The future stage, screen and TV star (real name: Fred Eisley) was born
in Philadelphia. His father was general sales manager and
"troubleshooter" for a large company, and his work kept the family on
the move (up and down the East Coast) throughout Eisley's young life.
As early as the days of school plays Eisley knew that he wanted to be
an actor, but because he lacked show-business contacts he felt nothing
would come of his aspiration. He later took drama courses at the
University of Miami, "not because I thought I could really be an actor,
but because I was taking the easy way out to get a degree". Finally
following up on his longtime ambition, Eisley landed a job with a stock
company in Pennsylvania, where he worked opposite
James Dunn in a stage production of
"A Slight Case of Murder." Later roles in long-running plays like
"Mister Roberts", "Picnic" and "The Desperate Hours" ensued, along with
some early movie
(
Operation Pacific (1951),
Fearless Fagan (1952)) and
television (
Racket Squad (1950))
work. Eisley later went on to TV and exploitation movie stardom.
Hawaiian Eye(1959)
Deadly Deception(1991)as Bryan Foster
Evil Spirits(1991)as Detective
Deep Space(1988)as Dr. Rogers
Outlaws(1986)as Griswald
Knots Landing(1979)as Woodside
Family Feud(1976)as Self - Celebrity Contestant
UFO Syndrome(1980)as Narrator
Here's Hollywood(1960)as Self
