Ed Peck

Ed Peck
Ed Peck
	Ed Peck in an episode of Tales of Tomorrow (1952)
Born	March 26, 1917
Died	September 12, 1992 (aged 75); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1950–1983
Spouse	Phyllis Houston

Ed Peck (March 26, 1917 – September 12, 1992) was an American actor. He is best known as Officer Kirk in Happy Days (1975–1983).

Career

Peck played a captain in the Broadway production of No Time for Sergeants (1955).^[1] He was active in television and in films from 1951 to 1983, specializing in playing either police officers or military officers.

In 1951, Peck replaced Eric Fleming in the title role of Major Dell Conway of the Flying Tigers on the DuMont Television Network.^[2] In 1969 Peck appeared as the Hotel Manager on the TV Series The Virginian in the episode titled "Journey to Scathelock." One of his highest profile parts was among his last, in the television series Happy Days, in the recurring role as police officer Kirk^[3] from 1975 to 1983. He also played a police officer similar to Officer Kirk in at least one episode of the television series All in the Family and two episodes of Barney Miller as patrolman (later officer) Frank Slater.

Peck was an announcer on The Jack Carson Show, a variety program on NBC-TV in 1953–1954.^[3]^: 520 He also was a member of the cast of the summer 1972 television situation comedy The Super, portraying Officer Clark, a tenant in a New York City apartment building. He also guest-starred on dozens of television series including The Untouchables, Perry Mason, The Fugitive, Kentucky Jones, Get Smart, Gunsmoke, Star Trek ("Tomorrow Is Yesterday", 1967), Cannon, and Bonanza, as well as films such as Heaven Can Wait, Bullitt, Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, and The Prisoner of Second Avenue. He played the Governor's director of security, Captain McDermott, on several episodes of Benson. He played a rabbi and Capt. Worwick in two episodes of The Dick Van Dyke Show.

After leaving the Happy Days series in 1983, he retired from acting.

Personal life

On January 20, 1952, Peck married advertising copywriter Phyllis Houston in New York.^[4]

Death

Peck died of a heart attack on September 12, 1992, in Los Angeles, California,^[5] at the age of 75.

Filmography (partial)

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1964	One Man's Way	Harry the Reporter
1965	Kentucky Jones	Jim Heller	Episode "Kentucky′s Vacation"
1965	The Third Day	Bud	Uncredited
1966	Combat!	Pvt. Coker	1 episode
1967	The Ride to Hangman's Tree	Sheriff Stewart
1967	Gunn	Minor Role	Uncredited
1967	Star Trek	Col. Fellini	1 episode
1967	Counterpoint	Prescott
1968	A Man Called Gannon	Delivery Rider
1968	The Shakiest Gun in the West	Sheriff
1968	I Love You, Alice B. Toklas	Man in Dress Shop
1968	Bullitt	Westcott
1969	The Comic	Edwin G. Englehardt
1971	Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory	FBI Agent	Uncredited
1972	The Carey Treatment	Turnkey / Police Sergeant	Uncredited
1972	Every Little Crook and Nanny	Emilio	Uncredited
1973	Blume in Love	Ed Goober
1975	Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins	Mr. Big Time
1975	The Prisoner of Second Avenue	Mr. Jacobi
1976	Special Delivery	Man in Booth
1977	Tracks
1978	Heaven Can Wait	Trainer
1978	The Incredible Hulk	Captain Brandes	1 episode
1980	Cheech & Chong's Next Movie	Cop Shotgun
1981	Zoot Suit	Lieutenant Edwards
1982	Hey Good Lookin'	Italian Man	Voice
1983	The Last Unicorn	Jack Jingley	Voice
1983	Likely Stories, Vol. 3	General Powerhouse Announcer

References

^ "Ed Peck". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 837. ISBN 978-0-307-48320-1. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 430–431. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7.
^ "Marriages". Billboard. March 1, 1952. p. 47. Retrieved December 26, 2017.
^ Willis, John (1995). Theatre World 1992–1993. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 226. ISBN 978-1-55783-204-7. Retrieved September 14, 2018.