M ex ican ▁male ▁t elen ov ela ▁actors ▁Category : M ex ican ▁male ▁television ▁actors ▁Category : M ex ican ▁male ▁film ▁actors ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Mexican ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : G ay ▁actors ▁Category : L GB T ▁entertain ers ▁from ▁Mexico <0x0A> </s> ▁V ince ▁Edwards ▁( born ▁Vincent ▁Edward ▁Zo ine ; ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁– ▁March ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁actor , ▁director , ▁and ▁singer . ▁He ▁was ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁TV ▁role ▁as ▁doctor ▁Ben ▁Case y ▁and ▁as ▁Major ▁Cl iff ▁Br icker ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁war ▁film ▁The ▁Dev il ' s ▁Brigade . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Edwards ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁Brow ns ville ▁section ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁Julia ▁and ▁Vincent o ▁Zo ine , ▁an ▁Italian - American ▁brick layer . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁tw in ▁brother , ▁Anthony , ▁were ▁the ▁young est ▁of ▁seven ▁children . ▁He ▁also ▁studied ▁av iation ▁mechan ics ▁at ▁East ▁New ▁York ▁V oc ational ▁High ▁School , ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁He ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁lif egu ard ▁at ▁C oney ▁Island ▁and ▁sw am ▁for ▁the ▁Fl at b ush ▁Boys ▁Club . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁stand out ▁on ▁his ▁high ▁school ▁sw im ▁team , ▁also ▁playing ▁on ▁the ▁school '