Sam Edwards
Birthday: 1915-05-26
Deathday: 2004-07-28
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned
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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
Credits
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1981-03-20 | The Postman Always Rings Twice | Ticket Clerk |
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1980-04-21 | The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway | Announcer |
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1979-12-10 | Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter | Bixby |
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1978-05-22 | Just Me and You | |
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1978-01-23 | The Case of the Baltimore Girls | Hotel Manager |
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1977-12-17 | The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race | Milford Petrie |
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1976-05-29 | The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe | |
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1974-10-08 | Hit Lady | Innkeeper |
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1974-01-20 | Hog Wild | Farmer |
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1973-03-24 | Chase | |
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1973-01-08 | Set This Town on Fire | Motel Manager |
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1971-10-27 | The Death of Me Yet | Jerry |
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1971-10-16 | In Broad Daylight | Cunningham |
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1971-09-25 | The Deadly Dream | Man Protesting His Innocence |
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1969-12-12 | Hello, Dolly! | Laborer (uncredited) |
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1969-01-27 | Dragnet | Rodman |
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1962-10-31 | Period of Adjustment | Service Station Attendant (uncredited) |
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1959-06-05 | The Beatniks | Red |
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1959-01-01 | Destination Space | Technician (uncredited) |
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1958-12-21 | Revolt in the Big House | Al |
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1958-10-24 | Torpedo Run | Sub Radio Operator |
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1957-09-01 | Guns Don't Argue | Fred Barker |
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1955-06-17 | Gang Busters | Wayne Long |
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1954-04-15 | Witness to Murder | Tommy (uncredited) |
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1951-08-28 | Flying Leathernecks | |
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1951-01-27 | Operation Pacific | Junior |
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1950-11-01 | The Sun Sets at Dawn | Reporter, Herald |
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1949-12-21 | Twelve O'Clock High | Lieutenant Birdwell |
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1948-07-14 | The Street with No Name | Whitey (Uncredited) |
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1943-09-25 | The Little Broadcast | (voice) (uncredited) |
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1942-08-14 | Bambi | Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited) |
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1942-06-26 | Rubber Racketeers | Freddy Dale |
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1942-02-15 | Captain Midnight | Chuck Ramsey |
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1941-06-27 | Hoola Boola | (voice) |
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1940-02-10 | East Side Kids | Pete |
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1937-01-01 | High Hat | Performer |