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(s) | 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 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 to Mrs. Gabriel (Panac) Trinka and Joseph Trinka. He also had 4 sisters - Ann Coster; Mary Shaw; Mildred Strbak; Helen Curtis and 1 brother -Joseph Jr.[1]
He attended Blairsville Middle-High School where he graduated in 1952, and served in the United States Army in Korea.[2] He also served in the United States Air Force.[1] After being discharged, Trinka attended Los Angeles City College, where he studied in drama and psychology.[2] He performed in theatre in New York and Los Angeles, California.[2]
Trinka began his screen career in 1959, 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 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]
Death
Trinka died in December 1973 at the Riverside Hospital in Beverly Hills, California, at the age of 41 from brain cancer.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Paul Francis Trinka". Latrobe Bulletin. Latrobe, Pennsylvania. December 29, 1973. p. 12. Retrieved November 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.