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'''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:// |
'''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]],<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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*[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/mel_prestidge/ Rotten Tomatoes profile] |
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Latest revision as of 19:19, 30 July 2023
Mel Prestidge | |
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 Prestidge in Hawaiian Eye, c. 1960 | |
| 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.
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