Anthony Eisley was an American actor. Born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began working in theatre before making his Hollywood motion picture acting debut with a small part in 1952's "Fearless Fagan. " He began appearing on television the following year. He appeared in the 1958 episode "The Trial" of the American Civil War drama Gray Ghost with Tod Andrews.

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  • Anthony Eisley was an American actor. Born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began working in theatre before making his Hollywood motion picture acting debut with a small part in 1952's "Fearless Fagan. " He began appearing on television the following year. He appeared in the 1958 episode "The Trial" of the American Civil War drama Gray Ghost with Tod Andrews. Eisley was, however, best known for his starring role in the series, Hawaiian Eye that ran on ABC television between 1959 and 1963. After being seen in the play Who Was that Lady? he was signed to Warners. He changed his name from Fred to Anthony at the request of Warner Brothers. Eisley had thought he would play a comedian but Warner Brothers Television placed him in a suave private eye role in Hawaiian Eye. Eisley said he left after the third season to be replaced by Grant Williams as an advertising executive didn't like him. His most memorable role in film was as Griff in The Naked Kiss, Sam Fuller's controversial attack on American small town hypocrisy. Eisley became known as a cult schlock star for his appearances in Antonio Margheriti's Lighting Bolt (1965), Jack Broder's' The Navy vs the Night Monsters (1966), and Ted V. Mikels's The Doll Squad (1974). Anthony Eisley died of heart failure in 2003 in Woodland Hills, California and was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery.
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  • Anthony Eisley was an American actor. Born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began working in theatre before making his Hollywood motion picture acting debut with a small part in 1952's "Fearless Fagan. " He began appearing on television the following year. He appeared in the 1958 episode "The Trial" of the American Civil War drama Gray Ghost with Tod Andrews.
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