Louis Edmonds
Born	Louis Edmonds September 24, 1923(1923-09-24) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Died	March 3, 2001 (aged 77) Port Jefferson, New York
Other name(s)	Loui Man

Louis Edmonds (September 24, 1923 - March 3, 2001) was an American actor from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Edmonds appeared in the musical Ernest in Love in 1960. He acted on the supernatural soap Dark Shadows as Roger Collins from 1966-1971, and on All My Children, where 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. He died of respiratory failure on March 3, 2001 in Port Jefferson, New York.

[edit] Private Life

Though he'd never hidden his sexuality to those he met, he came out publicly in a book entitled 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

[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

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