Louis Edmonds
Acting • Born 1923-09-24 – 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.
Filmography
20 credits
Next Year in Jerusalem
Movie • 1997
The Exterminator
Movie • 1980
CIA Chief
House of Dark Shadows
Movie • 1970
Roger Collins
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
Movie • 1969
Commodore Nicholas Blaise
Come Spy with Me
Movie • 1967
Gunther Stiller
Your Money or Your Wife
Movie • 1972
Fair
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
Movie • 2009
Roger Collins (archive footage)
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
Movie • 2009
Roger Collins (archive footage)
Casting Shadows
Movie • 1987
Self – Roger Collins
Victoria Regina
Movie • 1961
Prince Ernest
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 1950
Grumio
Cyrano De Bergerac
Movie • 1962
The Meddler
All My Children
TV • 1970
Langley Wallingford
Dark Shadows
TV • 1966
Roger Collins / Joshua Collins
Studio One
TV • 1948
Grumio
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Bagot
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV • 1950
Young Doctor Malone
TV • 1958
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
Prince Ernest
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV • 1951
The Meddler