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Louis Edmonds

Acting Born Sep 24, 1923 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA 22 credits

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.

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Known for

Dark Shadows

as Roger Collins / Joshua Collins

Full filmography

  • Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
  • Dark Shadows (1966) as Roger Collins / Joshua Collins
  • All My Children (1970) as Langley Wallingford
  • Studio One (1948) as Grumio
  • Young Doctor Malone (1958)
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Bagot
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as Prince Ernest
  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951) as The Meddler
  • The Exterminator (1980) as CIA Chief
  • House of Dark Shadows (1970) as Roger Collins
  • Cyrano De Bergerac (1962) as The Meddler
  • Victoria Regina (1961) as Prince Ernest
  • Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse (2009) as Roger Collins (archive footage)
  • Casting Shadows (1987) as Self – Roger Collins
  • Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood (2009) as Roger Collins (archive footage)
  • Next Year in Jerusalem (1997)
  • Your Money or Your Wife (1972) as Fair
  • Come Spy with Me (1967) as Gunther Stiller
  • Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon (1969) as Commodore Nicholas Blaise
  • The Taming of the Shrew (1950) as Grumio
  • The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) as Charley
  • The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries (1960) as Eddie Pelham