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	In 1978, the same year he directed the two-part "[[The Living Legend]]" on ''Battlestar Galactica'', Edwards also directed a third-season episode of ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' for executive producer [[Glen A. Larson]];<ref group="external" name="imdb_director_filmography_1970s1980s"/> two years later he directed the two-part "[[The Super Scouts]]" on ''Galactica 1980'', also produced by Larson.		In 1978, the same year he directed the two-part "[[The Living Legend]]" on ''Battlestar Galactica'', Edwards also directed a third-season episode of ''The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries'' for executive producer [[Glen A. Larson]];<ref group="external" name="imdb_director_filmography_1970s1980s"/> two years later he directed the two-part "[[The Super Scouts]]" on ''Galactica 1980'', also produced by Larson.

	Story editors [[Allan Cole]] and [[Chris Bunch]] later recalled friction with Edwards' directing approach during production of "The Super Scouts, Part I." When the two were sent to cut scene setups from an overlong script, Edwards objected that doing so would undermine the cast's motivation.<ref group="commentary" name="cole_misadventures_lornegreene_edwards_motivation_objection">{{cite web\|url=http://allangcole.blogspot.com/2011/09/lorne-greene-rides-to-rescue.html#:~:text=if%20anyone%20-%20including%20Glen%20-%20complains%2C%20send%20them%20to%20me\|title=Lorne Greene Rides To The Rescue\|website=My Hollywood MisAdventures\|last=Cole\|first=Allan\|date=2011-09-23\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> During the bridge-explosion sequence ~~on the same episode~~, Cole recalled that Edwards directed the cast to evacuate a burning set at a deliberately unhurried pace, drawing an angry reaction from Larson in the dailies, and that a falling prop beam, triggered late on cue, narrowly missed Edwards himself.<ref group="commentary" name="alpha_control_bunch_cole_edwards_beam_incident">{{cite book\|title=Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited\|publisher=Alpha Control Press\|year=1995}}</ref><ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_direction_superscouts">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=Vince%20also%20had%20the%20brainy%20kid\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole was more pointed elsewhere in the same interview, writing that Edwards "blew a million dollar special effect" during the production and nearly injured himself in the process.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_million_dollar_effect_blown">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=blew%20a%20million%20dollar%20special%20effect\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>		Story editors [[Allan Cole]] and [[Chris Bunch]] later recalled friction with Edwards' directing approach during production of "The Super Scouts, Part I." When the two were sent to cut scene setups from an overlong script, Edwards objected that doing so would undermine the cast's motivation; [[Lorne Greene]] made use of his clout to cut and trim scenes for the episode, saving the production crew time from setups that would have otherwise protracted shooting.<ref group="commentary" name="cole_misadventures_lornegreene_edwards_motivation_objection">{{cite web\|url=http://allangcole.blogspot.com/2011/09/lorne-greene-rides-to-rescue.html#:~:text=if%20anyone%20-%20including%20Glen%20-%20complains%2C%20send%20them%20to%20me\|title=Lorne Greene Rides To The Rescue\|website=My Hollywood MisAdventures\|last=Cole\|first=Allan\|date=2011-09-23\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> During the bridge-explosion sequence from ''[[Delphi (ship)\|Delphi]]''<nowiki/>'s bridge, Cole recalled that Edwards directed the cast to evacuate a burning set at a deliberately unhurried pace, drawing an angry reaction from Glen Larson in the dailies, and that a falling prop beam, triggered late on cue, narrowly missed Edwards himself.<ref group="commentary" name="alpha_control_bunch_cole_edwards_beam_incident">{{cite book\|title=Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited\|publisher=Alpha Control Press\|year=1995}}</ref><ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_direction_superscouts">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=Vince%20also%20had%20the%20brainy%20kid\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole was more pointed elsewhere in the same interview, writing that Edwards "blew a million dollar special effect" during the production and nearly injured himself in the process.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_million_dollar_effect_blown">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=blew%20a%20million%20dollar%20special%20effect\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>

	Cole has described ''Galactica 1980'' as the most expensive series then airing on American television, costing $1.2 million to $1.5 million to produce per episode against an ABC license fee of only $600,000 to $700,000, with Universal absorbing the remainder.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20most%20expensive%20series%20ever%20done%20on%20television\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He identified the $1.5 million figure, the highest he cited for any single episode of the series, specifically with "The Super Scouts, Part I," calling it "the most ever spent for a TV episode at that time."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_superscouts_highest_budget_episode">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=The%20most%20ever%20spent%20for%20a%20TV%20episode%20at%20that%20time\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole has linked the series' cancellation to this mounting budget overrun combined with a steady ratings decline over the course of its run,<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_ratings_decline_cancellation">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20show%20dropped%20steadily%2C%20week%20after%20week\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> recalling that by the time of the series finale the production was "flat out of dough" and the staff "knew the series was going to be killed."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_outofmoney_finale_canceled">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=flat%20out%20of%20dough%20and%20knew%20the%20series%20was%20going%20to%20be%20killed\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole pointed to numerous other contributing factors as well, including disputes with network censors, constant on-set script rewrites, and an unusually large number of credited producers, so the blown effect on Edwards' episode is best understood as one specific, costly instance within that broader pattern rather than a sole cause.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost"/>		Cole has described ''Galactica 1980'' as the most expensive series then airing on American television, costing $1.2 million to $1.5 million to produce per episode against an ABC license fee of only $600,000 to $700,000, with Universal absorbing the remainder.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20most%20expensive%20series%20ever%20done%20on%20television\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He identified the $1.5 million figure, the highest he cited for any single episode of the series, specifically with "The Super Scouts, Part I," calling it "the most ever spent for a TV episode at that time."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_superscouts_highest_budget_episode">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=The%20most%20ever%20spent%20for%20a%20TV%20episode%20at%20that%20time\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole has linked the series' cancellation to this mounting budget overrun combined with a steady ratings decline over the course of its run,<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_ratings_decline_cancellation">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=the%20show%20dropped%20steadily%2C%20week%20after%20week\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> recalling that by the time of the series finale the production was "flat out of dough" and the staff "knew the series was going to be killed."<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_outofmoney_finale_canceled">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=flat%20out%20of%20dough%20and%20knew%20the%20series%20was%20going%20to%20be%20killed\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Cole pointed to numerous other contributing factors as well, including disputes with network censors, constant on-set script rewrites, and an unusually large number of credited producers, so the blown effect on Edwards' episode is best understood as one specific, costly instance within that broader pattern rather than a sole cause.<ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_galactica1980_mostexpensive_perepisode_cost"/>
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	** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I\|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II\|Part II]]		** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I\|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II\|Part II]]
	* Theatrical compilations		* Theatrical compilations
	** ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' (1979), assembled from "The Living Legend" and footage from "[[Fire in Space]]"; co-directed with Christian I. Nyby II<ref group="external" name="imdb_missiongalactica_cylonattack_codirectors"/>		** ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' (1979), assembled from "The Living Legend" and footage from "[[Fire in Space]]"; co-directed with [[Christian I. Nyby II]]<ref group="external" name="imdb_missiongalactica_cylonattack_codirectors"/>

	''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards\|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]''		''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards\|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]''

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	'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was an American ~~television~~ actor, best known as the ~~star~~ of the ~~popular~~ medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey\|Ben Casey]]'' ~~from~~ 1961 to 1966. During the show's run he recorded several albums and received some starring film work, but following the show's cancellation he was never able to duplicate that success again as an actor (which in later years he blamed on a gambling addiction). His one other regular series ''Matt Lincoln'' (1971) ~~lasted just one season~~.		'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was an American director and actor who directed four episodes of ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', the two-parters "[[The Living Legend]]" and "[[The Super Scouts]]" respectively, and is best known for starring as the title character of the medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey\|Ben Casey]]'' (1961–1966).

	~~While~~ acting ~~remained~~ his ~~primary field, he branched out into television direction during~~ ''~~Ben Casey~~'s'~~' run~~. ~~He directed~~ the ~~1978 Season 3 opener of~~ ''~~The Hardy Boys~~'' ~~for [[Glen A~~. ~~Larson]] which led~~ in ~~turn to his directing work on both~~ ''~~[[Battlestar Galactica~~ (~~TOS~~)~~\|Battlestar Galactica]]''~~ and ''~~[[Galactica 1980]]~~''.		== Career ==
			Born Vincent Edward Zoino,<ref group="external" name="upi_archives_edwards_birthname_birthdate">{{cite web\|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/03/12/Actor-Vince-Edwards-dead-of-cancer/7840826606800/#:~:text=Edwards%20was%20born%20Vincent%20Edward%20Zoino%20on%20July%209%2C%201928\|title=Actor Vince Edwards dead of cancer\|publisher=UPI\|date=1996-03-12\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Edwards trained as a competitive swimmer in high school and won an athletic scholarship to Ohio State University, where he was part of a team that won a national swimming championship; an appendicitis operation ended his hopes of competing in the Olympics and redirected him toward acting.<ref group="external" name="imdb_edwards_biography_swimming_olympics">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250436/#:~:text=an%20appendicitis%20operation%20cut%20short%20his%20swimming%20career\|title=Vince Edwards\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, made his Broadway debut in the chorus of ''High Button Shoes'' in 1947,<ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_edwards_broadway_debut_1947">{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vince_edwards#:~:text=Broadway%20debut%20in%201947%20in%20%22High%20Button%20Shoes%22\|title=Vince Edwards\|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> and signed a contract with Paramount Pictures in 1950, debuting on film the following year in ''Mister Universe''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_edwards_biography_swimming_olympics"/> Through the 1950s he took supporting and lead roles in a series of B-pictures and film noirs, including ''The Killing'' (1956) and ''Murder by Contract'' (1958).<ref group="external" name="imdb_edwards_biography_swimming_olympics"/>

	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.		Edwards reached the peak of his career as the title character of ''Ben Casey'', an ABC medical drama that ran from 1961 to 1966 and made him a television star.<ref group="external" name="washingtonpost_obituary_edwards_marinadelrey">{{cite web\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1996/03/13/vince-edwards-dies/71ff6a2a-9d5c-46f8-bb5a-a63b15f4ccad/#:~:text=lived%20in%20the%20coastal%20suburb%20of%20Marina%20Del%20Rey\|title=Vince Edwards Dies\|publisher=The Washington Post\|date=1996-03-13\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He directed roughly 20 of the show's 154 episodes himself, his first regular directing work, and used the series' popularity to launch a recording career, releasing six albums.<ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_edwards_bencasey_directing_count">{{cite web\|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/vince_edwards#:~:text=directing%20about%2020%20of%20the%20154\|title=Vince Edwards\|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> After ''Ben Casey'' ended, Edwards found his post-''Casey'' career hampered by the role's typecasting, and his one further regular series, ''Matt Lincoln'' (1970–71), lasted a single season.<ref group="external" name="rottentomatoes_edwards_bencasey_directing_count"/>

			He continued to direct television through the 1970s, helming episodes of ''The Hardy Boys Mysteries'', ''David Cassidy—Man Undercover'', ''B.J. and the Bear'', ''Police Story'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', and ''Galactica 1980''. He wrote and directed the 1973 ABC television movie ''Maneater'', and provided voice work for the animated series ''Punky Brewster'' (1985) and ''The Centurions'' (1986). In the mid-1980s he co-starred in and directed episodes of the revival series ''The Return of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'', and in 1988 he returned to his signature role in the syndicated TV movie ''The Return of Ben Casey''. He made his final film, ''The Fear'', in 1995, and was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer shortly after filming.

			Edwards died of pancreatic cancer on March 11, 1996, at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles.<ref group="external" name="upi_archives_edwards_death_ucla_medical_center">{{cite web\|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/03/12/Actor-Vince-Edwards-dead-of-cancer/7840826606800/#:~:text=Edwards%20died%20Monday%20night%20at%20UCLA%20Medical%20Center\|title=Actor Vince Edwards dead of cancer\|publisher=UPI\|date=1996-03-12\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, California (Section CC, Tier 64, Grave 29).<ref group="external" name="findagrave_edwards_burial_plot_holycross">{{cite web\|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1549/vince-edwards#:~:text=Section%20CC%2C%20Tier%2064%2C%20Grave%2029\|title=Vince Edwards (1928-1996)\|publisher=Find a Grave\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>

			=== Direction on ''Battlestar Galactica'' and ''Galactica 1980'' ===
			Edwards directed the 1978 Season 3 opener of ''The Hardy Boys'' for [[Glen A. Larson]], which led to his work directing the two-part "[[The Living Legend]]" on ''Battlestar Galactica'' and the two-part "[[The Super Scouts, Part I\|The Super Scouts]]" on ''Galactica 1980''. He is also credited for ''[[Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack]]'' (1979), a theatrical feature assembled from "The Living Legend" and roughly fifteen minutes of "[[Fire in Space]]" for release outside the United States.<ref group="external" name="imdb_missiongalactica_cylonattack_codirectors">{{cite web\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077937/#:~:text=Christian%20I.%20Nyby%20II\|title=Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack\|publisher=IMDb\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>

			Story editors [[Allan Cole]] and [[Chris Bunch]] later recalled friction with Edwards' directing approach during production of "The Super Scouts, Part I." When the two were sent to cut scene setups from an overlong script, Edwards objected that doing so would undermine the cast's motivation.<ref group="commentary" name="cole_misadventures_lornegreene_edwards_motivation_objection">{{cite web\|url=http://allangcole.blogspot.com/2011/09/lorne-greene-rides-to-rescue.html#:~:text=if%20anyone%20-%20including%20Glen%20-%20complains%2C%20send%20them%20to%20me\|title=Lorne Greene Rides To The Rescue\|website=My Hollywood MisAdventures\|last=Cole\|first=Allan\|date=2011-09-23\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> During the school ship ''[[Delphi (ship)\|Delphi]]''<nowiki/>'s bridge-explosion sequence on the same episode, Cole recalled that Edwards directed the cast to evacuate a burning set at a deliberately unhurried pace, drawing an angry reaction from Larson in the dailies, and that a falling prop beam, triggered late on cue, narrowly missed Edwards himself.<ref group="commentary" name="alpha_control_bunch_cole_edwards_beam_incident">{{cite book\|title=Galactic Sci-Fi Television Series Revisited\|publisher=Alpha Control Press\|year=1995}}</ref><ref group="commentary" name="larocque_cole_edwards_direction_superscouts">{{cite web\|url=https://members.tripod.com/john_larocque/tns/acole.html#:~:text=Vince%20also%20had%20the%20brainy%20kid\|title=Interview with Galactica 1980 Story Editor Allan Cole\|last=Larocque\|first=John\|date=2005-02-28\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>

	== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==		== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==

	* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]]		* The [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]]
	** "The Living Legend", [[The Living Legend, Part I\|Part I]] and [[The Living Legend, Part II\|Part II]]		** "The Living Legend", [[The Living Legend, Part I\|Part I]] and [[The Living Legend, Part II\|Part II]]
	* ''[[Galactica 1980]]''		* ''[[Galactica 1980]]''
	** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I\|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II\|Part II]]		** "The Super Scouts", [[The Super Scouts, Part I\|Part I]] and [[The Super Scouts, Part II\|Part II]]
			* Theatrical compilations
			** ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' (1979), assembled from "The Living Legend" and footage from "[[Fire in Space]]"; co-directed with Christian I. Nyby II

	''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards\|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]''		''See also: [[:Category:Episodes directed by Vince Edwards\|Episodes directed by Vince Edwards]]''

			== Personal life ==
			Edwards married four times. His first marriage, to actress Kathy Kersh on June 13, 1965, ended in divorce later that year; a daughter was born of the marriage. He later married actress Linda Ann Foster in 1967—named in his UPI obituary as "actress Linda Winters"<ref group="footnotes" name="footnote_lindafoster_lindawinters_name_variant">Edwards' second wife is named "Linda Ann Foster" in his Film Reference biographical entry and as "actress Linda Winters" in his 1996 UPI obituary.</ref>—and actress Cassandra Edwards in 1980. His fourth and final marriage, to Janet Friedman, took place in late 1994; the couple had been married a year and four months when he died.<ref group="external" name="variety_archerd_edwards_gambling_courtship_book">{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1996/voices/columns/edwards-gets-memorial-tribute-at-emmys-1117862972/#:~:text=took%20him%20to%20court%20for%20gambling%20debts\|title=Edwards gets memorial tribute at Emmys\|publisher=Variety\|author=Archerd, Army\|date=1996-09-06\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>

			At the time of his death he was survived by his widow, Janet Edwards, and by daughters Angela, 26, and Nicole, 27, who visited him shortly before he died.<ref group="external" name="upi_archives_edwards_lindawinters_daughters">{{cite web\|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/03/12/Actor-Vince-Edwards-dead-of-cancer/7840826606800/#:~:text=ex-wife%2C%20actress%20Linda%20Winters%2C%20said%20Edwards\|title=Actor Vince Edwards dead of cancer\|publisher=UPI\|date=1996-03-12\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref> Nicole Nadolenco, his daughter by his second wife, worked for Emmy Awards producer Al Schwartz at the time and was involved in preparing a memorial tribute to her father for the 1996 Primetime Emmy Awards broadcast.<ref group="external" name="variety_archerd_edwards_nicole_nadolenco_daughter">{{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/1996/voices/columns/edwards-gets-memorial-tribute-at-emmys-1117862972/#:~:text=Nicole%20Nadolenco%20asked%20to%20be%20excused\|title=Edwards gets memorial tribute at Emmys\|publisher=Variety\|author=Archerd, Army\|date=1996-09-06\|accessdate=2026-06-18}}</ref>

			In his later years, Edwards battled a compulsive gambling addiction. Following his death, his widow Janet was completing his memoir, ''Easy, the Hard Way—The Reel to Real Story'', which was to recount how she had once taken him to court over gambling debts during their four-year courtship and married him immediately after winning the case; literary agent Mike Hamilburg was handling the book deal, and producer Herman Rush had expressed interest in adapting it as a film.<ref group="external" name="variety_archerd_edwards_gambling_courtship_book"/>

			== References ==

			=== Footnotes ===
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			=== Commentary and Interviews ===
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	{{~~DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Vince~~}}		=== External Sources ===
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	'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was ~~a successful~~ American television actor, best known as the star of the popular medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey\|Ben Casey]]'' from 1961 to 1966. During the show's run he recorded several albums and received some starring film work, but following the show's cancellation he was never able to duplicate that success again as an actor (which in later years he blamed on a gambling addiction). His one other regular series ''Matt Lincoln'' (1971) lasted just one season.		'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was an American television actor, best known as the star of the popular medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey\|Ben Casey]]'' from 1961 to 1966. During the show's run he recorded several albums and received some starring film work, but following the show's cancellation he was never able to duplicate that success again as an actor (which in later years he blamed on a gambling addiction). His one other regular series ''Matt Lincoln'' (1971) lasted just one season.

	While acting remained his primary field, he branched out into television direction during ''Ben Casey's'' run. He directed the 1978 Season 3 opener of ''The Hardy Boys'' for [[Glen A. Larson]] which led in turn to his directing work on both ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.		While acting remained his primary field, he branched out into television direction during ''Ben Casey's'' run. He directed the 1978 Season 3 opener of ''The Hardy Boys'' for [[Glen A. Larson]] which led in turn to his directing work on both ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

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	'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) is an ~~America~~ actor ~~and director~~.		'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) was a successful American television actor, best known as the star of the popular medical drama series ''[[w:Ben Casey\|Ben Casey]]'' from 1961 to 1966. During the show's run he recorded several albums and received some starring film work, but following the show's cancellation he was never able to duplicate that success again as an actor (which in later years he blamed on a gambling addiction). His one other regular series ''Matt Lincoln'' (1971) lasted just one season.

	~~Edwards~~ directed of ~~various episodes of the~~ [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|~~Original Series~~]] and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.		While acting remained his primary field, he branched out into television direction during ''Ben Casey's'' run. He directed the 1978 Season 3 opener of ''The Hardy Boys'' for [[Glen A. Larson]] which led in turn to his directing work on both ''[[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Battlestar Galactica]]'' and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

			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.

	== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==		== Director credits for "Battlestar Galactica" ==
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	'''Vince Edwards''' (~~born~~ July 9, 1928) is an America actor and director.		'''Vince Edwards''' (July 9, 1928—March 11, 1996) is an America actor and director.

	Edwards directed of various episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]] and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.		Edwards directed of various episodes of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original Series]] and ''[[Galactica 1980]]''.

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	\| nationality=		\| born_day= 9
	\| ~~death~~=		\| born_year= 1928
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