Editing Richard Eastham

[[Richard Eastham]] is a familiar television character actor, who portrayed General [[Cushing]] in a single episode of [[Galactica 1980]], ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).  

==Biography==

Born with the name Dickinson Swift Eastham in Opelousas, Louisiana, on June 22, 1916, Eastham's early in music was interrupted by his service in World War II. Peforming in musicals in the late 1940's, his TV debut was on "Toast of the Town", which would later be known as "The Ed Sullivan Show", in 1949.

He changed his name to  "Richard Eastham" and went into film and TV in the late 1950s.  

==Selected Filmography==

His appearances include the following motion pictures:

Man on Fire (1957)

Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)

That Darn Cat! (1965)

Tom Sawyer (1973)

McQ (1974)

On television he appeared regularly on series including: 

"Perry Mason" (1957)

"Bat Masterson" (1958)

"Bonanza" (1959)

"Kojak" (1973)

"The Waltons" (1972)


He has a recurring role as General Phil Blankenship on "Wonder Woman" (1976) starring Lynda Carter, which likely helped in his being cast in the bit role of Cushing. 

His wife of 60 years, Betty Jean, passed away in Los Angeles in 2002, and Eastham died from complications due to Alzheimer's disease at age 89 on July 10, 2005 in LA as well.
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+[[Richard Eastham]] is a familiar television character actor, who portrayed General [[Cushing]] in a single episode of [[Galactica 1980]], ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]).
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-| character= General [[Cushing]]
-| series=1980
-| born_month= 6
-| born_day= 22
-| born_year= 1916
-| death_month= 7
-| death_day= 10
-| death_year= 2005
-| nationality= US
-| imdb= 0247604
-| sortkey=Eastham, Richard
-}}
-[[Richard Eastham]] (June 22, 1916—July 10, 2005) was a familiar television character actor, who portrayed General [[Cushing]] in the ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' episode, "[[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]".
+==Biography==
-Born as '''Dickinson Swift Eastham''' in Opelousas, Louisiana, Eastham's early in music was interrupted by his service in World War II. Peforming in musicals in the late 1940's, his TV debut was on "Toast of the Town," which would later be known as "The Ed Sullivan Show," in 1949.
+Born with the name Dickinson Swift Eastham in Opelousas, Louisiana, on June 22, 1916, Eastham's early in music was interrupted by his service in World War II. Peforming in musicals in the late 1940's, his TV debut was on "Toast of the Town", which would later be known as "The Ed Sullivan Show", in 1949.
 He changed his name to  "Richard Eastham" and went into film and TV in the late 1950s.
-He has a recurring role as General Phil Blankenship on "Wonder Woman" (1976) starring Lynda Carter, which likely helped in his being cast in the bit role of Cushing.
+==Selected Filmography==
+His appearances include the following motion pictures:
+Man on Fire (1957)
+Ten Weeks with a Circus (1960)
-His wife of 60 years, Betty Jean, passed away in Los Angeles in 2002, and Eastham died from complications due to Alzheimer's disease at age 89 on July 10, 2005 in LA as well.
+That Darn Cat! (1965)
-==Selected Filmography==
+Tom Sawyer (1973)
-His appearances include the following motion pictures:
+McQ (1974)
-* ''Man on Fire'' (1957)
-* ''Ten Weeks with a Circus'' (1960)
-* ''[[w:That Darn Cat! (1965 film)|That Darn Cat!]]'' (1965)
-* ''[[w:Tom Sawyer (1973 film)|Tom Sawyer]]'' (1973)
-* ''[[w:McQ|McQ]]'' (1974)
 On television he appeared regularly on series including:
-* ''[[w:Perry Mason (TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' (1957)
-* ''[[w:Bat Masterson (TV series)|Bat Masterson]]'' (1958)
+"Perry Mason" (1957)
-* ''[[w:Bonanza|Bonanza]]'' (1959)
-* ''[[w:Kojak|Kojak]]'' (1973)
+"Bat Masterson" (1958)
-* ''[[w:The Waltons|The Waltons]]'' (1972)
+"Bonanza" (1959)
+"Kojak" (1973)
+"The Waltons" (1972)
-[[Category:A to Z]]
+He has a recurring role as General Phil Blankenship on "Wonder Woman" (1976) starring Lynda Carter, which likely helped in his being cast in the bit role of Cushing.
-[[Category:Cast]]
-[[Category:Cast (1980)]]
-[[Category:Glen Larson Productions Cast and Crew]]
-{{indicator|1980}}[[Category:1980]]
-[[fr:{{PAGENAME}}]]
+His wife of 60 years, Betty Jean, passed away in Los Angeles in 2002, and Eastham died from complications due to Alzheimer's disease at age 89 on July 10, 2005 in LA as well.