
Sam Edwards
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
89 acting credits
Acting · 89

Perry Mason
1957

Mannix
1967

The Andy Griffith Show
1960

Dragnet
1951

Little House on the Prairie
1974

Lassie
1954

Hawaii Five-O
1968

Wagon Train
1957

Adam-12
1968

The Flintstones
1960

Have Gun, Will Travel
1957

The Virginian
1962

Petticoat Junction
1963

Happy Days
1974

The F.B.I.
1965

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956

I Love Lucy
1951

Cannon
1971

Green Acres
1965

Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958

The Rookies
1972

Thriller
1960

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

The Invaders
1967

That Girl
1966

Gunsmoke
1955

The Streets of San Francisco
1972

The Dukes of Hazzard
1979

McCloud
1970

Hazel
1961

Peter Gunn
1958

The Texan
1958

Dragnet
1967

The Mod Squad
1968

Laredo
1965

Felony Squad
1966

Laramie
1959

Black Saddle
1959

Wonder Woman
1975

Mayberry R.F.D.
1968

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974

Then Came Bronson
1969

The Dick Powell Show
1961

S.W.A.T.
1975

Bambi
1942

Kodiak
1974
Gang Busters
1952
Full Circle
1960

General Electric Theater
1953

Klondike
1960

Hello, Dolly!
1969

Straightaway
1961

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981

Operation Pacific
1951

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971

Twelve O'Clock High
1949

Flying Leathernecks
1951

These Are the Days
1974
Dragnet
1969

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977

The Street with No Name
1948

Period of Adjustment
1962

Torpedo Run
1958
Rod Rocket
1963

Hit Lady
1974

Guns Don't Argue
1957

The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978

Witness to Murder
1954

Rubber Racketeers
1942

The Deadly Dream
1971

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980

The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950

Set This Town on Fire
1973

The Death of Me Yet
1971

The Beatniks
1959

Chase
1973

Hog Wild
1974

Gang Busters
1955

In Broad Daylight
1971

Captain Midnight
1942

East Side Kids
1940

Revolt in the Big House
1958

High Hat
1937

Just Me and You
1978

Destination Space
1959

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979

Hoola Boola
1941

The Little Broadcast
1943