Sam Edwards
37 movies · 54 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1915
- Died
- Jul 28, 2004 (age 89)
- Place of birth
- Macon, Georgia, USA
Biography
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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.
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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
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Sam Edwards: movies and TV shows
Acting (91)
- 1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
as Ticket Clerk
- 1980 The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
as Announcer
- 1979 Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
as Bixby
- 1979
- 1978
- 1978 The Case of the Baltimore Girls
as Hotel Manager
- 1977 The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
as Milford Petrie
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1974 Hit Lady
as Innkeeper
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974
- 1974 Hog Wild
as Farmer
- 1974
- 1973
- 1973 Set This Town on Fire
as Motel Manager
- 1972
- 1972
- 1971 The Death of Me Yet
as Jerry
- 1971 In Broad Daylight
as Cunningham
- 1971 The Deadly Dream
as Man Protesting His Innocence
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
- 1970
- 1969 Hello, Dolly!
as Laborer (uncredited)
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 Dragnet
as Rodman
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968
- 1967
- 1967
- 1967
- 1966
- 1966
- 1966
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1963
- 1962 Period of Adjustment
as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1961
- 1961
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959
- 1959 The Beatniks
as Red
- 1959
- 1959 Destination Space
as Technician (uncredited)
- 1958 Revolt in the Big House
as Al
- 1958 Torpedo Run
as Sub Radio Operator
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 Guns Don't Argue
as Fred Barker
- 1956
- 1955 Gunsmoke · TV
as Binders / Cowboy / Morff / Stage Driver / Telegrapher / Barfly / Wolfer / Travis · 8 episodes
- 1955 Gang Busters
as Wayne Long
- 1954
- 1954
- 1954 Witness to Murder
as Tommy (uncredited)
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1951
- 1951 Flying Leathernecks
as Junior (uncredited)
- 1951 Operation Pacific
as Junior
- 1950 The Sun Sets at Dawn
as Reporter, Herald
- 1949 Twelve O'Clock High
as Lieutenant Birdwell
- 1948 The Street with No Name
as Whitey (Uncredited)
- 1943 The Little Broadcast
as (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Bambi
as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
- 1942 Rubber Racketeers
as Freddy Dale
- 1942 Captain Midnight
as Chuck Ramsey
- 1941 Hoola Boola
as (voice)
- 1940 East Side Kids
as Pete
- 1937 High Hat
as Performer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1961 The Dick Powell Show
1 episode