Name
Sam Edwards
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1915-05-26
Deathday
2004-07-28 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Macon, Georgia, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sam George Edwards (May 26, 1915 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor. His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on Little House on the Prairie.
Film
Edwards' first major screen role was as Chuck Ramsey in the movie serial version of Captain Midnight (1942). From 1949 to 1981, he made several film appearances, with significant roles in Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Operation Pacific (1951), Gangbusters (1954), and supporting roles in The Beatniks (1960) and Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came (1969). He was also seen in The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), Hello, Dolly! (1969) and The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981).
Television
Edwards appeared on many television series starting in the mid-1950s. Most notable of these include many episodes of Dragnet and Gunsmoke throughout their long runs. He also appeared on over 60 different series, including The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, Straightaway, The Andy Griffith Show, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, The Streets of San Francisco, Adam-12, The Red Skelton Show, Happy Days, The Dukes of Hazzard, and even Days of Our Lives. In 1969 Edwards appeared as Will Frazee on the TV series The Virginian in the episode titled "A Woman of Stone."
Spouse Beverly Motley Edwards (m. 1969)
Children 3 step-children
Death
On July 28, 2004, Edwards died of a heart attack in Durango, Colorado. CLR
Known For
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- 1942 Bambi as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
- 1978 Just Me and You
- 1979 Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter as Bixby
- 1950 The Sun Sets at Dawn as Reporter, Herald
- 1949 Twelve O'Clock High as Lieutenant Birdwell
- 1955 Gang Busters as Wayne Long
- 1948 The Street with No Name as Whitey (Uncredited)
- 1971 The Deadly Dream as Man Protesting His Innocence
- 1957 Guns Don't Argue as Fred Barker
- 1958 Revolt in the Big House as Al
- 1974 Hit Lady as Innkeeper
- 1974 Hog Wild as Farmer
- 1959 The Beatniks as Red
- 1978 The Case of the Baltimore Girls as Hotel Manager
- 1937 High Hat as Performer
- 1951 Flying Leathernecks
- 1951 Operation Pacific as Junior
- 1954 Witness to Murder as Tommy (uncredited)
- 1973 Chase
- 1942 Captain Midnight as Chuck Ramsey
- 1980 The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway as Announcer
- 1962 Period of Adjustment as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1969 Hello, Dolly! as Laborer (uncredited)
- 1969 Dragnet as Rodman
- 1973 Set This Town on Fire as Motel Manager
- 1959 Destination Space as Technician (uncredited)
- 1940 East Side Kids as Pete
- 1971 The Death of Me Yet as Jerry
- 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice as Ticket Clerk
- 1943 The Little Broadcast as (voice) (uncredited)
- 1958 Torpedo Run as Sub Radio Operator
- 1971 In Broad Daylight as Cunningham
- 1942 Rubber Racketeers as Freddy Dale
- 1976 The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
- 1941 Hoola Boola as (voice)
- 1977 The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race as Milford Petrie
- 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Sam Muggins
- 1972 The Rookies ( 2 episodes ) as Kurt
- 1965 Green Acres ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Little House on the Prairie ( 6 episodes ) as Mr. Bill Anderson
- 1965 The F.B.I. ( 1 episode ) as Jerry
- 1968 Hawaii Five-O ( 1 episode ) as Johnny Arnett
- 1966 That Girl ( 1 episode )
- 1964 Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. ( 1 episode )
- 1972 The Streets of San Francisco ( 2 episodes )
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 1 episode ) as Ned Balsam
- 1967 Mannix ( 2 episodes )
- 1974 Happy Days ( 1 episode ) as Dr. Abner
- 1968 The Mod Squad ( 2 episodes )
- 1951 Dragnet ( 5 episodes )
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Binders
- 1957 Perry Mason ( 1 episode ) as Cashier
- 1975 Wonder Woman ( 1 episode ) as Ernie
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Bob Cratchit
- 1971 Cannon ( 3 episodes ) as Airport Manager
- 1954 Lassie ( 1 episode )
- 1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker ( 0 episode )
- 1965 Laredo ( 1 episode )
- 1960 Klondike ( 1 episode ) as Little Billy Leith
- 1961 Straightaway ( 1 episode )
- 1966 Felony Squad ( 1 episode )
- 1975 S.W.A.T. ( 1 episode )
- 1962 The Virginian ( 6 episodes ) as Hotel Clerk
- 1951 I Love Lucy ( 1 episode ) as Bellboy
- 1960 Thriller ( 1 episode ) as Charles Larrimore
- 1958 Peter Gunn ( 3 episodes )
- 1970 McCloud ( 1 episode )
- 1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury ( 1 episode )
- 1959 Black Saddle ( 1 episode ) as Leo Brimsey
- 1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive ( 1 episode ) as Abel (uncredited)
- 1959 Laramie ( 1 episode )
- 1974 These Are the Days ( 16 episodes )
- 1958 The Texan ( 1 episode )
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Deputy Wilt Buford
- 1963 Rod Rocket ( 4 episodes ) as Rod Rocket (voice)
- 1960 Full Circle ( 182 episodes ) as Deputy
- 1952 Gang Busters ( 2 episodes )
- 1979 The Dukes of Hazzard ( 1 episode ) as Track Steward
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Lester Scobey
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Cowboy
- 1962 The Virginian ( 2 episodes ) as Desk Clerk
- 1962 The Virginian ( 1 episode ) as Hank the Hotel Clerk
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 1 episode ) as Fred
- 1960 The Andy Griffith Show ( 2 episodes ) as Tom Bedlow
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Morff
- 1968 Mayberry R.F.D. ( 1 episode ) as Clerk
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Stage Driver
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Harvey Pollard
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Telegrapher
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Barfly
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Wolfer
- 1953 General Electric Theater ( 1 episode ) as Farmhand
- 1955 Gunsmoke ( 1 episode ) as Travis
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Elvin Brady
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Suspect
- 1968 Adam-12 ( 1 episode ) as Hal Rosten
- 1963 Petticoat Junction ( 1 episode ) as Clerk
- 1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre ( 1 episode ) as Cass
- 1974 Kodiak ( 1 episode ) as Barber
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show ( 1 episode ) as Broken Leg
- 1967 The Invaders ( 1 episode ) as Hank
- 1967 The Invaders ( 1 episode ) as Thatcher
- 1960 The Flintstones ( 1 episode ) as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
- 1965 Green Acres ( 1 episode ) as Wally Wilkins
- 1969 Then Came Bronson ( 1 episode ) as Will Hudson
- 1957 Wagon Train ( 1 episode ) as Mr. Forbes
- 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel ( 1 episode ) as First Man
- 1967 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as Steve Houseman
- 1961 Hazel ( 1 episode ) as Fred Archibald
- 1966 Mission: Impossible ( 1 episode ) as Drunk
- 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney ( 1 episode ) as Mate
- 1951 Dragnet ( 1 episode ) as Elwood Carney
