
Sam Edwards
Acting
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
Born: May 26, 1915 · Macon, Georgia, USA
Filmography (62)

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981

The Dukes of Hazzard
1979

Wonder Woman
1975

S.W.A.T.
1975

Hit Lady
1974

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974

Little House on the Prairie
1974

Happy Days
1974

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

The Rookies
1972

In Broad Daylight
1971

Cannon
1971

McCloud
1970

Hello, Dolly!
1969

Then Came Bronson
1969

The Mod Squad
1968

Mayberry R.F.D.
1968

Adam-12
1968

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Mannix
1967

Dragnet
1967

The Invaders
1967

Felony Squad
1966

That Girl
1966

The F.B.I.
1965

Laredo
1965

Green Acres
1965

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964

Petticoat Junction
1963

Period of Adjustment
1962

The Virginian
1962

Straightaway
1961

Hazel
1961

The Dick Powell Show
1961

The Andy Griffith Show
1960

The Flintstones
1960

Thriller
1960

Laramie
1959

The Beatniks
1959

Black Saddle
1959

Revolt in the Big House
1958

Torpedo Run
1958

The Texan
1958

Peter Gunn
1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

Perry Mason
1957

Wagon Train
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

Gunsmoke
1955

Gang Busters
1955

Lassie
1954

Witness to Murder
1954

Dragnet
1951

I Love Lucy
1951

Flying Leathernecks
1951

Operation Pacific
1951

The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950

Twelve O'Clock High
1949

The Street with No Name
1948

Bambi
1942

East Side Kids
1940
