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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

17

Gender

Male

Birthday

1923-09-24

Day of Death

2001-03-03 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As

Louis Edmonds

Biography

Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, he studied at Louisiana State University and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. During WWII, he served in the Navy. His career was started in New York, acting in regional and Off-Broadway Theatre until his Broadway debut in the musical, "Candide" in 1956. Edmonds stage role in "The Importance of Being Earnest" and his work on the accompanying album led him to television roles. He is best known for his work as character Roger Collins in the wildly popular daytime gothic drama "Dark Shadows" which ran from 1967-71.

Known For

Acting

The Exterminator

1980

The Exterminator

as

CIA Chief

House of Dark Shadows

1970

House of Dark Shadows

as

Roger Collins

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

1969

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon

as

Commodore Nicholas Blaise

Come Spy with Me

1967

Come Spy with Me

as

Gunther Stiller

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

2009

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse

as

Roger Collins (archive footage)

Casting Shadows

1987

Casting Shadows

as

Self – Roger Collins

All My Children

All My Children

as

Langley Wallingford

Dark Shadows

Dark Shadows

as

Roger Collins / Joshua Collins

Studio One

Studio One

as

Grumio

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Prince Ernest

Production

Crew

Directing