Eddie Driscoll obit

Eddie Driscoll, Actor on ‘The Last Ship,’ Dies at 60

Driscoll studied acting in Florida with Burt Reynolds, who then hired him for work in movies and TV shows. 

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Eddie Driscoll, the veteran character actor who appeared on shows including Sex and the City, Boston Public, Entourage, Mad Men, The Last Ship and This Is Us, has died. He was 60.

Driscoll died Dec. 15 in Los Angeles from a saddle pulmonary embolism after months of fighting stomach cancer, actor Jimmy Palumbo announced.

Driscoll had a recurring role as East Coast leader Randall Croft in 2016 on the TNT sci-fi series The Last Ship, and he portrayed the loan shark Angelo “Gyp” DeCarlo in a West Coast touring company of Jersey Boys.

Driscoll also showed up on episodes of Days of Our Lives, Tracey Takes On …, The King of Queens, Cold Case, 24, Heroes, CSI: Miami and CSI: NY, 24, Medium, Heroes and Desperate Housewives and in films including Lansky (1999), Boat Trip (2002), Pavement (2002), Cellular (2004) and Blast (2004).

Born in New York on Sept. 26, 1963, Edward Driscoll graduated from Lenape Valley Regional High School in Stanhope, New Jersey, in 1981.

He studied acting at the University of Miami and took part in an apprenticeship program at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre in North Palm Beach, Florida, studying with Charles Nelson Reilly, Carol Burnett, Dom DeLuise and Reynolds himself.

He then acted in the Reynolds-starring 1989 films Physical Evidence and Breaking In and on two of the actor’s TV shows — B.L. Stryker in 1990 and Evening Shade in 1990, ’91 and ’93.

Driscoll was a host at the now-closed Dimples in Burbank for more than 20 years and at the Fox Fire Room, another karaoke bar, in Valley Village. A celebration of his life took place at the Fox Fire in January.

 

Actor

This Is Us (2016)

This Is Us

8.7

TV Series

Security Guard

2021

1 episode

 

Future Man (2017)

Future Man

7.6

TV Series

P.I.

2017

1 episode

 

Eric Dane in The Last Ship (2014)

The Last Ship

7.4

TV Series

Randall Croft

2016

7 episodes

 

Jakob Salvati in Little Boy (2015)

Little Boy

7.3

Newsreel Narrator (voice)

2015

 

Manson Family Vacation (2015)

Manson Family Vacation

5.8

Gas Station Owner

2015

 

Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder (2014)

How to Get Away with Murder

8.1

TV Series

Annoyed Male Driver

2014

1 episode

 

Mad Men (2007)

Mad Men

8.7

TV Series

Meehan

2014

1 episode

 

Days of Our Lives (1965)

Days of Our Lives

5.2

TV Series

Eddie Diamond

Man in Alley

Airline Passenger ...

2005–2014

8 episodes

 

Space Shuttle Atlantis: Pre-Show (2013)

Space Shuttle Atlantis: Pre-Show

7.2

Short

Engineer 7

2013

 

Desperate Housewives (2004)

Desperate Housewives

7.6

TV Series

Cab Driver

2012

1 episode

 

Kevin Dillon, Adrian Grenier, Jeremy Piven, Kevin Connolly, and Jerry Ferrara in Entourage (2004)

Entourage

8.4

TV Series

Lead Detective

2011

1 episode

 

Aaron Staton in L.A. Noire (2011)

L.A. Noire

8.7

Video Game

Daniel Ullman

2011

 

Outlaw (2010)

Outlaw

6.2

TV Series

Doyle Heights Officer

2010

1 episode

 

Life's a Joke

Short

Big Orange Head

2009

 

David Caruso, Eva LaRue, Rex Linn, Omar Benson Miller, Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez, and Jonathan Togo in CSI: Miami (2002)

CSI: Miami

6.5

TV Series

MDPD Officer

2009

1 episode

 

Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia, Noah Gray-Cabey, and James Kyson in Heroes (2006)

Heroes

7.5

TV Series

Uniformed Officer

2009

1 episode

 

Jonny Lee Miller in Eli Stone (2008)

Eli Stone

7.7

TV Series

Airport Policeman

2009

1 episode

 

Patricia Arquette in Medium (2005)

Medium

7.1

TV Series

Adam Dietz

2009

1 episode

 

The Meant to Be's

6.6

TV Movie

Investigator #2

2008

 

Dirty Sexy Money (2007)

Dirty Sexy Money

7.2

TV Series

Cop

2008

1 episode

 

Gary Sinise and Sela Ward in CSI: NY (2004)

CSI: NY

6.9

TV Series

Hal Weston

2007

1 episode

 

The Final Season (2007)

The Final Season

6.5

Larry Johnson

2007

 

Numb3rs (2005)

Numb3rs

6.9

TV Series

Guard #1

2007

1 episode

 

Kiefer Sutherland, Reiko Aylesworth, Carlos Bernard, Jude Ciccolella, Glenn Morshower, and Mary Lynn Rajskub in 24 (2001)

24

8.4

TV Series

Security Station Agent

2007

1 episode

 

What About Brian (2006)

What About Brian

7.1

TV Series

Mike

2007

1 episode

 

Drake & Josh (2004)

Drake & Josh

7.7

TV Series

Sergeant Doty

2006

1 episode

 

Cold Case (2003)

Cold Case

7.6

TV Series

Rick 'the Hat' Carver

2006

1 episode

 

Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island (2004)

Wolf Tracer's Dinosaur Island

1.9

Jack (voice)

2004

 

Daniel Baldwin and Mel Harris in Dynamite (2004)

Dynamite

4.1

Security Guard

2004

 

Vivica A. Fox, Vinnie Jones, Breckin Meyer, and Eddie Griffin in Blast (2004)

Blast

4.7

Jackson

2004

 

Kim Basinger, William H. Macy, Jason Statham, and Chris Evans in Cellular (2004)

Cellular

6.5

Crewcut Officer

2004

 

Jerry Stiller, Kevin James, and Leah Remini in The King of Queens (1998)

The King of Queens

7.4

TV Series

Dog Catcher

2004

1 episode

 

Erik von Detten in Barely Legal (2003)

Barely Legal

4.7

Mike

2003

 

Gina Gershon in Prey for Rock & Roll (2003)

Prey for Rock & Roll

6.1

Chuck

2003

 

Jack Wagner in Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail (2003)

Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail

4.6

TV Movie

Detective Davis

2003

 

Lauren Holly and Robert Patrick in Pavement (2002)

Pavement

5.4

TV Movie

Lewis

2002

 

Jodi Benson, Eddie Driscoll, Walter Jones, and Paige O'Hara in Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002)

Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa

1.3

TV Movie

Smithy (voice)

2002

 

Borderline (2002)

Borderline

5.2

TV Movie

Det. Frank Hagen

2002

 

Boston Public (2000)

Boston Public

7.3

TV Series

John

2002

1 episode

 

Vivica A. Fox, Cuba Gooding Jr., Roselyn Sanchez, and Horatio Sanz in Boat Trip (2002)

Boat Trip

4.9

Steward

2002

 

Rachel Hunter, Gene Bicknell, Nicolette Little, and Scott Terra in Redemption of the Ghost (2002)

Redemption of the Ghost

5.2

Bank Guard

2002

 

Kim Cattrall, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in Sex and the City (1998)

Sex and the City

7.3

TV Series

Fendi Man

2000

1 episode

 

Janet Gunn and Jack Scalia in Ground Zero (2000)

Ground Zero

3.6

Benjamin

2000

 

Newsbreak (2000)

Newsbreak

4.2

Detective North

2000

 

Tommy Davidson and Larry Miller in Pros & Cons (1999)

Pros & Cons

5.2

FBI Agent Driscoll

1999

 

Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, and Anthony LaPaglia in Lansky (1999)

Lansky

5.5

TV Movie

Super Club Maitre d'

1999

 

Sparkle and Charm

7.9

Freddie

1997

 

Port Charles (1997)

Port Charles

6.8

TV Series

Bob

1997

 

John Leguizamo in The Pest (1997)

The Pest

4.8

(uncredited)

1997

 

Ladykiller (1996)

Ladykiller

4.9

Detective

1996

 

Matt McColm in Subterfuge (1996)

Subterfuge

4.0

Courier

1996

 

Tracey Takes On... (1996)

Tracey Takes On...

7.3

TV Series

Car Salesman

1996

1 episode

 

Not of This Earth (1995)

Not of This Earth

4.7

TV Movie

John

1995

 

Marilu Henner, Burt Reynolds, Ossie Davis, Charles Durning, Hal Holbrook, Michael Jeter, Elizabeth Ashley, and Ann Wedgeworth in Evening Shade (1990)

Evening Shade

7.0

TV Series

Doug Jackson

Officer Petzoldt

Patrolman

1990–1993

3 episodes

 

Burt Reynolds in B.L. Stryker (1989)

B.L. Stryker

6.1

TV Series

Terry

1990

1 episode

 

Breaking In (1989)

Breaking In

6.1

Paul the Apostle

1989

 

Burt Reynolds and Theresa Russell in Physical Evidence (1989)

Physical Evidence

5.1

Jenny's Assistant

1989

 

Freddy's Nightmares (1988)

Freddy's Nightmares

6.2

TV Series

Gavin

1988

1 episode

 

Scott Hylands and Jeff Wincott in Night Heat (1985)

Night Heat

7.5

TV Series

Leon

1988

1 episode

 

Additional Crew

Burt Reynolds' Conversation With

8.2

TV Series

production assistant

1991

2 episodes