Edward J. Paskey, better known as Eddie, (born August 20, 1939) is an American actor primarily known for his role as Lieutenant Leslie, a supporting character, on Star Trek. He appeared in 57 episodes.
It doesn't bother me one bit that I'm not famous. Sometimes people look at me and say 'You look familiar,' but I don't tell them I was on 'Star Trek' .
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"I was very careful to be somewhere else when the script called for someone to die. Because I was on the set all the time I knew what was in the script. I didn't want something to happen to my character because that would have put me out of the show." (on playing Lieutenant Leslie on "Star Trek")
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When I was acting it was a fun time. It was interesting and every day was a challenge, but it's not a very secure job when you have a wife and children.
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Fact
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Owns and operates an automobile air conditioning and accessories shop in Santa Ana, California [July 2004]
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His character, "Lieutenant Leslie", has the distinction of being the first Star Trek extra character to "come back from the dead". In the episode "Obsession", his character was killed by a gaseous cloud creature on the surface of a planet. Later in the episode, however, Lieutenant Leslie is seen again taking orders from his familiar station on the bridge. The actual explanation for this, however, is that a scene in the script that had all three members of the landing party "killed" by the creature coming back alive in the medical room. This scene, however, was not filmed for reasons unknown, but they still kept Lieutenant Leslie on the bridge and in future episodes.
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Appeared in almost every episode of the original "Star Trek" as Mr. Leslie or a background character.
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Was a stand-in for William Shatner in the original "Star Trek".
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II
2004
TV Series
Admiral Leslie
Star Trek
1966-1968
TV Series
Lt. Leslie
Connors
Lt. Ryan
...
Mission: Impossible
1966
TV Series
Steve / Man Taking Suitcase from Safe
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1966
TV Series
Party Guest
Gomer Pyle: USMC
1966
TV Series
Audience member
Ben Casey
1965
TV Series
Policeman
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek
1966-1968
TV Series stand-in - 62 episodes
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
To Be Takei
2014
Documentary
Himself
Bring Back... Star Trek
2009
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005
TV Movie documentary
Lieutenant Leslie
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1996
TV Series
Lt. Leslie
Known for movies
Star Trek (1966-1968) as Lt. Leslie / Connors / Lt. Ryan / Crewman / Eminiar Guard / Guard / Lesley / Trooper
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II (2004) as Admiral Leslie
Ben Casey (1965) as Policeman
Mission: Impossible (1966) as Steve / Man Taking Suitcase from Safe
$6 Million
