Harold Edsel

Harold Edsel had the bad luck of "starring" in a science fiction film along with Karen Fishook whose director became obsessed with using Hoist and several of the Autobots as his main characters (likely saving loads on his FX budget).

The Transformers cartoon
Harold's (unnamed) film was off to a rough start, with an almost-botched stunt resulting in a group of Autobots being added to the cast. He soldiered on, lending his acting talents to the task of repeatedly crawling away from crashed vehicles and then kissing Karen Fishook as she ran up to him in alarm. The discovery of a crashed Decepticon jet in a swamp set, and the subsequent filming of the Decepticon recovery operation, saw the film retitled Attack of the Alien Robots and transformed into a science fiction epic, much to Harold's misery. Still, he persevered with the film. Here's hoping his contract wasn't based on a percentage of gross profits.

Animated cartoon
Harold Edsel is a famous actor. His nephew, Augustus, grew up to become mayor of Detroit.

Foreign names

 * Japanese: Harold Harrison (ハロルド・ハリソン Harorudo Harison)