Louis Edmonds Dies At The Age Of 77 Posted by Elizabeth on March 8,2001: On March 3, 2001, Louis Edmonds died at the age of 77. Edmonds had suffered from numerous ailments since his throat cancer surgery. He was known by many Dark Shadows fans as Roger Collins, Joshua Collins, Edward Collins, Daniel Collins, Amadeus Collins, and Brutus Collins. Edmonds was also known as Langley Wallingford on the soap opera "All My Children" on ABC. This role earned him several daytime Emmy nominations. A special tribute will take place at the Dark Shadows Festival this year (August 17-19 in New York City). He will be sadly missed.