Sam Edwards
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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
Fotos
Películas (37)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Ticket Clerk
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980 · Announcer
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979 · Bixby
Just Me and You
1978
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978 · Hotel Manager
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977 · Milford Petrie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976
Hit Lady
1974 · Innkeeper
Hog Wild
1974 · Farmer
Chase
1973
Set This Town on Fire
1973 · Motel Manager
The Death of Me Yet
1971 · Jerry
In Broad Daylight
1971 · Cunningham
The Deadly Dream
1971 · Man Protesting His Innocence
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970 · Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Laborer (uncredited)
Dragnet
1969 · Rodman
Period of Adjustment
1962 · Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Beatniks
1959 · Red
Destination Space
1959 · Technician (uncredited)
Revolt in the Big House
1958 · Al
Torpedo Run
1958 · Sub Radio Operator
Guns Don't Argue
1957 · Fred Barker
Gang Busters
1955 · Wayne Long
Witness to Murder
1954 · Tommy (uncredited)
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · Junior (uncredited)
Operation Pacific
1951 · Junior
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950 · Reporter, Herald
Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · Lieutenant Birdwell
The Street with No Name
1948 · Whitey (Uncredited)
The Little Broadcast
1943 · (voice) (uncredited)
Bambi
1942 · Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Rubber Racketeers
1942 · Freddy Dale
Captain Midnight
1942 · Chuck Ramsey
Hoola Boola
1941 · (voice)
East Side Kids
1940 · Pete
High Hat
1937 · Performer
Series (55)
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · Track Steward
Wonder Woman
1975 · Ernie
S.W.A.T.
1975
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974
Kodiak
1974 · Barber
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · Mr. Bill Anderson
These Are the Days
1974
Happy Days
1974 · Dr. Abner
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
The Rookies
1972 · Kurt
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971
Cannon
1971 · Airport Manager
McCloud
1970
Then Came Bronson
1969 · Will Hudson
Hawaii Five-O
1969 · Johnny Arnett
The Mod Squad
1968
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Clerk
Adam-12
1968 · Harvey Pollard, Elvin Brady, Suspect, Hal Rosten
Mannix
1967
Dragnet
1967 · Steve Houseman
The Invaders
1967 · Hank, Thatcher
Mission: Impossible
1966 · Drunk
Felony Squad
1966
That Girl
1966
The F.B.I.
1965 · Jerry
Laredo
1965
Green Acres
1965 · Wally Wilkins
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Ned Balsam, Clerk
Rod Rocket
1963 · Rod Rocket (voice)
The Virginian
1962 · Hotel Clerk, Desk Clerk, Hank the Hotel Clerk
Straightaway
1961
Hazel
1961 · Fred Archibald
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · Broken Leg
Klondike
1960 · Little Billy Leith
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Sam Muggins, Lester Scobey, Fred, Tom Bedlow
The Flintstones
1960 · Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
Thriller
1960 · Charles Larrimore
Full Circle
1960 · Deputy
Laramie
1959
Black Saddle
1959 · Leo Brimsey
The Texan
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · Abel (uncredited)
Perry Mason
1957 · Cashier
Wagon Train
1957 · Mr. Forbes
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · First Man
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Deputy Wilt Buford, Cass
Gunsmoke
1955 · Binders, Cowboy, Morff, Stage Driver, Telegrapher, Barfly, Wolfer, Travis
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Mate
Lassie
1954
General Electric Theater
1953 · Bob Cratchit, Farmhand
Gang Busters
1952
Dragnet
1951 · Elwood Carney
I Love Lucy
1951 · Bellboy