Sam Edwards

Known for ActingBorn 1915-05-26Died 2004-07-28Macon, Georgia, USA

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. CLRRead more

Movies & web series

Full Circle

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

Straightaway

The Little Broadcast

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Hoola Boola

Hog Wild

Little House on the Prairie

The Wonderful World of Disney

I Love Lucy

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Happy Days

Perry Mason

Mission: Impossible

The Andy Griffith Show

The Dukes of Hazzard

The Death of Me Yet

The Flintstones

McCloud

Have Gun, Will Travel

Hawaii Five-O

Green Acres

S.W.A.T.

The Streets of San Francisco

Wonder Woman

Just Me and You

Adam-12

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Chase

Set This Town on Fire

The Deadly Dream

Twelve O'Clock High

Hello, Dolly!

The Rookies

Dragnet

Wanted: Dead or Alive

The Invaders

Gang Busters

Mannix

Bambi

Cannon

Hazel

General Electric Theater

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Laramie

Thriller

Gunsmoke