Harold Edsel

Howard Edsel is a human movie star in Generation 1 continuity.

Howard had the bad luck of "staring" in a science fiction film along with Karren Fishhook whose director became obsessed with using Hoist  and several of the Autobots as his main characters (likely saving loads on his FX budget).

For reasons that are unclear he bears some resemblence to the Star Warrior Han Solo.

Episode: Hoist Goes Hollywood
The combination of bad Autobot acting and Decepticon attention apparently spelled doom for Howard's film and peace of mind.