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.
Next Year in Jerusalem
The Exterminator
(CIA Chief)
House of Dark Shadows
(Roger Collins)
Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
(Commodore Nicholas Blaise)
Come Spy with Me
(Gunther Stiller)
Your Money or Your Wife
(Fair)
Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
(Roger Collins (archive footage))
Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
(Roger Collins)
Casting Shadows
(Self – Roger Collins)
All My Children
(Langley Wallingford)
Dark Shadows
(Roger Collins / Joshua Collins)
Studio One
(Grumio)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Bagot)
Robert Montgomery Presents
Young Doctor Malone
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Prince Ernest)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(The Meddler)