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Vince Edwards
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Vince Edwards

1928 – 1996 · Brooklyn, New York, USA · Active 1944–1995

Vince Edwards, born in 1928, carved a niche in cult cinema with his compelling performances in films like City of Fear (1959) and The Hired Gun (1957). His role as the determined cop in Rogue Cop highlights his ability to embody gritty characters, while his later work in The Mad Bomber (1973) showcases his transition into the horror genre. Edwards also appeared in Return to Horror High (1987) and Cellar Dweller (1987), further solidifying his presence in the realm of exploitation films.

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Cellar Dweller

Cellar Dweller

1988 ★ 4.8
as Norman Meshelski

In the 1950s, a horror-comic artist's creations come alive and kill him. Years later a new cartoonist revives the creatures in his house, now part of an artist's colony.

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Filmography

94 credits
1990s 8 credits
1995
The Fear as Uncle Pete
Movie ★ 4.0
1994
Jailbreakers as Mr. Frank Norton
Movie ★ 5.8
1994
Rebel Highway as Frank Norton
TV ★ 8.0
1992
Original Intent as Theodore Daniels
Movie ★ 4.8
1991
Motorama as Doctor
Movie ★ 6.5
1991
Dillinger as J. Edgar Hoover
Movie ★ 5.6
1991
TV ★ 6.4
1990
The Gumshoe Kid as Ben Sherman
Movie ★ 4.0
1980s 15 credits
1989
The Saint: Wrong Number as General Daniel T. Donovan
Movie ★ 9.0
1988
Cellar Dweller as Norman Meshelski
Movie ★ 5.0
1987
Movie ★ 5.0
1987
Return to Horror High as Richard Birnbaum
Movie ★ 5.2
1986
The Centurions as Jake Rockwell (voice)
TV ★ 7.6
1985
Sno-Line as Steve King
Movie ★ 7.0
1984
The Fix as Frank Lane
Movie ★ 10.0
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Harry Dial
TV ★ 7.5
1984
Tales from the Darkside as Henry Gropper
TV ★ 7.2
1984
TV ★ 6.9
1983
Deal of the Century as Frank Stryker
Movie ★ 4.7
1983
Movie ★ 4.8
1982
The Seduction as Maxwell
Movie ★ 5.7
1982
Movie ★ 5.0
1982
Knight Rider as Fred Wilson
TV ★ 7.5
1970s 17 credits
1978
The Courage and the Passion as Col. Joe Agajanian
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
Evening in Byzantium as Bret Easton
Movie ★ 8.0
1978
Evening in Byzantium as Bret Easton
TV
1977
Cover Girls as Bradner
Movie ★ 6.5
1977
The Rhinemann Exchange as Gen. Swanson
TV ★ 6.5
1975
Death Stalk as Jack Trahey
Movie ★ 5.9
1975
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Medical Story as Dr. Douglas Neal
TV ★ 5.0
1973
The Mad Bomber as Geronimo Minneli
Movie ★ 5.2
1973
Firehouse as Spike Ryerson
Movie ★ 5.0
1973
Saga of Sonora as Sheriff Sam
Movie ★ 9.0
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1973
Police Story as Sergeant Joe Barley
TV ★ 7.0
1971
Movie ★ 6.1
1970
Sole Survivor as Maj. Michael Devlin
Movie ★ 6.5
1970
Dial Hot Line as David Leopold
Movie ★ 8.0
1970
TV ★ 5.0
1960s 13 credits
1969
The Desperados as David Galt
Movie ★ 4.2
1968
The Devil's Brigade as Major Cliff Bricker
Movie ★ 6.3
1968
Movie ★ 7.6
1968
Hammerhead as Charles Hood
Movie ★ 5.7
1967
Movie ★ 6.8
1967
TV ★ 7.7
1964
The Hollywood Palace as Self - Host
TV ★ 5.0
1963
The Victors as Baker
Movie ★ 6.4
1962
The Lucy Show as Vince Edwards
TV ★ 7.1
1962
TV ★ 6.6
1961
The Outsider as George
Movie ★ 6.5
1961
Too Late Blues as Tommy Sheehan
Movie ★ 6.4
1961
Ben Casey as Ben Casey
TV ★ 5.9
1950s 24 credits
1959
City of Fear as Vince Ryker
Movie ★ 6.3
1959
The Scavengers as Stuart Allison
Movie ★ 7.5
1959
TV ★ 6.1
1959
The Untouchables as Nick Delgado
TV ★ 7.9
1959
Hawaiian Eye as Dr. Sam Casey (uncredited)
TV ★ 5.6
1958
Movie ★ 6.8
1958
Movie ★ 6.5
1957
Hit and Run as Frank
Movie ★ 5.1
1957
The Hired Gun as Kell Beldon
Movie ★ 5.9
1957
The Three Faces of Eve as Army Sergeant (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.2
1957
Ride Out for Revenge as Little Wolf
Movie ★ 5.7
1956
The Killing as Val Cannon
Movie ★ 7.6
1956
Serenade as Marco Roselli
Movie ★ 5.6
1955
Movie ★ 5.6
1955
The Night Holds Terror as Victor Gosset
Movie ★ 5.5
1955
TV ★ 7.8
1955
TV ★ 6.0
1954
Rogue Cop as Joey Langley
Movie ★ 5.7
1953
General Electric Theater as Sgt. Lawrence Hancock
TV ★ 6.8
1953
The Oscars as Self
TV ★ 7.0
1952
Hiawatha as Hiawatha
Movie ★ 9.0
1952
Sailor Beware as Blayden
Movie ★ 6.3
1951
Mister Universe as Tommy Tomkins
Movie ★ 6.3
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
TV ★ 7.0
1940s 2 credits
1947
Dark Passage as Cop at Tollbooth (uncredited)
Movie ★ 7.3
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
1980s 3 credits
1988
TV ★ 7.6
1981
TV ★ 7.6
1980
TV ★ 6.1
1970s 11 credits
1979
Movie ★ 7.0
1979
TV ★ 5.7
1979
TV
1978
Movie ★ 9.0
1978
TV ★ 6.0
1978
TV ★ 7.1
1973
Maneater Director
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Maneater Writer
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
TV ★ 7.0
1970
TV ★ 5.0
1960s 1 credit
1961
Ben Casey Director
TV ★ 5.9