List of The Edge of Night characters

The following is a list of characters from the Procter & Gamble daytime soap opera The Edge of Night, which ran from 1956 to 1984.^[1]

Actor	Character	Duration
John Larkin Laurence Hugo Forrest Compton	Mike Karr	1956–62[1] 1962–71[1] 1971–84[1]
Teal Ames	Sara Lane Karr	1956–61[1]
Ann Flood	Nancy Pollock Karr	1962–84[1]
Maeve McGuire Jayne Bentzen Lisa Sloan	Nicole Travis Stewart Drake Cavanaugh	1968–74, 1975–77[1] 1978–81[1] 1981–83[1]
Lois Kibbee	Geraldine Weldon Whitney Saxon	1970–71, 1973–84
Frances Fisher	Det. Deborah 'Red' Saxon	1976–81
Tony Craig	ADA Draper Scott	1975–81
Terry Davis	April Cavanaugh Scott	1977–81
Joel Crothers	Dr. Miles Cavanaugh	1977–84
Juanin Clay Sharon Gabet	Charlotte "Raven" Alexander Whitney	1976–77 1977–84
Larkin Malloy	Jefferson Brown Schuyler Whitney	1980–82 1982–84
David Froman	Gunther Wagner/Bruno Wagner, the Whitneys' servant	1980–84
Dennis Parker	Derek Mallory, chief of police	1979–84
Lori Loughlin Karrie Emerson	Jody Travis	1980–83 1983–84
Mark Arnold	Gavin Wylie	1981–83
Charles Flohe	John 'Preacher' Emerson	1982–84
Dixie Carter	ADA Olivia Brandeis "Brandy" Henderson	1974–76
Joe Lambie Tom Tammi	ADA Logan Swift	1977–81 1984
Tom Keena	Philip Seward	1979–80
Jaques Roux	Dr. Calmette[2]	1976
Mildred Clinton	Judge Sussman	1975–76
Dorothy Lyman	Elly Jo Jameson	1972–73
Donald May	Adam Drake, Mike Karr's law partner	1967–77
Ward Costello	Jake Berman	1972–73
Nicholas Pryor	Joel Gantry #2	1973
Larry Hagman	Det. Ed Gibson	1961–63
Irving Allen Lee	Det. Calvin Stoner	1977–84
Mariann Aalda	Didi Bannister Stoner	1981–84
Jerry Zaks	Louis Van Dine	1983–84
Amanda Blake	Dr. Julianna Stanhower	1984
Frank Gorshin	Smiley Wilson	1981–82
Leah Ayres	Valerie Bryson	1981–83
Alfred Drake	Dwight Endicott	1982
Kim Hunter	Nola Madison (aka Martha Cory)	1979–80
Margaret Colin	Paige Madison	1979
Denny Albee	Det. Steve Guthrie	1976–80
Farley Granger	Trent Archer	1979 (2 episodes)
Lee Godart	Eliot Dorn	1978–80
Lew Resseguie	Sgt. Sam Dwyer	1980
Ann Williams	Margo Huntington Dorn	1978–80
Lori Cardille	Winter Austin #1	1978–79
Stephanie Braxton	Winter Austin #2	1979
Bruce Gray	Owen Madison	1979–80
Teri Keane	Martha Spears Marceau	1964–75
Mandel Kramer	Chief Bill Marceau	1959–79
Ted Tinling	Vic Lamont	1969–75
Elizabeth Farley	Kay Lepage Reynolds Lamont	1973–75
Paul Vincent	Ashley Reynolds	1972–73
Alan Feinstein	Dr. Jim Fields	1969–75
George Petrie	District Attorney Peter Quinn	1963–74
Bernard Barrow	District Attorney Ira Paulson	1974–75
Judson Laire	Judge Blackwell	1973
James Ray	Bart Fletcher Floyd Porter	1967–68 1974
Mari Gorman	Taffy Simms	1973-74
Alberta Grant	Liz Hillyer Prentiss Fields	1966–74
Patricia Conwell	Tracy Dallas Micelli	1974–77
Lou Criscuolo	Danny Micelli	1973–77
Leslie Ray	Babs Werner Micelli	1974
Jay Gregory	Morlock Sevigny	1974–75
John LaGiola	Johnny Dallas	1973–77
Kathleen Cody	Laurie Ann Karr Lamont Dallas #3	1966–68
Emily Prager	Laurie Ann Karr Lamont Dallas #4	1968–72
Rosemary Rice	Mrs. Nick Bryce	1964
Jeanne Ruskin	Laurie Ann Karr Lamont Dallas #5	1973–75
Linda Cook	Laurie Ann Karr Lamont Dallas #6	1975–77, 1984
Lucy Martin	Tiffany Whitney Douglas	1970–71, 1973–76
Bruce Martin	Keith Whitney aka Jonah Lockwood	1970–71
Johanna Leister	Dr. Phoebe Smith Jamison #3	1972–76
Heidi Vaughn	Dr. Phoebe Smith Jamison #1	1965–67
Dick Shoberg John Driver	Kevin Jamison	1972–75 1975–78
Doug McKeon	Timmy Faraday	1975–76
Bernie McInerney	Mark Faraday	1975
Niles McMaster	Dr. Clay Jordan	1975–77
Thom Christopher Dick Latessa	Noel Douglas	1974 1974–76
Michael Stroka	Dr. Quentin Henderson	1975–76
Louise Shaffer	Serena Faraday/Josie	1975–76
Sam Schacht	Paul Fairchild	1974–75
Bennett Cooperman	Benny Hayes	1979–80
George Hall	Ernie Tuttle #2/John	1970–78
Robert Dryden	Oliver Barbour	1966
Kate Wilkinson	Mrs. Perkins	1966
Stephen Elliott	Peter Dalton[3]	....-1966
Edward Holmes	Willy Bryan[4]	....-1966
Frances Chaney	Jeanne Culpepper[5]	1950s–1960s, 1967
Cathleen Cordell	Virginia Dalton[5]	1950s
Richard Janaver	Lloyd Conway[5]	1950s
Barbara Joyce	Jane Conway[5]	1950s
Phil Sterling	Johnny The Hitman	1968
Phil Sterling	Vic Ratner[6]	1950s
House Jameson	John H. Phillips	1957–58
Jane White	Lydia Holliday, R. N.	1968–69
Lester Rawlins	Orin Hillyer	1966–68, 1972–73
Irene Dailey	Pamela Stewart	1969–70
Alice Hirson	Stephanie Martin	1969–70
Anne Revere	Dorothy Stewart #1	1969–70
John Cullum	David 'Giddy' Gideon #2	1966–67
Scott Glenn	Calvin Brenner	1969
James Mitchell	Lloyd Griffin	1964
Barbara Berjer	Irene Eagon Wheeler	1964–65
Richard Thomas	Ben Schultz Jr.	1961
Ernest Graves	ADA Walter Palmerlee #2	1958
Ian Martin	Commissioner
Leon Morenzie	Judge	1974–75
William Post Jr.	Mr. Hull Walter Lepage	1964 1974–75
Bill Macy	Cab driver	1966
Mary K. Wells	Louise Grimsley Capice #2	1961–70
Ray McDonnell	Phillip Capice	1961–69
Walter Greaza	Winston Grimsley	1956–71
Barry Newman	John Barnes	1964–65
Fred J. Schollay	Lobo Haynes	1972
Hugh Reilly	Dr. Simon Jessup	1972–73
Nancy Pinkerton	Beth Moon Anderson Barnes	1963–67
Fran Sharon June Carter	Elaine "Cookie" Pollock Thomas Christopher	1962–64, 1964–72 1964
John Gibson	Joe Pollock #1	1962–71
Kay Campbell	Rose Pollock #3	1964–69
Anthony Roberts	Lee Pollock #3	1964–67
Keith Charles	Rick Oliver	1966
Val Dufour	Andre Lazar	1965–66
Alan Manson	Ken Emerson	1964–68
Antony Ponzini	Tony Wyatt	1965–66
Millette Alexander	Gail Armstrong Laura Hillyer Julie Jamison Hillyer	1958–59 1966–67 1967–68
Holland Taylor	Denise Norwood, R. N.	1977–78, 1980
Sonia Petrovna	Martine Duval Crown	1980–81
Marcia Cross	Liz Correll	1984
Julianne Moore	Carmen Engler	1984 (1 episode)

References

1. Waggett, Gerard J. (November 1997). "The Edge of Night". The Soap Opera Encyclopedia. Harper Paperbacks. pp. 254–266. ISBN 0-06-101157-6.
2. The Edge of Night Credits, At minute 1:09, viewed Feb.24, 2011.
3. Edge of Night 50's Closing Credits, At minute 00:41, viewed Feb.24, 2011.
4. Edge of Night 50's Closing Credits, At minute 00:44, viewed Feb.24, 2011.
5. Edge of Night 50's Closing Credits, At minute 00:47, viewed Feb.24, 2011.
6. Edge of Night 50's Closing Credits, At minute 00:55, viewed Feb.24, 2011.