Louis Edmonds
Born: 1923-09-24 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Died: 2001-03-03
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2009
- Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse as Roger Collins (archive footage)
- Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood as Roger Collins (archive footage)
1987
- Casting Shadows as Self – Roger Collins
1980
- The Exterminator as CIA Chief
1972
- Your Money or Your Wife as Fair
1970
- All My Children as Langley Wallingford
- House of Dark Shadows as Roger Collins
1969
- Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon as Commodore Nicholas Blaise
1967
- Come Spy with Me as Gunther Stiller
1966
- Dark Shadows as Roger Collins / Joshua Collins
1958
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Bagot
1948
- Studio One as Grumio