▁March ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Jack ▁Ben ny ▁Program ▁Season ▁ 5 , ▁E pisode ▁ 1 3 . ▁Later , ▁he ▁was ▁briefly ▁under ▁contract ▁to ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century - F ox ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁supporting ▁roles ▁for ▁the ▁studio , ▁normally ▁com ed ies ▁in ▁which ▁C ros by ▁played ▁a ▁soldier : ▁M ardi ▁Gr as ▁( 1 9 5 8 ) ▁with ▁Pat ▁Bo one ; ▁Hol iday ▁for ▁Lo vers ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁as ▁Carol ▁Lyn ley ' s ▁love ▁interest ; ▁A ▁Private ' s ▁Aff air ▁( 1 9 5 9 ), ▁with ▁Sal ▁Mine o ; ▁The ▁Right ▁Appro ach ▁( 1 9 6 1 ) ▁with ▁Frank ie ▁V aug han . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best - rem ember ed ▁for ▁his ▁rec urr ing ▁roles ▁as ▁Edd ie ▁the ▁sch em ing ▁bell h op ▁on ▁The ▁Bill ▁D ana ▁Show ▁and ▁Officer ▁Edward ▁" Ed " ▁Well s ▁on ▁N BC ' s ▁Adam - 1 2 ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 – 7 5 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁appearances ▁on ▁several ▁other ▁shows ▁produced ▁by ▁Jack ▁Web b ' s ▁Mark ▁VII ▁Limited ▁( including ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁Drag net ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁five ▁episodes ▁of ▁Emer gency ! ).. ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁a for ement ioned