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