Sam Edwards
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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
Filmography
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979
Just Me and You
1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
Wonder Woman
1975
S.W.A.T.
1975
Hit Lady
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Kodiak
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
These Are the Days
1974
Hog Wild
1974
Happy Days
1974
Chase
1973
Set This Town on Fire
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Rookies
1972
The Death of Me Yet
1971
In Broad Daylight
1971
The Deadly Dream
1971
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
Cannon
1971
McCloud
1970
Hello, Dolly!
1969
Then Came Bronson
1969
Dragnet
1969
The Mod Squad
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
Adam-12
1968
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Mannix
1967
Dragnet
1967
The Invaders
1967
Mission: Impossible
1966
Felony Squad
1966
That Girl
1966
The F.B.I.
1965
Laredo
1965
Green Acres
1965
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Petticoat Junction
1963
Rod Rocket
1963
Period of Adjustment
1962
The Virginian
1962
Straightaway
1961
Hazel
1961
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Klondike
1960
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
The Flintstones
1960
Thriller
1960
Full Circle
1960
Laramie
1959
The Beatniks
1959
Black Saddle
1959
Destination Space
1959
Revolt in the Big House
1958
Torpedo Run
1958
The Texan
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Wagon Train
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Guns Don't Argue
1957
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Gunsmoke
1955
Gang Busters
1955
Lassie
1954
Witness to Murder
1954
General Electric Theater
1953
Gang Busters
1952
Dragnet
1951
I Love Lucy
1951
Flying Leathernecks
1951
Operation Pacific
1951
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
The Street with No Name
1948
The Little Broadcast
1943
Bambi
1942
Rubber Racketeers
1942
Captain Midnight
1942
Hoola Boola
1941
East Side Kids
1940
High Hat
1937