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name: "Ed Wheeler"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ed-wheeler"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "18 February 1936"
died: "21 August 2024"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 83
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:29.264866+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Ed Wheeler

Actor. Born 18 February 1936 in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.. Died 21 August 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 18 February 1936, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
- **Died:** 21 August 2024
- **Active:** 1987–1990

## Biography

Ed Wheeler was an American actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on 18 February 1936, he began his career in the early 1970s with television commercials and stage work, later training under Gene Frankel and Irving Vincent.

Wheeler’s screen debut came in the 1987 film *Broadcast News*, in which he played George Wein. He appeared in films including *Presumed Innocent* (1990), *Daylight* (1996), *Thinner* (1996), *Godzilla* (1998) and *Mickey Blue Eyes* (1999), and had recurring guest roles on *Law & Order* (1992–2004). His final on-screen credit was a 2010 episode of *Blue Bloods*.

Wheeler received the Living Legend Award from the National Black Theatre Festival in 2017. He was married to actor and producer Messeret Stroman Wheeler, with whom he executive-produced the 2023 short film *Keepers of the Flame*. He died on 21 August 2024 in Englewood, New Jersey.

*Sources: imdb.com, latimes.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Presumed Innocent* (1990), Fi1m 82, as Arresting Detective Jim — [page](https://film.one/film/presumed-innocent.md)
- *Broadcast News* (1987), Fi1m 84, as George Wein — [page](https://film.one/film/broadcast-news.md)

## Also known for

- *Godzilla* (1998), New York Cop
- *Daylight* (1996), Reporter
- *Blue Bloods* (2010), Councilman Welch
- *Law & Order* (1990), Duane Johnson, John Cromwell, Reverent Jared Young, Carl Dunston, Matt Sturges, David
- *Thinner* (1996), Detective Deevers
- *Mickey Blue Eyes* (1999), Reporter
- *Head of State* (2003), Mr. Hawkins
- *Third Watch* (1999), Byron Felder

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