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.
File:John Larkin, 1953.jpg|thumb|upright|John Larkin originated the role of Mike Karr, portraying the character from 1956 to 1961.
File:The Edge of Night 1966 Laurence Hugo Barry Newman.jpg|thumb|upright|Laurence Hugo portrayed Mike Karr from 1962 to 1971.
File:Ann Flood Nancy Karr Edge of Night 1963.JPG|thumb|upright|Ann Flood portrayed [|Nancy Pollock Karr].
File:Millette Alexander 1961.jpg|thumb|upright|Millette Alexander played three different roles during the run of the series: [|Gail Armstrong], [|Laura Hillyer] and [|Julie Jamison].
File:Mariann Aalda.jpg|thumb|upright|Mariann Aalda portrayed Didi Bannister.
File:Barry Newman Petrocelli 1974.JPG|thumb|upright|Barry Newman portrayed John Barnes.
File:Wesley Addy in Time Table.jpg|thumb|upright|Wesley Addy portrayed Hugh Campbell.
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Nadine Alexander Scott
Nadine is a wealthy socialite, the mother of Raven Alexander and later the wife of Ansel Scott. In 1980, Molly Sherwood attempts to murder April Cavanaugh Scott, the wife of Ansel's son Draper Scott, but accidentally poisons Nadine, who subsequently crashes her car and dies. Nadine leaves everything to Raven and Logan Swift's son Jamey, so Raven schemes to regain custody of Jamey from Logan.Raven Alexander
Monticello socialite Charlotte "Raven" Alexander is married to newspaper reporter Kevin Jamison until his death in a car accident in 1978. She later marries and divorces Logan Swift, with whom she has a son, Jamey. In 1980, Molly Sherwood attempts to murder April Cavanaugh, the wife of Raven's stepbrother Draper Scott, but accidentally poisons Raven's mother, Nadine Alexander Scott. Nadine subsequently crashes her car and dies. Nadine leaves everything to her grandson Jamey, so Raven schemes to regain custody of Jamey from Logan. Raven marries dashing millionaire Schuyler Whitney, but in 1982 he is revealed to be impostor Jefferson Brown. Jefferson's attempts to kill her fail, and he is himself killed by Libby Webster. Raven is a happily wealthy widow after Jefferson’s death, until the real Schuyler arrives to reclaim his fortune. Penniless, she plots to seduce, marry and divorce him for the money. However she soon finds herself having real feelings for him. She and Schuyler have a daughter, Charlotte.Over the course of the series, Raven has relationships with Draper, his father Ansel Scott, playboy Eliot Dorn and Police Chief Derek Mallory. She briefly works as a private investigator, is considered a suspect in the deaths of her mother Nadine and later Eliot, is arrested for the murder of Peter Nevis, and goes to trial for the murder of her ex-husband Logan. Initially, wealthy Geraldine Saxon, the close friend of Raven's mother Nadine, refers to Raven as an "alley cat" and "uncouth slut", but the women eventually become close.
Gabet was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series in 1982 and 1984.
Beth Anderson
Beth Moon marries John Paul Anderson and later John Barnes, and is engaged to Lee Pollock. She works as a housekeeper for the Capice and Simms families, and is tried but acquitted for the assault of Vera Simms.Trent Archer
Trent Archer is the superstitious leading man of Mansion of the Damned, a horror film shooting in Monticello which co-stars Nola Madison. He quits the movie after accidents, strange occurrences and deaths begin to plague the production.The role was portrayed from September to October 1979 by film star Granger, who was previously nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1977 for playing Will Vernon on One Life to Live.
Gail Armstrong
Gail Armstrong is an artist who works in advertising and portrait painting. Engaged to Dr. Hugh Campbell, she is accused but later exonerated of jewelry theft. Gail is the first of three characters played by Millette Alexander on The Edge of Night.Winter Austen
Winter Austen works in a department store and begins dating Assistant District Attorney Logan Swift. Wade Meecham comes to town and blackmails her with the secret that she had previously been in porn films. Winter goes to work for Nicole Cavanaugh at the WMON TV station. She shoots and kills Wade but is found not guilty at trial, and pushes Wade's cohort Tank Jarvis to his death off a building roof. Winter attempts to kill Nicole with a pair of scissors at WMON, but falls to her death from a catwalk.Jinx Avery
Jinx is an actress who marries Monticello Police Chief Derek Mallory. She attempts suicide, and later dies from a terminal illness.B
Didi Bannister
Lawyer. Married to Calvin Stoner. Sister of Troy Bannister. Dated Julius Newcombe. Hospitalized for nervous breakdown from plot of Louis Van Dine.Troy Bannister
Brother of Didi Bannister. Low level hood associated with Eddie Lorimer. Accused then cleared of murder of Ted Loomis.John Barnes
John Barnes is a lawyer in Mike Karr's law practice who marries Beth Moon Anderson.Betty Jean Battle
Married to Jack Lane. Mother of Bud Lane. Daughter of Ella and Wynn Battle.Ursula Bauer
Chip Beemer
Low level criminal in Anthony Saxon's organization. Dated Winter Austen in the past. Stabbed Logan Swift. Shot to death by Raney Cooper.Edith Berman
Married to Jake Berman. Mother of Joel Gantry and Lucy Wilson. Murdered by husband Jake.Jake Berman
Married to Edith Berman. Murdered wife Edith so he would be free to pursue Nicole Travis. Shot in arm by Johnny Dallas to frame Adam Drake with attempted murder. Shot to death by step-son Joel Gantry.Marilyn Bollon
Secretary for Harry Lane at Lane Trucking. Dated Harry Lane and Douglas Manson. Bludgeoned to death by Harry Lane to stop her blackmail. Cora Lane framed for the murder.Sid Brennan
Manager of Sid's Tavern. Involved with Eddie Lorimer and left town with him after he reformed.Jefferson Brown
Wealthy playboy Schuyler Whitney comes to Monticello in 1980 and marries socialite Raven Alexander, but is later revealed to be impostor Jefferson Brown, a former government employee who assumed Schuyler's identity after undergoing plastic surgery at Dr. Kenneth Bryson's clinic. He hires Romeo Slade to kill Raven, but changes his mind and shoots Slade to death. Jefferson murders his minion Gunther Wagner and frames Gavin Wylie for the crime. He kills Bobbie Gerard and attempts to kill Raven multiple times in St. Moritz, but is killed by Libby Webster before he can succeed.Willie Bryan
Private investigator working with Mike Karr.Maximillian Bryer
Motivational speaker and head of Bryer Foundation. Married to Mildred Bryer. Pushed Peggy Collins to her death from a rooftop. Used poison to murder wife Mildred and framed step brother-in-law Dr. Hugh Campbell. Arrested and jailed from crimes.Mildred Bryer
Wife of Maximillian Bryer. Stepsister of Dr. Hugh Campbell. Poisoned to death by husband Max.Beth Bryson
Wife of Dr. Kenneth Bryson. Stepmother of Valerie Bryson. Nurse at the Rexford Institute. Kidnapped Nancy Karr. Arrested and sent to prison.Kenneth Bryson
Dr. Kenneth Bryson is the owner of Rexford Institute, married to nurse Beth Bryson and the father of Valerie Bryson. He goes along with his wife's kidnapping of Nancy Karr, but falls in love with her. He is subsequently arrested and sent to prison, where he dies of a heart attack.Valerie Bryson
Photographer. Daughter of Kenneth Bryson. Stepdaughter of Beth Bryson. Helped expose her father's crimes. Involved with Kelly McGrath and Schuyler WhitneyC
Abby Cameron
Wife of Roy Cameron. Had affair with Phil Capice. Suspect in husband's murder but cleared.David Cameron
Agent for intelligence agency working as double agent. Killed Pascal, Nora Fulton, Patricia Devereaux, and Richard Scanlon. Electrocuted to death by Ian Devereaux.Hugh Campbell
Dr. Hugh Campbell is a scientist at Winston Grimsley's lab who is framed for the murder of his sister Mildred Campbell. He is acquitted, and marries Gail Armstrong.Phil Capice
Married to Louise Capice. Adoptive father of Sarah Louise Capice. Had affair with Abby Cameron which ended his marriage. Drugged by Calvin Brenner.Sarah Louise Capice
Adopted daughter of Phil and Louise Capice. Dated Calvin Brenner who was really drugging her father.Jennings Carlson
Brother of Victor Carlson. Ran gambling operation with brother. Shot to death by Monticello police.Victor Carlson
Brother of Jennings Carlson. Ran gambling operation with brother. Had affair with Teresa Vetter and plotted to murder her husband George. Engaged to Judy Marceau. Stabbed to death by Teresa Vetter.April Cavanaugh Scott
Married to Draper Scott. Mother of Julia Scott and unnamed daughter. Daughter of Margo Huntington. Sister of Miles Cavanaugh. Worked at WMON TV. Falsely convicted of murder of sister-in-law Denise Cavanaugh.Denise Cavanaugh
Nurse Denise Norwood Cavanaugh is the jealous wife of Dr. Miles Cavanaugh. Their marriage is in shambles and he is attracted to reporter Nicole Drake, so Denise plots to kill herself and frame Miles. His sister April is arrested instead. Denise's father, Dr. Gus Norwood, confesses on his deathbed that he injected Denise to save Miles.Miles Cavanaugh
Dr. Miles Cavanaugh is married to nurse Denise Norwood Cavanaugh until she dies in a mercy killing by her father Dr. Gus Norwood. Miles next marries Nicole Travis until she is murdered in 1983. He and Beth Correll marry in the last episode of the series. Miles's sister is April Cavanaugh.Crothers was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 1979 and 1984.