
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.

The Exterminator
1980 · as CIA Chief

Victoria Regina
1961 · as Prince Ernest

House of Dark Shadows
1970 · as Roger Collins

Casting Shadows
1987 · as Self – Roger Collins

Your Money or Your Wife
1972 · as Fair

Cyrano De Bergerac
1962 · as The Meddler

The Taming of the Shrew
1950 · as Grumio

Dead of Night: A Darkness at Blaisedon
1969 · as Commodore Nicholas Blaise

Come Spy with Me
1967 · as Gunther Stiller

Dark Shadows: The Vampire Curse
2009 · as Roger Collins (archive footage)

Next Year in Jerusalem
1997

Dark Shadows: The Haunting of Collinwood
2009 · as Roger Collins (archive footage)