Sam Edwards
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 26, 1915
- Died
- Jul 28, 2004 (aged 89)
- Place of birth
- Macon, Georgia, USA
- Credits
- 92
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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
Known for
Bambi
1942Movie
Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Mr. Bill Anderson
The Flintstones
1960TV
Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981Movie
Ticket Clerk
Wonder Woman
1975TV
Ernie
Hello, Dolly!
1969Movie
Laborer (uncredited)
Filmography
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981Movie
Ticket Clerk
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980Movie
Announcer
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979Movie
Bixby
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979TV
Track Steward
Just Me and You
1978Movie
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978Movie
Hotel Manager
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977Movie
Milford Petrie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976Movie
Wonder Woman
1975TV
Ernie
S.W.A.T.
1975TV
Hit Lady
1974Movie
Innkeeper
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974TV
Kodiak
1974TV
Barber
Little House on the Prairie
1974TV
Mr. Bill Anderson
These Are the Days
1974TV
Hog Wild
1974Movie
Farmer
Happy Days
1974TV
Dr. Abner
Chase
1973Movie
Set This Town on Fire
1973Movie
Motel Manager
The Streets of San Francisco
1972TV
The Rookies
1972TV
Kurt
The Death of Me Yet
1971Movie
Jerry
In Broad Daylight
1971Movie
Cunningham
The Deadly Dream
1971Movie
Man Protesting His Innocence
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971TV
Cannon
1971TV
Airport Manager
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970Movie
Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
McCloud
1970TV
Hello, Dolly!
1969Movie
Laborer (uncredited)
Then Came Bronson
1969TV
Will Hudson
Hawaii Five-O
1969TV
Johnny Arnett
Dragnet
1969Movie
Rodman
The Mod Squad
1968TV
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968TV
Clerk
Adam-12
1968TV
Harvey Pollard, Elvin Brady, Suspect, Hal Rosten
Mannix
1967TV
Dragnet
1967TV
Steve Houseman
The Invaders
1967TV
Hank, Thatcher
Mission: Impossible
1966TV
Drunk
Felony Squad
1966TV
That Girl
1966TV
The F.B.I.
1965TV
Jerry
Laredo
1965TV
Green Acres
1965TV
Wally Wilkins
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964TV
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Ned Balsam, Clerk
Rod Rocket
1963TV
Rod Rocket (voice)
Period of Adjustment
1962Movie
Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Virginian
1962TV
Hotel Clerk, Desk Clerk, Hank the Hotel Clerk
Straightaway
1961TV
Hazel
1961TV
Fred Archibald
The Dick Powell Show
1961TV
Broken Leg
Klondike
1960TV
Little Billy Leith
The Andy Griffith Show
1960TV
Sam Muggins, Lester Scobey, Fred, Tom Bedlow
The Flintstones
1960TV
Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
Thriller
1960TV
Charles Larrimore
Full Circle
1960TV
Deputy
Laramie
1959TV
The Beatniks
1959Movie
Red
Black Saddle
1959TV
Leo Brimsey
Destination Space
1959Movie
Technician (uncredited)
Revolt in the Big House
1958Movie
Al
Torpedo Run
1958Movie
Sub Radio Operator
The Texan
1958TV
Peter Gunn
1958TV
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958TV
Abel (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957TV
Cashier
Wagon Train
1957TV
Mr. Forbes
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957TV
First Man
Guns Don't Argue
1957Movie
Fred Barker
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956TV
Deputy Wilt Buford, Cass
Gunsmoke
1955TV
Binders, Cowboy, Morff, Stage Driver, Telegrapher, Barfly, Wolfer, Travis
Gang Busters
1955Movie
Wayne Long
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954TV
Mate
Lassie
1954TV
Witness to Murder
1954Movie
Tommy (uncredited)
General Electric Theater
1953TV
Bob Cratchit, Farmhand
Gang Busters
1952TV
Dragnet
1951TV
Elwood Carney
I Love Lucy
1951TV
Bellboy
Flying Leathernecks
1951Movie
Junior (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
1951Movie
Junior
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950Movie
Reporter, Herald
Twelve O'Clock High
1949Movie
Lieutenant Birdwell
The Street with No Name
1948Movie
Whitey (Uncredited)
The Little Broadcast
1943Movie
(voice) (uncredited)
Bambi
1942Movie
Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Rubber Racketeers
1942Movie
Freddy Dale
Captain Midnight
1942Movie
Chuck Ramsey
Hoola Boola
1941Movie
(voice)
East Side Kids
1940Movie
Pete
High Hat
1937Movie
Performer