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Louis Edmonds

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Actor 1923–2001 On stage 19561969

Louis Stirling Edmonds (September 24, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was an American actor. He was best known for his roles in Dark Shadows and All My Children. Edmonds appeared in the musical Ernest in Love in 1960. He acted on the supernatural soap opera Dark Shadows as Roger Collins from 1966 to 1971. His other roles on Dark Shadows were Joshua Collins, the father of Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid), Edward Collins, the older brother of Quentin Collins (David Selby), Roger Collins PT (Roger Collins' opposite self in 1970 Parallel Time), Joshua Collins PT (the ghost of Joshua Collins' opposite self in 1970 Parallel Time), the adult Daniel Collins (a cousin of Barnabas and Millicent Collins (Nancy B…

On stage 6 productions, 13 years

1956 Candide Martin Beck Theatre · Revival · directed by Tyrone Guthrie 73 perf.
1957 The Duchess of Malfi Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Jack Landau 24 perf.
1957 The Taming of the Shrew Phoenix Theatre · Revival · directed by Norman Lloyd 23 perf.
1958 Maybe Tuesday Playhouse Theatre · Original · directed by Elliot Silverstein 5 perf.
1962 A Passage to India Ambassador Theatre · Original · directed by Donald McWhinnie 109 perf.
1969 Fire! Longacre Theatre · Original · directed by Charles Werner Moore 6 perf.

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Worked with more than once7 names

Patrick Hines 3 productions
William Cottrell 2 productions
Richard Easton 2 productions
Pernell Roberts 2 productions
Mitchell Agruss 2 productions
Ellis Rabb 2 productions
Barbara Lord 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 7 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature5 passages

  • Ronn Robinson, Renny Temple World Premiere of THE RAPISTS directed by Stephen Book, with Edward Clinton, Robert Dannenberg, Louis Edmonds, Bruce Hall, Robert LaToumeaux, Dempster Leech, William McClary, Lenka Peterson, Mark Robinson, Ronn Robinson, Henry Carter Shaffertheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • David, Peter DeMaio, Louis Edmonds, Harry Ellerbe, Alice Elliott, Tovah Feldshuh, Max Gulack, Vinnie Holman, Edward Holmes, Charlotte Jones, Macon McCalman, Patricia O'Connell, Martin Rudy, Linda Selman, Eric Tavans, Betty Williams, Curt Williams,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1973 74 Season, v. 30 (Willis).txt
  • Sound, Rick Ross; Stage Manager, John R. Weatherford. CAST: Louis Edmonds (The Very Famous Man), Lewis Arlt (The Young Man), Samurai (Aki Aleong)theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt
  • Hubert Kelly, Jr. (Henry Arthur Henry), Heather Lupton (Antoinette), Avon Long (Scott), Carrie Nye (Lucy Ransdell), Lil Henderson (Cassie), Louis Edmonds (Gavin Leon Andrea), J. R. Hometheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1982-83 Season, v. 39 (Willis).txt
  • LOUIS EDMONDS 76, Baton Rouge, LA-born actor, died March 3, 2001, on Long Island, NY, of respiratory failure as a complication from cancer,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2000-01 Season, v. 57 (Willis).txt

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What this page does not know

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  • Any portrait. 1,626 of 7,139 people have one, so this is the usual case rather than the exception.
  • Which of the credits above the roles on this record — actor — apply to. The roles sit on the person and never on a credit, so a director who also acted looks the same here as one who did not.

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