Career
He was best known for his roles in Dark Shadows and All My Children. Edmonds appeared in the musical Ernest in Love in 1960. He acted on the supernatural soap Dark Shadows as Roger Collins from 1966 to 1971.
On All My Children, he played Langley Wallingford/Lenny Wlasuk from 1979 to 1992 (on contract, returning for special events up until 1995, the show"s 25th anniversary special), who was married to Phoebe Tyler, portrayed by Ruth Warrick.
He received Daytime Emmy nominations in 1984, 1985 and 1986. He also received Soap Opera Digest Award nominations in 1989 and 1990.
Edmonds retired from the show due to ill health after being off contract for several years. He died of respiratory failure on March 3, 2001, in Portuguese Jefferson, New New York