Don Edmonds

Don Edmonds was born on September 1, 1937, in Kansas City, MO. He came to Hollywood in the mid to late 1950s. He studied acting with noted acting coach Estelle Harmon and began performing in various California stage productions. His initial forays into television acting included such live TV shows as Playhouse 90 (1956), Studio One (1948) and The Loretta Young Show (1953). He was usually cast as a goofy sidekick in such "beach party"-type movies as Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961), Beach Ball (1965) and Wild Wild Winter (1966). He made guest appearances on such TV shows as Hunter (1984), Green Acres (1965), Combat! (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), The Munsters (1964), Gidget (1965) and Father Knows Best (1954). Edmonds made his directorial debut with the soft-core features Wild Honey (1972) and Tender Loving Care (1973). He achieved his greatest enduring cult exploitation cinema popularity by directing the infamous Nazisploitation classic Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) and its marvelous