Ed Wheeler(1936-2024)

Ed Wheeler, a native of Brooklyn, has been a character actor since 1973. Throughout the years he has worked in films and television shows like Mickey Blue Eyes, Broadcast News, Head of State, Presumed Innocent, The Good Heart, The Cosby Show, Law & Order, Thinner, Soul Food, Uncertainty and Godzilla. He was one of the early pioneers for black actors in the commercial ad world during the real life Mad Men years. Ed and his wife Messeret Stroman Wheeler are 1st time Exec. Producers for the 2023 short film Keepers of the Flame in which she also stars.