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Vince Edwards(1928-1996)

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Writer
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The Fear (1995)
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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)
BornJuly 9, 1928
DiedMarch 11, 1996(67)
BornJuly 9, 1928
DiedMarch 11, 1996(67)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Photos61

Everett Chambers, Vince Edwards, and Alan Hopkins in Too Late Blues (1961)
Everett Chambers, Vince Edwards, and Alan Hopkins in Too Late Blues (1961)
Eddie Bowz, Vince Edwards, and Anna Karin in The Fear (1995)
John Cassavetes, Vince Edwards, and Jack Kelly in The Night Holds Terror (1955)
John Cassavetes, David Cross, Vince Edwards, and Jack Kelly in The Night Holds Terror (1955)
Vince Edwards in The Killing (1956)
Vince Edwards and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
Vince Edwards and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
Tuesday Weld and Vince Edwards in Ben Casey (1961)
Vince Edwards and Joanne Woodward in The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Vince Edwards and Carol Ohmart in The Scavengers (1959)
David Cassidy and Vince Edwards in Police Story (1973)

Known for

Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)
The Killing
7.9
  • Val Cannon
  • 1956
Murder by Contract (1958)
Murder by Contract
7.3
  • Claude
  • 1958
Ben Casey (1961)
Ben Casey
7.1
TV Series
  • Dr. Ben Casey(as Vincent Edwards)
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
The Devil's Brigade
6.7
  • Maj. Cliff Bricker
  • 1968

Credits

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Actor

  • The Fear (1995)
    The Fear
    • Uncle Pete
    • 1995
  • Salma Hayek and Antonio Sabato Jr. in Rebel Highway (1994)
    Rebel Highway
    • Mr. Frank Norton
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • Greg Evigan and Connie Sellecca in P.S.I. Luv U (1991)
    P.S.I. Luv U
    • Frank
    • TV Series
    • 1991
  • Drew Barrymore and Jordan Christopher Michael in Motorama (1991)
    Motorama
    • Doctor
    • 1991
  • Son of Darkness: To Die for II (1991)
    Son of Darkness: To Die for II
    • Police Honcho
    • 1991
  • Sherilyn Fenn and Mark Harmon in Dillinger (1991)
    Dillinger
    • Hoover
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • Strangest Dreams: Invasion of the Space Preachers (1990)
    Strangest Dreams: Invasion of the Space Preachers
    • Theodore Daniels (uncredited)
    • Video
    • 1990
  • Original Intent (1990)
    Original Intent
    • Theodore Daniels
    • Video
    • 1990
  • The Gumshoe Kid (1990)
    The Gumshoe Kid
    • Ben Sherman
    • 1990
  • Jeffrey Jones, Jaclyn Bernstein, Mary Gross, Leslie Jordan, Christina Pickles, and Chance Quinn in The People Next Door (1989)
    The People Next Door
    • Ben Casey
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Delta Burke in 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    • Carlyle Trent
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • The Saint: Wrong Number (1989)
    The Saint: Wrong Number
    • General Daniel T. Donovan
    • TV Movie
    • 1989
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    • Harry Dial
    • TV Series
    • 1989
  • Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)
    The Highwayman
    • Manetti
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • The Return of Ben Casey
    • Dr. Ben Casey
    • TV Movie
    • 1988

Director

  • This Is L.A.P.D. (1985)
    This Is L.A.P.D.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1985–1996
  • Carroll O'Connor and Howard E. Rollins Jr. in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1990
  • The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1982
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    • Director (as Vincent Edwards)
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Galactica 1980 (1980)
    Galactica 1980
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1980
  • Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    B.J. and the Bear
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1979
  • Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
    Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack
    • co-director
    • 1979
  • Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)
    Battlestar Galactica
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • David Cassidy in David Cassidy - Man Undercover (1978)
    David Cassidy - Man Undercover
    • Director (as Vincent Edwards)
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1978
  • Robert Forster, David Birney, and Richard E. Kalk in Police Story (1973)
    Police Story
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1976
  • Maneater (1973)
    Maneater
    • Director
    • TV Movie
    • 1973
  • Vince Edwards in Matt Lincoln (1970)
    Matt Lincoln
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1971
  • Ben Casey (1961)
    Ben Casey
    • Director (as Vincent Edwards)
    • TV Series
    • 1963–1965

Writer

  • Maneater (1973)
    Maneater
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1973

Videos10

Return to Horror High
Clip 0:40
Return to Horror High
Trailer
Trailer 2:31
Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:38
Official Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 1:58
Trailer
City of Fear
Trailer 1:55
City of Fear
Hammerhead
Trailer 2:55
Hammerhead
The Killing: The Criterion Collection
Trailer 1:34
The Killing: The Criterion Collection
The Scavengers
Trailer 1:40
The Scavengers
The Seduction
Trailer 1:45
The Seduction
The Fear
Trailer 1:49
The Fear

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Vincent Edwards
  • Height
    • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
  • Born
    • July 9, 1928
    • Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 11, 1996
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(pancreatic cancer)
  • Spouses
      Janet FriedmanNovember 7, 1994 - March 11, 1996 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Bob Zoino(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Album: "Vince Edwards Sing" (Decca Records). NOTE: The album made it onto the Top 20 charts.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He lost a month-long struggle against pancreatic cancer on the night of March 11, 1996, at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. He had been hospitalized for 11 days.

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