Sam Edwards

Sam Edwards

Born: 1915-05-26 Macon, Georgia, USA

Sam Edwards remains one of the most searched entertainment personalities associated with Macon, Georgia, USA and modern film culture.

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

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Popular Movies

TV Shows

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960-10-03
The Rookies

The Rookies

1972-09-11
Green Acres

Green Acres

1965-09-15
Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974-09-11
The F.B.I.

The F.B.I.

1965-09-19
Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

1968-09-20
That Girl

That Girl

1966-09-08
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

1964-09-25
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

1972-09-23
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963-09-24
Mannix

Mannix

1967-09-16
Happy Days

Happy Days

1974-01-15
The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968-09-24
Dragnet

Dragnet

1951-12-16
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957-09-21
Wonder Woman

Wonder Woman

1975-11-07
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953-02-01
Lassie

Lassie

1954-09-12
Cannon

Cannon

1971-09-14
Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974-09-13
Laredo

Laredo

1965-09-16
Klondike

Klondike

1960-10-10
Straightaway

Straightaway

1961-10-06
Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966-09-12
S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

1975-02-24
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962-09-19
I Love Lucy

I Love Lucy

1951-10-15
Thriller

Thriller

1960-09-13
Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958-09-22
McCloud

McCloud

1970-02-17
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

1971-09-17
Black Saddle

Black Saddle

1959-01-10
Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958-09-06
Laramie

Laramie

1959-09-15
These Are the Days

These Are the Days

1974-09-07
The Texan

The Texan

1958-09-29
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-10-05
The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard

1979-01-26
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960-10-03
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962-09-19
The Virginian

The Virginian

1962-09-19
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960-10-03
The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

1960-10-03
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
Mayberry R.F.D.

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968-09-23
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968-09-21
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953-02-01
Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955-09-10
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968-09-21
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968-09-21
Adam-12

Adam-12

1968-09-21
Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963-09-24
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956-10-05
Kodiak

Kodiak

1974-09-13
The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show

1961-09-26
The Invaders

The Invaders

1967-01-10
The Invaders

The Invaders

1967-01-10
The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1960-09-30
Green Acres

Green Acres

1965-09-15
Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson

1969-09-17
Wagon Train

Wagon Train

1957-09-18
Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

1957-09-14
Dragnet

Dragnet

1967-01-12
Hazel

Hazel

1961-09-28
Mission: Impossible

Mission: Impossible

1966-09-17