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|name = Mel Prestidge |
|name = Mel Prestidge |
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|image = Mel_Prestidge_in_Hawaiian_Eye_c._1960.jpg |
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|caption = Prestidge in ''Hawaiian Eye'', c. 1960 |
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|birth_name = Melvin Prestidge |
|birth_name = Melvin Prestidge |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1928|11|20}} |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1912|07|03}}<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Early_Television_Crime_F/nqRkAAAAMAAJ?hl=en|title=Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959|page=443|first=Everett|last=Aaker|publisher=McFarland|date=2006|ISBN=9780786424764|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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|birth_place = [[Hawaii]], U.S. |
|birth_place = [[Hawaii]], U.S. |
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|death_date = {{death date and age| |
|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|01|25|1928|11|20}} |
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|death_place = [[ |
|death_place = [[Panorama City, Los Angeles]], U.S. |
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|occupation = Police officer, television actor |
|occupation = Police officer, television actor |
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|years_active = 1956–1978 |
|years_active = 1956–1978 |
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|spouse = Evangeline Prestidge<ref name="f">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99504179/melvin-prestidge-obituary-1928-2011/|title=Melvin Prestidge Obituary (1928-2011)|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|location=[[Los Angeles, California]]|date=January 30, 2011|access-date=April 10, 2022|page=32|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> |
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|children = 5<ref name="f" /> |
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'''Melvin Prestidge''' ( |
'''Melvin Prestidge''' (November 20, 1928 – January 25, 2011)<ref name="f" /> was an American [[police officer]] and television actor.<ref name="a">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nqRkAAAAMAAJ|title=Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959|page=443|first=Everett|last=Aaker|publisher=McFarland|date=2006|isbn=9780786424764|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/760985509/|title=Deputy Sheriff In Real Life Plays Television Police Role|first=Joseph|last=Fiwigav|work=[[Evansville Courier & Press|Evansville Courier and Press]]|location=[[Evansville, Indiana]]|date=December 7, 1961|access-date=December 12, 2021|page=36|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He was known for playing the roles of Lt. Danny Quon in the American [[Detective fiction|detective]] television series ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'' and Jackie-Jackie in the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] television series ''[[Captain David Grief]]''.<ref name="a" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tnZyDwAAQBAJ|title=Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|publisher=McFarland|date=October 9, 2018|isbn=9781476633497|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> |
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Born in [[Hawaii]] |
Born in [[Hawaii]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/506630453/|title=Deputy Gets Leave To Do TV Film|work=[[The Windsor Star]]|location=[[Windsor, Ontario]], [[Canada]]|date=December 15, 1962|access-date=December 12, 2021|page=17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> Prestidge worked as a [[police officer]] in [[Los Angeles County, California]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/41414539/|title=Actor Puts Some People in Prison On a Personal Basis|first=Joseph|last=Finnigan|work=The Warren County Observer|location=[[Warren, Pennsylvania]]|date=October 12, 1961|access-date=December 12, 2021|page=17|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> He also worked on [[Warner Bros.]] sound stages.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/118044069/|title=TV's Mel Prestidge Deputy In Real Life|work=[[Arizona Republic]]|location=[[Phoenix, Arizona]]|date=October 12, 1961|access-date=December 12, 2021|page=64|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Closed access}}</ref> |
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Prestidge died in January 1994 in [[Texas]], at the age of 81.<ref name="a" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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*{{IMDb name|0696362}} |
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*{{TCM name|1318851}} |
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*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mel_prestidge/ Rotten Tomatoes profile] |
*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mel_prestidge/ Rotten Tomatoes profile] |
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[[Category:People from Hawaii]] |
[[Category:People from Hawaii]] |
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[[Category:Male actors from Hawaii]] |
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[[Category:American television actors]] |
[[Category:American male television actors]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American male actors]] |
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[[Category:American police officers]] |
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[[Category:Los Angeles County, California sheriffs]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 30 July 2023
Mel Prestidge | |
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Born | Melvin Prestidge November 20, 1928 Hawaii, U.S. |
Died | January 25, 2011 | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Police officer, television actor |
Years active | 1956–1978 |
Spouse | Evangeline Prestidge[1] |
Children | 5[1] |
Melvin Prestidge (November 20, 1928 – January 25, 2011)[1] was an American police officer and television actor.[2][3] He was known for playing the roles of Lt. Danny Quon in the American detective television series Hawaiian Eye and Jackie-Jackie in the syndicated television series Captain David Grief.[2][4]
Born in Hawaii,[5] Prestidge worked as a police officer in Los Angeles County, California.[6] He also worked on Warner Bros. sound stages.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Melvin Prestidge Obituary (1928-2011)". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. January 30, 2011. p. 32. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Aaker, Everett (2006). Encyclopedia of Early Television Crime Fighters: All Regular Cast Members in American Crime and Mystery Series, 1948-1959. McFarland. p. 443. ISBN 9780786424764 – via Google Books.
- ^ Fiwigav, Joseph (December 7, 1961). "Deputy Sheriff In Real Life Plays Television Police Role". Evansville Courier and Press. Evansville, Indiana. p. 36. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (October 9, 2018). Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018. McFarland. ISBN 9781476633497 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Deputy Gets Leave To Do TV Film". The Windsor Star. Windsor, Ontario, Canada. December 15, 1962. p. 17. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Finnigan, Joseph (October 12, 1961). "Actor Puts Some People in Prison On a Personal Basis". The Warren County Observer. Warren, Pennsylvania. p. 17. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TV's Mel Prestidge Deputy In Real Life". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. October 12, 1961. p. 64. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.