1]

Throughout the 2000s, Stroll provided voice-overs, and occasionally appeared at Hollywood autograph signing shows, near his Marina del Rey home in Southern California.

Death

Edson Stroll died of cancer on July 18, 2011 at age 82.

References

  1. ↑ threestooges.net


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