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