Michael Edwards (actor)

Michael Edwards (born 1944) is an American actor and model.

Michael Edwards
Born1944 (1944) (age 79)[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • model
Years active1972–present
SpouseGrace (divorced)
Children1

Early life

Edwards mother was Caroline Edwards. He has an older sister named Jeannie.[2] His parents divorced when he was six months old, and claimed that his father left the family for a "buxom blond Texas heiress."[3]

Career

In 1962, Edwards enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and received his training at Parris Island.[4] After his discharge from the service, he began his career as a model, appearing in TV commercials and magazine layouts. While modeling, he had a dialogue-free cameo in Play It as It Lays (1972) opposite Tuesday Weld. Edwards is pictured and interviewed in the book Male Model: The World Behind the Camera, published in 1979.

Edwards' most prominent acting role to date has been as Ted Gelber, Joan Crawford's lover in the 1981 film Mommie Dearest, with Faye Dunaway and Mara Hobel. He appeared briefly as "General John Connor" in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).

Personal life

He was married to a woman named Grace, with whom he had a daughter.[4]

Edwards dated Priscilla Presley on and off between 1978 and 1984. After they broke up, he wrote a book titled Priscilla, Elvis and Me (1988), in which he admitted being attracted to Presley's teenage daughter Lisa Marie.[5][6] Lisa Marie reported in a 2003 interview with Playboy that Edwards would make drunken attempts to enter her room and be "inappropriate" with her.[7]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1972 Play It as It Lays Rick Lacy Uncredited
1981 Mommie Dearest Ted Gelber
1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day General John Connor
2021 Skynet General John Connor Fan film

References
  1. Edwards, Michael (1988). Priscilla, Elvis, and Me. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312022686.
  2. Edwards, Michael (1988). Priscilla, Elvis, and Me. St. Martin's Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780312022686.
  3. Edwards, Michael (1988). Priscilla, Elvis, and Me. St. Martin's Press. p. 14. ISBN 9780312022686.
  4. Edwards, Michael (1988). Priscilla, Elvis, and Me. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312022686.
  5. "Book Review - PRISCILLA, ELVIS AND ME: In the Shadow of the King". Kirkus Reviews. October 14, 1988.
  6. "A Model Lover Kisses And Tells On Priscilla". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1988. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013.
  7. "Complete Lisa Marie Presley Playboy Interview | Lisa Marie Presley". Playboy. Retrieved January 16, 2023 – via www.elvis.com.au.
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