Edson Stroll
American actor (1929–2011)
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Edson Stroll (January 6, 1929 – July 18, 2011) was an American actor who appeared in over 20 film and television programs beginning in 1958.
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Snow White (Carol Heiss) and Prince Charming (Edson Stroll) in Snow White and the Three Stooges, 1961 | |
| Born | Edward Roy Stroll January 6, 1929 |
| Died | July 18, 2011 (aged 82) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1958–2011 |
Career
Born in Chicago to Charles Stroll and Estelle Rose Stroll in a Jewish family, Stroll enlisted in the United States 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 artist's 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 home in Marina del Rey, California.
Stroll was a licensed ship's captain and marine surveyor.
