▁years ▁after ▁the ▁series ▁ended , ▁Edwards ▁returned ▁to ▁television ▁as ▁Dr . ▁Ben ▁Case y ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁TV ▁movie , ▁The ▁Return ▁of ▁Ben ▁Case y . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁last ▁film , ▁The ▁F ear , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁film ing ▁he ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁pan cre atic ▁cancer . ▁During ▁his ▁acting ▁career ▁he ▁vent ured ▁occasionally ▁into ▁the ▁recording ▁stud ios ▁and ▁there ▁were ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁singles ▁released ▁in ▁his ▁name . ▁ ▁Sad ly , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁one ▁was ▁never ▁issued ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Ray ▁Pet erson ▁was ▁cred ited ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁version ▁of ▁' The ▁Wonder ▁of ▁You ' ▁which ▁became ▁an ▁International ▁Hit ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁El vis ▁Pres ley ▁- ▁however , ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁recording ▁was ▁made ▁by ▁V ince ▁Edwards . ▁ ▁G amb ling ▁ ▁Edwards ▁was ▁a ▁comp uls ive ▁g amb ler ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁acknowled ging ▁to ▁a ▁long time ▁friend , ▁director ▁William ▁Fried kin , ▁who ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁" s ac r ific ed ▁a ▁good ▁portion ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁to ▁an ▁add iction ". ▁▁ ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁years , ▁Edwards ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Jan et ▁attempted ▁to ▁educ ate ▁others ▁about ▁the ▁d angers ▁of ▁g amb ling . ▁After ▁his ▁death , ▁his ▁wife ▁said , ▁" One ▁of ▁the ▁messages ▁that ▁V ince ▁wanted ▁to ▁share ▁is ▁that ▁g amb ling