Sam Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1915
- Place of birth
- Macon, Georgia, USA
- Died
- July 28, 2004
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
Movies with Sam Edwards
- Bambi 1942 · ★ 7.0
- The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 · ★ 6.5
- Hello, Dolly! 1969 · ★ 7.0
- Twelve O'Clock High 1949 · ★ 7.2
- The Cheyenne Social Club 1970 · ★ 6.4
- Flying Leathernecks 1951 · ★ 5.8
- Witness to Murder 1954 · ★ 6.3
- Operation Pacific 1951 · ★ 6.1
- The Street with No Name 1948 · ★ 6.4
- Torpedo Run 1958 · ★ 6.1
- Period of Adjustment 1962 · ★ 6.0
- The Beatniks 1959 · ★ 2.8
- In Broad Daylight 1971 · ★ 5.9
- The Sun Sets at Dawn 1950 · ★ 6.4
- Revolt in the Big House 1958 · ★ 6.3
- Gang Busters 1955 · ★ 5.8
- East Side Kids 1940 · ★ 6.4
- Hit Lady 1974 · ★ 3.7
- Destination Space 1959 · ★ 4.7
- Dragnet 1969 · ★ 6.0
- Guns Don't Argue 1957 · ★ 4.5
- High Hat 1937 · ★ 5.8
- The Death of Me Yet 1971 · ★ 7.5
- Rubber Racketeers 1942 · ★ 5.5
- Captain Midnight 1942 · ★ 6.3
- Hoola Boola 1941 · ★ 8.3
- Just Me and You 1978 · ★ 7.0
- The Deadly Dream 1971 · ★ 7.0
- The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race 1977 · ★ 6.0
- Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter 1979 · ★ 9.0
- Hog Wild 1974 · ★ 8.0
- Chase 1973 · ★ 7.0
- The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway 1980 · ★ 8.0
- Set This Town on Fire 1973 · ★ 7.0
- The Little Broadcast 1943 · ★ 9.0
- The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe 1976 · ★ 8.0
- The Case of the Baltimore Girls 1978