LUKE CHANDLER
FIRST APPEARANCE: April 1973*
LAST APPEARANCE: April 1978*
PERFORMER: Herb Davis
EXIT: Character ceased appearing.
SPOUSE: Ada Chandler
OCCUPATION: Police lieutenant at the Monticello Police Department.
*earliest and latest verified appearances
FIRST APPEARANCE: April 1973*
LAST APPEARANCE: April 1978*
PERFORMER: Herb Davis
EXIT: Character ceased appearing.
SPOUSE: Ada Chandler
OCCUPATION: Police lieutenant at the Monticello Police Department.
*earliest and latest verified appearances
A police lieutenant for the Monticello P.D., Luke Chandler first appeared as the arresting officer of Simon Jessup, the con man in cahoots with Elly Jo Jamison to kill Liz Hillyer and gain control of her father Orin's wealth. For the next five years, he was involved in the investigation of Monticello's most prolific crimes. These included Jake Berman's allegations of assault by Adam Drake, Berman's subsequent murder, the infiltration of a major crime syndicate in Monticello (1974-75), the attempted murder of Geraldine Whitney (1975), the accidental murder of Geraldine's daughter-in-law Tiffany Whitney, the assassination attempts on the life of Nicole Travis Drake (1976), her husband Adam's murder, and the murder of Beau Richardson (1977).
Luke was typically an objective, by-the-book cop who seldom allowed emotion or personal attachment to interfere with his professional judgment. When Martha Marceau, the wife of his boss Bill Marceau, went on trial for the murder of Taffy Simms, Luke testified as the first witness for the prosecution. Following the murder of his friend Adam Drake, Luke was the sole person involved in the case to argue that Adam's death could have been the result of a robbery rather than a deliberate act to keep him from revealing the identity of Beau Richardson's killer. He tried unsuccessfully to stop Bill from going public with his assertion that Adam's murder was related to the Beau Richardson case, ultimately resulting Luke being named deputy chief of police.
At times he reacted as a stern authoritarian toward his junior officers "the young Turks" Steve Guthrie and Calvin Stoner. However, at home he was a gentle, loving husband to his seldom seen wife Ada. In early 1978, Luke's appearances declined sharply as the characters of Steve Guthrie, Calvin Stoner, and Deborah Saxon took the lead in police sleuthing. Luke's last verified appearance was as a guest at the wedding of Draper Scott to April Cavanaugh in April 1978. He eventually faded from the Edge canvas.
Luke was typically an objective, by-the-book cop who seldom allowed emotion or personal attachment to interfere with his professional judgment. When Martha Marceau, the wife of his boss Bill Marceau, went on trial for the murder of Taffy Simms, Luke testified as the first witness for the prosecution. Following the murder of his friend Adam Drake, Luke was the sole person involved in the case to argue that Adam's death could have been the result of a robbery rather than a deliberate act to keep him from revealing the identity of Beau Richardson's killer. He tried unsuccessfully to stop Bill from going public with his assertion that Adam's murder was related to the Beau Richardson case, ultimately resulting Luke being named deputy chief of police.
At times he reacted as a stern authoritarian toward his junior officers "the young Turks" Steve Guthrie and Calvin Stoner. However, at home he was a gentle, loving husband to his seldom seen wife Ada. In early 1978, Luke's appearances declined sharply as the characters of Steve Guthrie, Calvin Stoner, and Deborah Saxon took the lead in police sleuthing. Luke's last verified appearance was as a guest at the wedding of Draper Scott to April Cavanaugh in April 1978. He eventually faded from the Edge canvas.
Luke gives Adam some man-to-man advice about marriage.