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Date of Birth

9 July 1928, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Date of Death

11 March 1996, Los Angeles, California, USA (pancreatic cancer)

Birth Name

Vincent Edward Zoino

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Born in Brooklyn, the son of Italian immigrant parents, Vince Edwards early aspired to the theater. He was a swimming champion in high school, attended Ohio State University on an athletic scholarship, and was on their National Championship swimming team. Olympics were on the horizon, but an appendicitis operation cut short his swimming career. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and then became a contract actor at Paramount Pictures in the early 1950s. In the 1960s he reached his popular peak as the brilliant but confrontational young Dr. Casey in the television series "Ben Casey" (1961)

IMDb Mini Biography By: Bruce Cameron <dumarest@midcoast.com>

Mini Biography

Vince Edwards aspired to the arts and theater at an early age. He also found time to become a swimming champion in New York State, and he won scholarship to the Ohio State University. He was on its national championship swimming team, but a budding stint in the Summer Olympic Gamnes was cut short by an appendectomy.

After studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Edwards became a contract actor for Paramount Pictures. He also appeared on the New York stage in the 1940s and began his television career in the 1950s. His most memorable television role was as the title character in the ABC series "Ben Casey" (1961). Edwards also directed a number of "Ben Casey" (1961) episodes as well as being and actor in many episodes of other TV series. During the 1960s, Edwards recorded six record albums, and he performed in sold-out shows in New York, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles.

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Spouse

Janet Friedman	(7 November 1994 - 11 March 1996) (his death)
Cassandra Edwards	(1980 - ?) (divorced)
Linda Foster	(6 August 1967 - 1972) (divorced) 2 children
Kathy Kersh	(13 June 1965 - October 1965) (divorced) 1 child

Trivia

He has a twin brother, Bob Zoino.

Discovered by Bing Crosby whose production company made "Ben Casey" (1961)

Possessed of a pleasant, light tenor voice, he recorded half a dozen albums for Decca records at the height of his "Ben Casey" (1961) popularity, the first of which, "Vincent Edwards Sings," spent several weeks on the top-20 Billboard LP charts in early 1962.

Bo Jackson was named after him.

Declined the part of "The Doctor" in Airplane! (1980).

He held up production of The Lost Continent (1968) for a few weeks when he broke his heel bone.