Anthony Eisley
| Anthony Eisley | |
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Eisley as Tracey Steele in 1961.
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| Born |
Frederick Glendinning Eisley January 19, 1925 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2003 (aged 78) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, California |
| Alma mater | University of Miami |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1950–1991 |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Tubbs Eisley (She predeceased him.) |
| Children | Amanda Eisley Jonathan Erickson Eisley Nan R. Eisley (b. 1955) David Glen Eisley Seven grandchildren, including: India Eisley |
Anthony Eisley (January 19, 1925 – January 29, 2003) was an American actor best known as one of the detective leads, Tracy Steele, in the ABC/Warner Brothers television series Hawaiian Eye, with co stars Robert Conrad, Connie Stevens, and Poncie Ponce.
Born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose father was a general sales manager for a large corporation. He was the father of Amanda Eisley, Jonathan Erickson Eisley, Nan R. Eisley,David Glen Eisley and grandfather of actress India Eisley.
Following service in the United States Navy, he took drama classes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida, and then landed his first acting job in a Pennsylvania stock company production of A Slight Case of Murder, which starred veteran actor James Dunn. Eisley also acted in the stage play productions of Picnic, Mister Roberts, and The Desperate Hours.
His first on-screen role was as a military policeman in the 1952 movie Fearless Fagan. In 1953, he began appearing on television. In 1958, he was cast in the episode "The Trial" of the American Civil War drama Gray Ghost with Tod Andrews. Eisley was in the 1959 Roger Corman film The Wasp Woman, which he described as "a hell of a lot of fun". Eisley's big break was being discovered playing opposite Jerry Paris in a Pasadena, California production of Who Was That Lady I Saw You With? where he was signed to a contract with Warner Bros. In the days of Tab, Ty, and Rock, Warner Bros. did not want a leading man with the name of "Fred" so they changed his first name to "Anthony".
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