Louis Edmonds
| Louis Edmonds | |
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| Born | Louis Edmonds September 24, 1923 Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Died | March 3, 2001 (aged 77) Port Jefferson, New York |
| Other names | Loui Man |
Louis Edmonds (September 24, 1923 – March 3, 2001) was an American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 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 Dark Shadows as Roger Collins from 1966–1971. His other roles on Dark Shadows were Joshua Collins (the father of Barnabas Collins), Edward Collins (the older brother of Quentin Collins), Roger Collins PT (Roger Collins' opposite self in 1970 Parallel Time), the adult Daniel Collins (a cousin of Barnabas Collins and Millicent Collins' younger brother), Amadeus Collins (a lawyer who was the main prosecuter in the trial of Judah Zachary in 1692, whose spirit later possesses Gerard Stiles in 1840), and Brutus Collins (a ghost who haunted the secret locked room in 1841 Parallel Time). On All My Children, he played Langley Wallingford/Lenny Wlasuk from 1979-1995, who was married to Phoebe Tyler portrayed by Ruth Warrick. He received Daytime Emmy nominations in 1984, 1985 & 1986. He also received Soap Opera Digest Award nominations in 1989 & 1990. Edmonds left the show due to ill health. He died of respiratory failure on March 3, 2001 in Port Jefferson, New York at the age of 77.
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[edit] Stage Work
Edmonds began his career off-broadway in the 1950s, apearing in mostly light comedy and classical works. He created the role of Algernon in Ernest in Love , the musical version of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest.The cast recording was recently reissued on C.D. He played Max in the original Broadway production of Leonard Bernstein's Candide , but due to a temporary illness, He is not heard on the cast recording.In the 1970s and 80s Edmonds toured in several national tours, two of the most successful were Man of LaMancha (as Cervantes/Quixote) and My Fair Lady (as Henry Higgins).
[edit] Private life
Though he'd never hidden his sexuality to those he met, he came out publicly in the biography Big Lou by Craig Hamrick, published while Edmonds was in his 70's. The actor gave details of his life as a gay man.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Hamrick, Craig (2004). Big Lou: The Life and Career of Actor Louis Edmonds. iUniverse. ISBN 0595297161.
[edit] External links
- Louis Edmonds at the Internet Movie Database
- Louis Edmonds at the Internet Broadway Database
- Louis Edmonds at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Louis Edmonds at Find a Grave
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