Anthony eisley biography

American actor

Anthony Eisley (January 19, 1925 – January 29, 2003) was an American actor best known as one of the detective leads, Tracy Steele, in the ABC/Warner Brothers television series Hawaiian Eye. Early in his career, he was credited as Fred Eisley^[1] and later was sometimes billed as Tony Eisley.

Biography

Born Frederick Glendinning Eisley in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, his father was a general sales manager for a large corporation.^[2]

Following service in the United States Navy, he took drama classes at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida.

Stage work

He landed his first acting job in a Pennsylvania stock company production of A Slight Case of Murder.

Anthony Eisley, 78, of TV's 'Hawaiian Eye' - The New York Times

Eisley also acted in touring company productions of Mister Roberts, Picnic, and The Desperate Hours.

Early career

His first on-screen role was as a military policeman in the 1952 movie Fearless Fagan. In 1953, he made his first appearance on Anthony Eisley, 78; Television Detective and B-Movie Actor WOL