Known For
Acting
Born
May 26, 1915
Died
Jul 28, 2004
Place of Birth
Macon, Georgia, USA
Credits
92 titles
Sam Edwards
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
Ticket Clerk
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Announcer
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Bixby
The Dukes of Hazzard
Track Steward
Just Me and You
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Hotel Manager
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Milford Petrie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Wonder Woman
Ernie
S.W.A.T.
Hit Lady
Innkeeper
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
Kodiak
Barber
Little House on the Prairie
Mr. Bill Anderson
These Are the Days
Hog Wild
Farmer
Happy Days
Dr. Abner
Chase
Set This Town on Fire
Motel Manager
The Streets of San Francisco
The Rookies
Kurt
The Death of Me Yet
Jerry
In Broad Daylight
Cunningham
The Deadly Dream
Man Protesting His Innocence
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
Cannon
Airport Manager
The Cheyenne Social Club
Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
McCloud
Hello, Dolly!
Laborer (uncredited)
Then Came Bronson
Will Hudson
Dragnet
Rodman
The Mod Squad
Mayberry R.F.D.
Clerk
Adam-12
Harvey Pollard
Hawaii Five-O
Johnny Arnett
Mannix
Dragnet
Steve Houseman
The Invaders
Hank
Mission: Impossible
Drunk
Felony Squad
That Girl
The F.B.I.
Jerry
Laredo
Green Acres
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
Petticoat Junction
Ned Balsam
Rod Rocket
Rod Rocket (voice)
Period of Adjustment
Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Virginian
Hotel Clerk
Straightaway