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 OClock 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 AbsentMinded Professor 1961 Hello Dolly 1969 and The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 Television Edwards appeared on many television series starting in the mid1950s 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 Adam12 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 stepchildren Death On July 28 2004 Edwards died of a heart attack in Durango Colorado CLR