
Sam Edwards
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 Ed…
Acting
- 1979The Dukes of HazzardTrack Steward1 ep.
- 1975S.W.A.T.1 ep.
- 1974KodiakBarber1 ep.
- 1974Little House on the PrairieMr. Bill Anderson6 ep.
- 1974These Are the Days16 ep.
- 1974Happy DaysDr. Abner1 ep.
- 1972The Streets of San Francisco2 ep.
- 1972The RookiesKurt2 ep.
- 1971O'Hara, U.S. Treasury1 ep.
- 1971CannonAirport Manager3 ep.
- 1969Then Came BronsonWill Hudson1 ep.
- 1968The Mod Squad2 ep.
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.Clerk1 ep.
- 1968Adam-12Harvey Pollard4 ep.
- 1967Mannix2 ep.
- 1967DragnetSteve Houseman1 ep.
- 1967The InvadersThatcher2 ep.
- 1966Felony Squad1 ep.
- 1966That Girl1 ep.
- 1965Laredo1 ep.
- 1965Green Acres2 ep.
- 1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1 ep.
- 1963Petticoat JunctionNed Balsam2 ep.
- 1963Rod RocketRod Rocket (voice)4 ep.
- 1962The VirginianHotel Clerk9 ep.
- 1961Straightaway1 ep.
- 1961HazelFred Archibald1 ep.
- 1961The Dick Powell ShowBroken Leg1 ep.
- 1960KlondikeLittle Billy Leith1 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowTom Bedlow5 ep.
- 1960The FlintstonesMailman / Agent / Marv (voice)1 ep.
- 1960ThrillerCharles Larrimore1 ep.
- 1960Full CircleDeputy182 ep.
- 1959Laramie1 ep.
- 1959Black SaddleLeo Brimsey1 ep.
- 1958The Texan1 ep.
- 1958Peter Gunn3 ep.
- 1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreDeputy Wilt Buford2 ep.
- 1955GunsmokeTelegrapher8 ep.
- 1954Lassie1 ep.
- 1952Gang Busters2 ep.
- 1951Dragnet6 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1978Little House on the PrairieMr. Bill Anderson6 ep.
- 1981Happy DaysDr. Abner1 ep.
- 1980The Wonderful World of DisneyMate1 ep.
- 1979The Dukes of HazzardTrack Steward1 ep.
- 1978Wonder WomanErnie1 ep.
- 1974The Streets of San Francisco2 ep.
- 1975S.W.A.T.1 ep.
- 1971CannonAirport Manager3 ep.
- 1958GunsmokeBarfly, Binders, Cowboy, Morff8 ep.
- 1974KodiakBarber1 ep.
- 1969Adam-12Elvin Brady, Hal Rosten, Harvey Pollard, Suspect4 ep.
- 1972The RookiesKurt2 ep.
- 1969Mannix2 ep.
- 1972Hawaii Five-OJohnny Arnett1 ep.
- 1972McCloud1 ep.
- 1969The Mod Squad2 ep.
- 1971O'Hara, U.S. Treasury1 ep.
- 1971Mission: ImpossibleDrunk1 ep.
- 1970Then Came BronsonWill Hudson1 ep.
- 1969That Girl1 ep.
- 1969DragnetSteve Houseman1 ep.
- 1969Lassie1 ep.
- 1968Mayberry R.F.D.Clerk1 ep.
- 1968Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.1 ep.
- 1965Petticoat JunctionClerk, Ned Balsam2 ep.
- 1967The InvadersHank, Thatcher2 ep.
- 1967Felony Squad1 ep.
- 1967The F.B.I.Jerry1 ep.
- 1963The VirginianDesk Clerk, Hank the Hotel Clerk, Hotel Clerk9 ep.
- 1965Green AcresWally Wilkins2 ep.
- 1960The Andy Griffith ShowFred, Lester Scobey, Sam Muggins, Tom Bedlow5 ep.
- 1965Laredo1 ep.
- 1965The FlintstonesMailman / Agent / Marv (voice)1 ep.
- 1963Wagon TrainMr. Forbes1 ep.
- 1962The Dick Powell ShowBroken Leg1 ep.
- 1962HazelFred Archibald1 ep.
- 1961Straightaway1 ep.
- 1958Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreCass, Deputy Wilt Buford2 ep.
- 1961ThrillerCharles Larrimore1 ep.
- 1960KlondikeLittle Billy Leith1 ep.
- 1960The Texan1 ep.
- 1960Black SaddleLeo Brimsey1 ep.
- 1959Peter Gunn3 ep.
- 1959Laramie1 ep.
- 1959Have Gun, Will TravelFirst Man1 ep.
- 1959Perry MasonCashier1 ep.
- 1959Wanted: Dead or AliveAbel (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1951DragnetElwood Carney6 ep.
- 1957General Electric TheaterBob Cratchit, Farmhand2 ep.
- 1956I Love LucyBellboy1 ep.
- 1952Gang Busters2 ep.