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Edwin Rochelle (6 November 1906 – 16 February 1977; age 70) was an actor and stand-in, who worked as the stand-in for Robert Lansing in the Star Trek: The Original Series second season episode "Assignment: Earth". He also appeared in a background role as a Street Passerby.
Rochelle worked as Lansing's stand-in between 1960 and 1971, in numerous film and television projects. He also appeared in bit parts in a large number of films and television episodes, ranging from 1933's King Kong to the 1977 Columbo episode "The Bye-Bye Sky High IQ Murder Case", featuring Theodore Bikel, Samantha Eggar, and Kenneth Mars.