Sam Edwards
ActingFrom 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
Known For
Bambi
Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
Laborer (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Ticket Clerk
Twelve O'Clock High
Lieutenant Birdwell
Flying Leathernecks
Operation Pacific
Junior
The Street with No Name
Whitey (Uncredited)
Torpedo Run
Sub Radio Operator
Period of Adjustment
Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
Filmography — Acting
Bambi
Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
Laborer (uncredited)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Ticket Clerk
Twelve O'Clock High
Lieutenant Birdwell
Flying Leathernecks
Operation Pacific
Junior
The Street with No Name
Whitey (Uncredited)
Dragnet
Rodman
Torpedo Run
Sub Radio Operator
Period of Adjustment
Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
Witness to Murder
Tommy (uncredited)
Hog Wild
Farmer
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
Announcer
Destination Space
Technician (uncredited)
Revolt in the Big House
Al
The Deadly Dream
Man Protesting His Innocence
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Rubber Racketeers
Freddy Dale
The Death of Me Yet
Jerry
Set This Town on Fire
Motel Manager
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
Hotel Manager
In Broad Daylight
Cunningham
Guns Don't Argue
Fred Barker
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
Milford Petrie
Hit Lady
Innkeeper
The Sun Sets at Dawn
Reporter, Herald
Just Me and You
Gang Busters
Wayne Long
East Side Kids
Pete
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
Bixby
High Hat
Performer
Chase
Captain Midnight
Chuck Ramsey
The Beatniks
Red
The Little Broadcast
(voice) (uncredited)
Hoola Boola
(voice)