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'''Melvin Prestidge''' (July 3, 1912 |
'''Melvin Prestidge''' (July 3, 1912 – January 7, 1994) was an American [[police officer]] and television actor.<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 role of "Lt. Danny Quon" in the American [[Detective fiction|detective]] television series ''[[Hawaiian Eye]]'', with also being known for playing "Jackie-Jackie" in the [[Television syndication|syndicated]] television series ''[[Captain David Grief]]''.<ref name="a" /><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Encyclopedia_of_Unaired_Television_Pilot/tnZyDwAAQBAJ?hl=en|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> |
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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Mel Prestidge | |
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| Born | Melvin Prestidge July 3, 1912[1] Hawaii, U.S. |
| Died | January 7, 1994 (aged 81)[1] Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Police officer, Television actor |
| Years active | 1956–1978 |
Melvin Prestidge (July 3, 1912 – January 7, 1994) was an American police officer and television actor.[2] He was known for playing the role of "Lt. Danny Quon" in the American detective television series Hawaiian Eye, with also being known for playing "Jackie-Jackie" in the syndicated television series Captain David Grief.[1][3]
Born in Hawaii.[4] Prestidge worked as a police officer in Los Angeles County, California.[5] He also worked on Warner Bros. sound stages.[6]
Prestidge died in January 1994 in Texas, at the age of 81.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d 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.
