Eddie Firestone
Biography
Eddie Firestone was an American actor who worked extensively in radio, television, and film, accumulating more than 200 credits. Born in San Francisco, he started performing as a child, appearing on the NBC program Wheatenaville when he was 12. He later had an early success in the title role of the radio series That Brewster Boy while attending Northwestern University. He left that program in 1943 to serve in the Marine Corps during World War II. On television, he appeared in the first season of Dragnet and guest-starred on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Bonanza, Hogan's Heroes, Perry Mason, Hawaii Five-O, Gunsmoke, The Rockford Files, The Silent Force, Barnaby Jones, and Logan's Run. His film credits included Walt Disney's The Great Locomotive Chase (1956). He died in 2007.
86years old at death
- Born San Francisco
- Died Sherman Oaks
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 12
- Career span
- 22 years1956 to 1978
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First role
Firestone was 12 years old when he joined the cast of Wheatenaville, an NBC Pacific network program that began broadcasting on September 26, 1932, alongside Harold Peary.
A change of course
Firestone had an early success playing the title role on radio's That Brewster Boy. He left that program to enlist in the United States Marine Corps in 1943, was commissioned, and became a captain.
Eddie Firestone movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Eddie Firestone shares two films with David Sheiner, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David Sheiner's page
Harry Swoger2 films together, 1961 to 1966
Harry Swoger's page
Burt Reynolds's page
Charles Bronson's page
Robert Mitchum's page
Keenan Wynn's page
James GoldstoneDirector, 2 films, 1966 to 1974
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