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Sam Edwards

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedMay 26, 1915 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthMacon, Georgia, USA
Career Span1937 – 2004
Known Credits88 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 0.9

Sam Edwards

Total Works

88

36 movies • 52 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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

Signature Roles & Milestones

Bambi
7.0
Bambi
1942•movie
as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
8.0
as Mr. Bill Anderson
The Flintstones
7.4
The Flintstones
1960•series
as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.5
as Ticket Clerk

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 88 titles featuring Sam Edwards

Bambi
7.0
Bambi
1942•movie

as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie
8.0
6 eps

as Mr. Bill Anderson

The Flintstones
7.4
1 eps
The Flintstones
1960•series

as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)

The Postman Always Rings Twice
6.5

as Ticket Clerk

Wonder Woman
7.0
1 eps
Wonder Woman
1975•series

as Ernie

Hello, Dolly!
7.0
Hello, Dolly!
1969•movie

as Laborer (uncredited)

The Dukes of Hazzard
7.4
1 eps

as Track Steward

Mission: Impossible
7.6
1 eps
Mission: Impossible
1966•series

as Drunk

Happy Days
7.6
1 eps
Happy Days
1974•series

as Dr. Abner

I Love Lucy
7.9
1 eps
I Love Lucy
1951•series

as Bellboy

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as Sam Muggins

Twelve O'Clock High
7.2

as Lieutenant Birdwell

Hawaii Five-O
7.2
1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1969•series

as Johnny Arnett

Perry Mason
7.7
1 eps
Perry Mason
1957•series

as Cashier

Gunsmoke
6.7
1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955•series

as Binders

The Streets of San Francisco
7.1
2 eps
The Cheyenne Social Club
6.4

as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)

Green Acres
7.2
1 eps
Green Acres
1965•series
Flying Leathernecks
5.8

as Junior (uncredited)

Witness to Murder
6.3
Witness to Murder
1954•movie

as Tommy (uncredited)

Lassie
6.3
1 eps
Lassie
1954•series
S.W.A.T.
7.1
1 eps
S.W.A.T.
1975•series
The Invaders
6.8
1 eps
The Invaders
1967•series

as Hank

Operation Pacific
6.1
Operation Pacific
1951•movie

as Junior

Mannix
6.9
2 eps
Mannix
1967•series
The Street with No Name
6.4

as Whitey (Uncredited)

McCloud
7.2
1 eps
McCloud
1970•series
Adam-12
7.1
1 eps
Adam-12
1968•series

as Harvey Pollard

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3
1 eps

as First Man

Petticoat Junction
5.9
1 eps
Petticoat Junction
1963•series

as Ned Balsam

Cannon
6.7
3 eps
Cannon
1971•series

as Airport Manager

Wanted: Dead or Alive
7.1
1 eps

as Abel (uncredited)

Dragnet
6.5
5 eps
Dragnet
1951•series
The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
1 eps

as Mate

That Girl
6.2
1 eps
That Girl
1966•series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
7.1
1 eps
The Virginian
6.5
6 eps
The Virginian
1962•series

as Hotel Clerk

Wagon Train
6.6
1 eps
Wagon Train
1957•series

as Mr. Forbes

Torpedo Run
6.1
Torpedo Run
1958•movie

as Sub Radio Operator

The Mod Squad
6.1
2 eps
The Mod Squad
1968•series
Peter Gunn
6.6
3 eps
Peter Gunn
1958•series
The F.B.I.
5.6
1 eps
The F.B.I.
1965•series

as Jerry

Dragnet
7.0
1 eps
Dragnet
1967•series

as Steve Houseman

Period of Adjustment
6.0

as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Rookies
6.9
2 eps
The Rookies
1972•series

as Kurt

Hazel
6.8
1 eps
Hazel
1961•series

as Fred Archibald

The Beatniks
2.8
The Beatniks
1959•movie

as Red

Thriller
6.7
1 eps
Thriller
1960•series

as Charles Larrimore

Laramie
6.7
1 eps
Laramie
1959•series
Laredo
6.4
1 eps
Laredo
1965•series
In Broad Daylight
5.8
In Broad Daylight
1971•movie

as Cunningham

The Sun Sets at Dawn
6.4

as Reporter, Herald

Revolt in the Big House
6.3

as Al

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
6.2
1 eps

as Deputy Wilt Buford

Gang Busters
5.8
Gang Busters
1955•movie

as Wayne Long

East Side Kids
6.4
East Side Kids
1940•movie

as Pete

Hit Lady
3.7
Hit Lady
1974•movie

as Innkeeper

The Dick Powell Show
5.7
1 eps

as Broken Leg

Destination Space
4.7
Destination Space
1959•movie

as Technician (uncredited)

General Electric Theater
6.8
1 eps

as Bob Cratchit

Felony Squad
6.5
1 eps
Felony Squad
1966•series
The Texan
6.0
1 eps
The Texan
1958•series
Klondike
6.6
1 eps
Klondike
1960•series

as Little Billy Leith

Black Saddle
6.2
1 eps
Black Saddle
1959•series

as Leo Brimsey

Mayberry R.F.D.
6.2
1 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968•series

as Clerk

Then Came Bronson
5.2
1 eps
Then Came Bronson
1969•series

as Will Hudson

Guns Don't Argue
4.5
Guns Don't Argue
1957•movie

as Fred Barker

High Hat
5.8
High Hat
1937•movie

as Performer

The Death of Me Yet
7.5

as Jerry

Rubber Racketeers
5.5
Rubber Racketeers
1942•movie

as Freddy Dale

Captain Midnight
6.3
Captain Midnight
1942•movie

as Chuck Ramsey

Hoola Boola
8.3
Hoola Boola
1941•movie

as (voice)

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
6.0
1 eps
These Are the Days
5.3
16 eps
These Are the Days
1974•series
Just Me and You
7.0
Just Me and You
1978•movie
The Deadly Dream
7.0
The Deadly Dream
1971•movie

as Man Protesting His Innocence

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
6.0

as Milford Petrie

Kodiak
6.5
1 eps
Kodiak
1974•series

as Barber

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
9.0
Hog Wild
8.0
Hog Wild
1974•movie

as Farmer

Chase
7.0
Chase
1973•movie
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
8.0

as Announcer

Set This Town on Fire
7.0

as Motel Manager

The Little Broadcast
9.0

as (voice) (uncredited)

Straightaway
9.0
1 eps
Straightaway
1961•series
The Case of the Baltimore Girls

as Hotel Manager