Sam Edwards

Actor May 26 (died age 89) Macon, Georgia, USA 1937–1981 (44 year career)

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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 …

Known For

Film

Bambi

Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)

Film

Hello, Dolly!

Laborer (uncredited)

Film

The Postman Always Rings Twice

Ticket Clerk

Film

Twelve O'Clock High

Lieutenant Birdwell

Film

Witness to Murder

Tommy (uncredited)

Film

Flying Leathernecks

5.9 1951

Film

The Street with No Name

Whitey (Uncredited)

Film

Operation Pacific

Junior

Filmography

Acting (88)

Movies (36)

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981

as Ticket Clerk

6.5

The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway

1980

as Announcer

Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter

1979

as Bixby

Just Me and You

1978

5.0

The Case of the Baltimore Girls

1978

as Hotel Manager

The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race

1977

as Milford Petrie

3.0

The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe

1976

Hog Wild

1974

as Farmer

Hit Lady

1974

as Innkeeper

2.7

Chase

1973

Set This Town on Fire

1973

as Motel Manager

In Broad Daylight

1971

as Cunningham

5.2

The Deadly Dream

1971

as Man Protesting His Innocence

The Death of Me Yet

as Jerry

Hello, Dolly!

as Laborer (uncredited)

Dragnet

as Rodman

Period of Adjustment

as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)

5.8

Destination Space

1959

as Technician (uncredited)

The Beatniks

as Red

Torpedo Run

as Sub Radio Operator

6.0

Revolt in the Big House

as Al

Guns Don't Argue

as Fred Barker

Gang Busters

as Wayne Long

Witness to Murder

as Tommy (uncredited)

Flying Leathernecks

Operation Pacific

as Junior

The Sun Sets at Dawn

as Reporter, Herald

Twelve O'Clock High

as Lieutenant Birdwell

7.1

The Street with No Name

1948

as Whitey (Uncredited)

6.3

The Little Broadcast

1943

as (voice) (uncredited)

Bambi

1942

as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)

Captain Midnight

as Chuck Ramsey

Rubber Racketeers

as Freddy Dale

Hoola Boola

as (voice)

East Side Kids

as Pete

High Hat

as Performer

Television (52)

The Dukes of Hazzard

as Track Steward

Wonder Woman

as Ernie

S.W.A.T.

Little House on the Prairie

as Mr. Bill Anderson

Happy Days

as Dr. Abner

These Are the Days

Kodiak

as Barber

The Streets of San Francisco

The Rookies

as Kurt

Cannon

as Airport Manager

O'Hara, U.S. Treasury

McCloud

Then Came Bronson

as Will Hudson

Adam-12

as Elvin Brady

Hawaii Five-O

as Johnny Arnett

Mayberry R.F.D.

as Clerk

The Mod Squad

Mannix

The Invaders

as Hank

Dragnet

as Steve Houseman

That Girl

Felony Squad

The F.B.I.

as Jerry

Green Acres

as Wally Wilkins

Laredo

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.

Petticoat Junction

as Ned Balsam

Rod Rocket

as Rod Rocket (voice)

The Virginian

as Desk Clerk

Hazel

as Fred Archibald

The Dick Powell Show

as Broken Leg

Straightaway

The Andy Griffith Show

1960

as Sam Muggins

7.6

The Flintstones

1960

as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)

Thriller

as Charles Larrimore

Full Circle

as Deputy

Klondike

1960

as Little Billy Leith

Laramie

Black Saddle

as Leo Brimsey

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Abel (uncredited)

The Texan

Peter Gunn

Perry Mason

as Cashier

Have Gun, Will Travel

as First Man

Wagon Train

as Mr. Forbes

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

as Deputy Wilt Buford

Gunsmoke

as Binders

Lassie

General Electric Theater

as Bob Cratchit

Gang Busters

I Love Lucy

as Bellboy

Dragnet