
Acting
Sam Edwards
Birth Date
May 26, 1915
Death Date
July 28, 2004
(passed away at 89)
Place of Birth
Macon, Georgia, USA
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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
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Perry Mason
Cashier
1957 • 1 episode

Lassie
1954 • 1 episode

The Andy Griffith Show
Sam Muggins
1960 • 1 episode

Dragnet
1951 • 5 episodes

Hawaii Five-O
Johnny Arnett
1968 • 1 episode

The Streets of San Francisco
1972 • 2 episodes

Mannix
1967 • 2 episodes

Little House on the Prairie
Mr. Bill Anderson
1974 • 6 episodes

The Flintstones
Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
1960 • 1 episode

Mission: Impossible
Drunk
1966 • 1 episode

Happy Days
Dr. Abner
1974 • 1 episode

Wagon Train
Mr. Forbes
1957 • 1 episode

Have Gun, Will Travel
First Man
1957 • 1 episode

Adam-12
Harvey Pollard
1968 • 1 episode

Cannon
Airport Manager
1971 • 3 episodes

Peter Gunn
1958 • 3 episodes

The Virginian
Hotel Clerk
1962 • 6 episodes

I Love Lucy
Bellboy
1951 • 1 episode

Petticoat Junction
Ned Balsam
1963 • 1 episode

Green Acres
1965 • 1 episode