Vince Edwards
Actor

Vince Edwards Net Worth

Vince Edwards was born in Brooklyn, New York to Italian immigrant parents. He was a swimming champion in high school and attended Ohio State University on an athletic scholarship, where he was part of the National Championship swimming team. Unfortunately, an appendicitis operation cut short his swimming career, so he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and became a contract actor at Paramount Pictures in the 1950s. He reached his peak of popularity in the 1960s as the brilliant but confrontational young Dr. Casey in the television series Ben Casey (1961).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director, Writer
Birth Day July 09, 1928
Birth Place  Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
Age 92 YEARS OLD
Died On March 11, 1996(1996-03-11) (aged 67)\nLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Birth Sign Leo
Education Ohio State University University of Hawaii American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Occupation Actor, director, singer
Years active 1947-1995
Spouse(s) Kathy Kersh (1965-1965) (divorced) 1 child Linda Foster (1967-1972) (divorced) 2 children Cassandra Edwards (1980 -?) (divorced) Janet Friedman (1994-1996) (his death)

💰 Net worth

Vince Edwards, a renowned actor, director, and writer hailing from the United States, is expected to have a net worth ranging from $100,000 to $1 million by the year 2024. With his multifaceted talents and notable contributions to the entertainment industry, Edwards has established himself as a prominent figure in Hollywood. Throughout his successful career, he has amassed a considerable fortune through his acting, directing, and writing ventures. As he continues to showcase his skills and leave a lasting impact on the entertainment world, Vince Edwards' net worth is poised to grow even further in the coming years.

Biography/Timeline

1945

Edwards was born in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, New York City, New York, to Julia and Vincento Zoine, an Italian-American bricklayer. He and his twin brother, Anthony, were the youngest of seven children. He also studied aviation mechanics at East New York Vocational High School, graduating in June, 1945. He worked as a lifeguard at Coney Island and swam for the Flatbush Boys Club. He was a standout on his high school swim team, also playing on the school's baseball and track teams. He went on to study at Ohio State University on an athletic scholarship. He was part of the university's swim team that won the United States National Championships. After two years at Ohio State, he transferred to the University of Hawaii where he spent much time training as a Swimmer for the Olympics. He was also involved in theater productions.

1950

Edwards studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts; his classmates included Anne Bancroft, John Cassavetes, and Grace Kelly. In 1950, he was signed to a contract by Paramount Pictures, making his film debut as "Vincent Edwards" in 1951's Mister Universe and then played the lead actor the following year in Hiawatha. Although he had major or lead roles in several films, including the film noirs The Killing (1956) and Murder by Contract (1958), it was not until he was featured in the title character on the highly successful Ben Casey television series that he achieved a level of stardom. The medical drama show, which he occasionally directed, ran from 1961 to 1966. As a result of the show's and his own popularity, Edwards also released several music albums and appeared in the all-star war film The Victors in 1963. He was represented by one of Hollywood's first "super agents", Abby Greshler of Diamond Artists in Hollywood.

1968

When the Ben Casey television series ended, Edwards returned to acting in motion pictures with a major role in the 1968 war drama The Devil's Brigade, together with films such as Hammerhead (1968), The Desperados (1969), and The Mad Bomber (1973). In 1983, he played the main protagonist, Hawk, in the sci-fi film Space Raiders. He continued to act in film as well as in guest spots on television, including roles in The Rhinemann Exchange (1977), Evening in Byzantium (1978), and the pilot episode of Knight Rider, Knight Of The Phoenix in 1982. He directed a number of episodes in a variety of television series including the original Battlestar Galactica. Some twenty-two years after the series ended, Edwards returned to television as Dr. Ben Casey in 1988. He made his last film, The Fear, in 1995. After the filming he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

1996

Edwards died of pancreatic cancer in Los Angeles, California, on March 11, 1996; he was buried at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California.

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