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Sam Edwards

Acting Born May 26, 1915 Macon, Georgia, USA 24 credits

Biography

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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

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Known for

Perry Mason

as Cashier
Film

Predator

as Sam Muggins
Film

Predator

as Lester Scobey
Film

Predator

as Fred
Film

Predator

as Tom Bedlow

Dragnet

1951

Full filmography

  • Perry Mason (1957) as Cashier
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Sam Muggins
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Lester Scobey
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Fred
  • The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Tom Bedlow
  • Lassie (1954)
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Ned Balsam
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Clerk
  • Dragnet (1951)
  • The Flintstones (1960) as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
  • Hawaii Five-O (1968) as Johnny Arnett
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Harvey Pollard
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Elvin Brady
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Suspect
  • Adam-12 (1968) as Hal Rosten
  • Green Acres (1965)
  • Green Acres (1965) as Wally Wilkins
  • Little House on the Prairie (1974) as Mr. Bill Anderson
  • Peter Gunn (1958)
  • The Virginian (1962) as Hotel Clerk
  • The Virginian (1962) as Desk Clerk
  • The Virginian (1962) as Hank the Hotel Clerk
  • Mannix (1967)
  • Mission: Impossible (1966) as Drunk