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. He was also the voice of Jake Rockwell in the 1986 animated series Centurions. Twenty-two years after the series ended, Edwards returned to television as Dr. Ben Casey in a 1988 TV movie, The Return of Ben Casey. He made his last film, The Fear, in 1995. After the filming he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. During his acting career he ventured occasionally into the recording studios and there were a number of singles released in his name. The most important one was never issued and in 1959 Ray Peterson was credited with the first version of "The Wonder of You" which became an International Hit for him and Elvis Presley - however, the very first recording was made by Vince Edwards. Gambling Edwards was a compulsive gambler for many years, acknowledging the fact to a longtime friend, director William Friedkin, who said that he had "sacrificed a good portion of his career to an addiction." In his last years, Edwards and his wife Janet attempted to educate others about the dangers of gambling. After his death, his wife said, "One of the messages that Vince wanted to share is that gambling is NOT glamorous, despite today's suave-sounding euphemisms, such as 'gaming. Death 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. Selected filmography 1951 Mister Universe as Tommy Tomkins (as Vincent Edwards) 1952 Sailor Beware as Blayden (as Vincent Edwards) 1952 Hiawatha as Hiawatha (as Vincent Edwards) 1954 Rogue Cop as Joey Langley 1955 Cell 2455, Death Row as Hamilton 1955 The Night Holds Terror as Victor Gosset 1956 Private's Progress as German Officer (uncredited) 1956 Serenade as Marco Roselli 1956 The Killing as Val Cannon 1957 Hit and Run as Frank 1957 The Three Faces of Eve as Army Sergeant (uncredited) 1957 The Hired Gun as Kell Beldon 1957 Ride Out for Revenge as Chief Little Wolf 1958 Island Women as Mike 1958 Murder by Contract as Claude