Vince Edwards

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Vince Edwards (* 9. July 1928 in Brooklyn , New York as Vincent Edward Zoine ; † 11. March 1996 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American actor and television director.

life and career

Vince Edwards was the youngest of seven children of an Italian family in the Brownsville neighborhood of New York . He was an excellent swimmer in his teens and was awarded a scholarship to Ohio State University , with which he competed in national swimming competitions. A possible participation in the Olympics was prevented by an appendectomy. He then turned to his second passion, acting. He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and gained his first stage experience on Broadway .

Edwards signed a studio contract with Paramount Pictures in the early 1950s and began his film career with appearances in B-Movies, where he was cast in his first films more because of his physique than because of his acting skills. He was often seen in film noirs and westerns in particular . Among other things, he appeared in Stanley Kubrick's early work The Bill Did Not Work (1956) as a young lover of a femme fatale , and he was the main actor in the small, but now much appreciated noir, Death Comes on Quiet (1958) by Irving Lerner . Edwards only achieved his breakthrough in 1961 with the title role as the idealistic, still inexperienced surgeon Ben Casey in the television series of the same name. The hospital series ran until 1966 with a total of over 150 episodes. In addition to acting, he also tried his hand at singing during this time: He recorded six albums and played sold-out shows in New York, Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

His fame as Ben Casey also brought him major film roles in lavish cinema productions such as Die Sieger (1963) and Die Teufelsbrigade (1968). 1970 Edwards tried with the psychiatry series Matt Lincoln to build on the success as Ben Casey , but the series was discontinued after only one season. After his acting success waned increasingly, he turned increasingly in the 1970s and 1980s to directing various television productions such as Kampfstern Galactica and Ein Colt just in case . Edwards played his last role in 1995 in the horror film Morty on the side of Heather Medway and Wes Craven .

At the Academy Awards in 1962 and 1965 , he presented awards. The actor was married a total of four times and had three daughters. In private he suffered from gambling addiction for a long time and, according to his friend William Friedkin, wasted large parts of his fortune. Towards the end of his life he and his last wife, Janet, made public awareness of the dangers of gambling. Vince Edwards died of pancreatic cancer in March 1996 at the age of 67 . He was buried in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City .

Filmography (selection)

As an actor

As a television director

  • 1963–1965: Ben Casey (TV series, 7 episodes)
  • 1978–1980: Kampfstern Galactica (TV series, 3 episodes)
  • 1979: Mission Galactica - Attack of the Cylons ( Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack ; TV movie)
  • 1982: A Colt for All Cases ( The Fall Guy ; TV series, 1 episode)
  • 1990: In the Heat of the Night ( In the Heat of the Night , television series, 1 episode)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ VINCE EDWARDS THIS . In: Washington Post . March 13, 1996, ISSN  0190-8286 ( washingtonpost.com [accessed June 6, 2018]).
  2. ^ Vince Edwards | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved June 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ VINCE EDWARDS THIS . In: Washington Post . March 13, 1996, ISSN  0190-8286 ( washingtonpost.com [accessed June 6, 2018]).
  4. ↑ National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling: Wife of Vince Edwards to Tell How Gambling Nearly Cost TV's' Dr. Ben Casey 'His Soul, $ 20- $ 30 Million and More. Accessed June 5, 2018 .
  5. ↑ ERIC SLATER: Vince Edwards, TV's Dr. Ben Casey, Dies at 67 . In: Los Angeles Times . March 13, 1996, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed June 5, 2018]).
  6. ↑ ERIC SLATER: Vince Edwards, TV's Dr. Ben Casey, Dies at 67 . In: Los Angeles Times . March 13, 1996, ISSN  0458-3035 ( latimes.com [accessed June 5, 2018]).
  7. ^ Vince Edwards (1928-1996) - Find A Grave Memorial. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Edwards, Vince
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zoine, Vincent Edward
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and director
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Brooklyn , New York
DATE OF DEATH March 11, 1996
Place of death Los Angeles , California