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