Sam Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1915
- Died
- July 28, 2004 (aged 89)
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Movie · as Ticket Clerk
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Movie · as Announcer
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Movie · as Bixby
The Dukes of Hazzard
TV · as Track Steward · 1 ep
Just Me and You
Movie
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Movie · as Hotel Manager
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Movie · as Milford Petrie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Movie
Wonder Woman
TV · as Ernie · 1 ep
S.W.A.T.
TV · 1 ep
Hit Lady
Movie · as Innkeeper
Hog Wild
Movie · as Farmer
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Mr. Bill Anderson · 6 eps
Happy Days
TV · as Dr. Abner · 1 ep
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TV
These Are the Days
TV · 16 eps
Kodiak
TV · as Barber · 1 ep
Chase
Movie
Set This Town on Fire
Movie · as Motel Manager
The Rookies
TV · as Kurt · 2 eps
The Streets of San Francisco
TV · 2 eps
The Deadly Dream
Movie · as Man Protesting His Innocence
The Death of Me Yet
Movie · as Jerry
In Broad Daylight
Movie · as Cunningham
Cannon
TV · as Airport Manager · 3 eps
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
TV · 1 ep
The Cheyenne Social Club
Movie · as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
McCloud
TV · 1 ep
Hello, Dolly!
Movie · as Laborer (uncredited)
Dragnet
Movie · as Rodman
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Johnny Arnett · 1 ep
Then Came Bronson
TV · as Will Hudson · 1 ep
The Mod Squad
TV · 2 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Clerk · 1 ep
Adam-12
TV · as Harvey Pollard, Elvin Brady, Suspect, Hal Rosten · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · 2 eps
The Invaders
TV · as Hank, Thatcher · 1 ep
Dragnet
TV · as Steve Houseman · 1 ep
That Girl
TV · 1 ep
Felony Squad
TV · 1 ep
Mission: Impossible
TV · as Drunk · 1 ep
Green Acres
TV · as Wally Wilkins · 1 ep
The F.B.I.
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Laredo
TV · 1 ep
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
TV · 1 ep
Petticoat Junction
TV · as Ned Balsam, Clerk · 1 ep
Rod Rocket
TV · as Rod Rocket (voice) · 4 eps
Period of Adjustment
Movie · as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Virginian
TV · as Hotel Clerk, Desk Clerk, Hank the Hotel Clerk · 6 eps
Straightaway
TV · 1 ep
The Dick Powell Show
TV · as Broken Leg · 1 ep
Hazel
TV · as Fred Archibald · 1 ep
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Sam Muggins, Lester Scobey, Fred, Tom Bedlow · 1 ep
Klondike
TV · as Little Billy Leith · 1 ep
Thriller
TV · as Charles Larrimore · 1 ep
Full Circle
TV · as Deputy · 182 eps
The Flintstones
TV · as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice) · 1 ep
The Beatniks
Movie · as Red
Destination Space
Movie · as Technician (uncredited)
Black Saddle
TV · as Leo Brimsey · 1 ep
Laramie
TV · 1 ep
Revolt in the Big House
Movie · as Al
Torpedo Run
Movie · as Sub Radio Operator
Peter Gunn
TV · 3 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Abel (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Texan
TV · 1 ep
Guns Don't Argue
Movie · as Fred Barker
Perry Mason
TV · as Cashier · 1 ep
Wagon Train
TV · as Mr. Forbes · 1 ep
Have Gun, Will Travel
TV · as First Man · 1 ep
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Deputy Wilt Buford, Cass · 1 ep
Gang Busters
Movie · as Wayne Long
Gunsmoke
TV · as Binders, Cowboy, Morff, Stage Driver, Telegrapher, Barfly, Wolfer, Travis · 1 ep
Witness to Murder
Movie · as Tommy (uncredited)
Lassie
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Mate · 1 ep
General Electric Theater
TV · as Bob Cratchit, Farmhand · 1 ep
Gang Busters
TV · 2 eps
Flying Leathernecks
Movie · as Junior (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
Movie · as Junior
Dragnet
TV · as Elwood Carney · 5 eps
I Love Lucy
TV · as Bellboy · 1 ep
The Sun Sets at Dawn
Movie · as Reporter, Herald
Twelve O'Clock High
Movie · as Lieutenant Birdwell
The Street with No Name
Movie · as Whitey (Uncredited)
The Little Broadcast
Movie · as (voice) (uncredited)
Bambi
Movie · as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Captain Midnight
Movie · as Chuck Ramsey
Rubber Racketeers
Movie · as Freddy Dale
Hoola Boola
Movie · as (voice)
East Side Kids
Movie · as Pete
High Hat
Movie · as Performer