Acting
Sam Edwards
Born May 26, 1915 · Macon, Georgia, USA · Died Jul 28, 2004
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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
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Acting
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Crime · Romance · Drama
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
Comedy · Crime · TV Movie
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
Action & Adventure · Drama · Comedy
Just Me and You
1978
Romance · Drama · Comedy
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
Crime · TV Movie
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
Adventure · Comedy · Western
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
Western · Comedy · TV Movie
Wonder Woman
1975
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure · Drama
S.W.A.T.
1975
Action & Adventure · Drama
Hit Lady
1974
Thriller · Drama · TV Movie
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Drama · Mystery · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Kodiak
1974
Drama
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Western · Drama · Family
These Are the Days
1974
Hog Wild
1974
Drama · Family
Happy Days
1974
Comedy
Chase
1973
Action · Crime · TV Movie
Set This Town on Fire
1973
Drama · TV Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
The Rookies
1972
Drama · Crime
The Death of Me Yet
1971
Drama · TV Movie
In Broad Daylight
1971
Crime · Drama · Thriller
The Deadly Dream
1971
Science Fiction · Drama · Horror
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
Drama · Crime
Cannon
1971
Drama · Action & Adventure
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970
Western · Comedy
McCloud
1970
Crime · Drama
Hello, Dolly!
1969
Comedy · Romance
Then Came Bronson
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
Hawaii Five-O
1969
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Mod Squad
1968
Action & Adventure · Drama
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
Comedy · Family
Adam-12
1968
Crime · Drama
Mannix
1967
Action & Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Dragnet
1967
Crime · Drama · Mystery
The Invaders
1967
Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
Mission: Impossible
1966
Action & Adventure · Crime · Drama
Felony Squad
1966
Crime · Drama
That Girl
1966
Comedy
The F.B.I.
1965
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Laredo
1965
Western
Green Acres
1965
Comedy
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Comedy · Family
Petticoat Junction
1963
Comedy · Family
Period of Adjustment
1962
Comedy · Drama · Romance
The Virginian
1962
Western · Drama
Straightaway
1961
Drama
Hazel
1961
Comedy
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Drama · Comedy · Talk
Klondike
1960
Western
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Comedy · Family
The Flintstones
1960
Family · Animation · Comedy
Thriller
1960
Crime
Laramie
1959
Western · Drama
The Beatniks
1959
Drama · Crime
Black Saddle
1959
Western · Drama
Destination Space
1959
Science Fiction · TV Movie
Revolt in the Big House
1958
Crime
Torpedo Run
1958
War · Drama
The Texan
1958
Western
Peter Gunn
1958
Crime · Drama
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Perry Mason
1957
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Wagon Train
1957
Western · Drama · Family
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Guns Don't Argue
1957
Crime
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Western · Drama
Gunsmoke
1955
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Gang Busters
1955
Crime
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Action & Adventure · Animation · Documentary
Lassie
1954
Action & Adventure · Drama · Family
Witness to Murder
1954
Crime · Drama · Thriller
General Electric Theater
1953
Comedy · Drama
Dragnet
1951
Drama · Crime
I Love Lucy
1951
Comedy · Family
Flying Leathernecks
1951
War · Action · Drama
Operation Pacific
1951
War · Drama · Action
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
Crime · Drama
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
War · Action · Drama
The Street with No Name
1948
Crime · Thriller
The Little Broadcast
1943
Music · Animation
Bambi
1942
Animation · Drama · Family
Rubber Racketeers
1942
Drama · Crime
Captain Midnight
1942
Adventure · Action
Hoola Boola
1941
Animation
East Side Kids
1940
Comedy · Drama · Thriller
High Hat
1937
Comedy