Louis Edmonds
Known For
Acting
Born
1923-09-24 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
Died
2001-03-03
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.
Most Known For
Dark Shadows
as Roger Collins / Joshua Collins
Studio One
as Grumio
All My Children
as Langley Wallingford
Robert Montgomery Presents
Young Doctor Malone
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Bagot
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Prince Ernest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as The Meddler
The Exterminator
as CIA Chief
Casting Shadows
as Self – Roger Collins
House of Dark Shadows
as Roger Collins
Victoria Regina
as Prince Ernest
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
as Roger Collins (archive footage)
Your Money or Your Wife
as Fair
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
as Commodore Nicholas Blaise
The Taming of the Shrew
as Grumio
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
as Roger Collins (archive footage)
Next Year in Jerusalem
Come Spy with Me
as Gunther Stiller
Cyrano De Bergerac
as The Meddler