Edson Stroll (January 6, 1929 â€" July 18, 2011) was an American actor
who appeared in over 20 film and television programs beginning in
1958.Born in Chicago, 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 CompanyHe 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.
who appeared in over 20 film and television programs beginning in
1958.Born in Chicago, 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 CompanyHe 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.
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