▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁and ▁his ▁own ▁popular ity , ▁Edwards ▁also ▁released ▁several ▁music ▁albums ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁all - star ▁war ▁film ▁The ▁Vict ors ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁represented ▁by ▁one ▁of ▁Hollywood ' s ▁first ▁" super ▁agents ", ▁Abb y ▁G resh ler ▁of ▁Diam ond ▁Art ists ▁in ▁Hollywood . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Ben ▁Case y ▁television ▁series ▁ended , ▁Edwards ▁returned ▁to ▁acting ▁in ▁motion ▁pictures ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁war ▁drama ▁The ▁Dev il ' s ▁Brigade , ▁together ▁with ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁Ham mer head ▁( 1 9 6 8 ), ▁The ▁Des per ados ▁( 1 9 6 9 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Mad ▁Bom ber ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁main ▁protagon ist , ▁Haw k , ▁in ▁the ▁sci - fi ▁film ▁Space ▁Ra iders . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁film ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁guest ▁sp ots ▁on ▁television , ▁including ▁roles ▁in ▁The ▁Rh in emann ▁Exchange ▁( 1 9 7 7 ), ▁Even ing ▁in ▁By z ant ium ▁( 1 9 7 8 ), ▁and ▁the ▁pilot ▁episode ▁of ▁Knight ▁R ider , ▁Knight ▁Of ▁The ▁Phoenix ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁directed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁episodes ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁television ▁series ▁including ▁the ▁original ▁Batt l est ar ▁Gal act ica . ▁Tw enty - two