Edward J. Paskey (born August 20, 1939) is an American retired actor.
He is best known for playing Lieutenant Leslie on the television
series Star Trek from 1966 to 1968.Paskey was born in a small farming
town in Delaware but was raised in California. He moved with his
family to Santa Monica in 1952. In his youth he was immersed in
automobiles by working at his father's garage, and developed an
interest in hot rods from a young age. His first car was a 1941 Ford
coupe but was later replaced by a 1955 Ford Thunderbird that he
purchased while earning $1.25 per hour.Paskey's first television role
was in the drama Ben Casey (1966) after meeting series producer Irving
Elman while working at a service station in Pacific Palisades. In it
he was credited as "Policeman." For the next five or six years he
continued to act while working at the service station on weekends. He
appeared on Mission: Impossible in the 1966 episode "The Ransom," The
Lucy Show, Twelve O'Clock High, The Wild Wild West and Please Don't
Eat the Daisies. He also appeared in uncredited roles in the films
What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? and Mister Buddwing.Paskey first
appeared on Star Trek as a "crewman" on the second pilot episode
"Where No Man Has Gone Before," and was first identified by name in
"Mudd's Women" in an early scene where Doctor McCoy refers to him as
Connors. In subsequent episodes, he was cast regularly as a crewman,
but also appeared as a security officer, a helmsman, an engineer
station officer, even an alien, all to create a sense of continuity on
Star Trek during the series' run. Paskey had scripted lines in four
episodes and was credited in two. His character, Mr. Leslie, appeared
in more episodes than principal characters Sulu or Chekov. William
Shatner gave the character the name Leslie after his eldest daughter.
To pay homage to the character of Leslie, a fan based website created
an 8" action figure in Paskey's likeness. Eddie Paskey Biography, NetWorth, Height, Age, Weight, Family, Married, Son, Daughter