Paul Trinka
Paul Trinka | |
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| Born | Paul Francis Trinka[1] January 26, 1932 |
| Died | December 28, 1973 (aged 41) |
| Alma mater | Los Angeles City College |
| Occupation | Film and television actor |
| Years active | 1959–1971 |
Paul Francis Trinka (January 26, 1932[1] – December 28, 1973) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of "Patterson" in the American science fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.[2]
Life and career[]
Trinka was born in Blairsville, Pennsylvania.[1] He attended at Blairsville Middle-High School, later graduating in 1952 and serving in the United States Army in Korea.[2] He also served in the United States Air Force.[1] After being discharged, Trinka attended at the Los Angeles City College, where he studied in drama and psychology.[2] He performed in a theatre on the West Coast, in which Trinka also performed in New York and Los Angeles, California, being represented at the Angeles Theater.[2]
Trinka began his film and television career in 1959, as appearing in the film Operation Dames.[3] He also guest-starred in television programs, including, Ben Casey, My Three Sons and Adventures in Paradise.[2] Trinka co-starred in the science fiction television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, where he played the role of the seaman "Patterson".[2] He also played the role of "Kirk" in the 1965 film Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!. Trinka had a fan club, which was started by young girls, called the "Paul Trinka Fan Club". Its motto was "Don't be a Finka... Watch Paul Trinka".[2] He was also a friend of actor, Robert Sampson.[2]
Death[]
Trinka died in December 1973 at the Riverside Hospital in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 41.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Paul Francis Trinka". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. December 29, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Grapp, Bill (December 28, 1964). "Television's Trinka Visits Relatives". The Indiana Gazette. Indiana, Pennsylvania. p. 15. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lentz, Robert (May 2016). Korean War Filmography: 91 English Language Features Through 2000. McFarland. p. 273. ISBN 9781476621548 – via Google Books.
External links[]
- 1932 births
- 1973 deaths
- People from Pennsylvania
- Male actors from Pennsylvania
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- 20th-century American male actors
- Los Angeles City College alumni