The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · Movie
as Ticket Clerk
Sam Edwards
1915-05-26
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Macon, Georgia, USA
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
Filmography
The Great Cash Giveaway Getaway
1980 · Movie
as Announcer
Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter
1979 · Movie
as Bixby
The Dukes of Hazzard
1979 · TV Show
as Track Steward
Just Me and You
1978 · Movie
The Case of the Baltimore Girls
1978 · Movie
as Hotel Manager
The Incredible Rocky Mountain Race
1977 · Movie
as Milford Petrie
The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1976 · Movie
Wonder Woman
1975 · TV Show
as Ernie
S.W.A.T.
1975 · TV Show
Hit Lady
1974 · Movie
as Innkeeper
Hog Wild
1974 · Movie
as Farmer
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · TV Show
as Mr. Bill Anderson
Happy Days
1974 · TV Show
as Dr. Abner
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · TV Show
These Are the Days
1974 · TV Show
Kodiak
1974 · TV Show
as Barber
Chase
1973 · Movie
Set This Town on Fire
1973 · Movie
as Motel Manager
The Rookies
1972 · TV Show
as Kurt
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · TV Show
The Deadly Dream
1971 · Movie
as Man Protesting His Innocence
The Death of Me Yet
1971 · Movie
as Jerry
In Broad Daylight
1971 · Movie
as Cunningham
Cannon
1971 · TV Show
as Airport Manager
O'Hara, U.S. Treasury
1971 · TV Show
The Cheyenne Social Club
1970 · Movie
as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
McCloud
1970 · TV Show
Hello, Dolly!
1969 · Movie
as Laborer (uncredited)
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Dragnet
1969 · Movie
as Rodman
Then Came Bronson
1969 · TV Show
as Will Hudson
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · TV Show
as Johnny Arnett
The Mod Squad
1968 · TV Show
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968 · TV Show
as Clerk
Adam-12
1968 · TV Show
as Harvey Pollard, Elvin Brady, Suspect, Hal Rosten
Mannix
1967 · TV Show
The Invaders
1967 · TV Show
as Hank, Thatcher
Dragnet
1967 · TV Show
as Steve Houseman
That Girl
1966 · TV Show
Felony Squad
1966 · TV Show
Mission: Impossible
1966 · TV Show
as Drunk
Green Acres
1965 · TV Show
as Wally Wilkins
The F.B.I.
1965 · TV Show
as Jerry
Laredo
1965 · TV Show
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · TV Show
Petticoat Junction
1963 · TV Show
as Ned Balsam, Clerk
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Rod Rocket
1963 · TV Show
as Rod Rocket (voice)
Period of Adjustment
1962 · Movie
as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Virginian
1962 · TV Show
as Hotel Clerk, Desk Clerk, Hank the Hotel Clerk
Straightaway
1961 · TV Show
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · TV Show
as Broken Leg
Hazel
1961 · TV Show
as Fred Archibald
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · TV Show
as Sam Muggins, Lester Scobey, Fred, Tom Bedlow
Klondike
1960 · TV Show
as Little Billy Leith
Thriller
1960 · TV Show
as Charles Larrimore
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Full Circle
1960 · TV Show
as Deputy
The Flintstones
1960 · TV Show
as Mailman / Agent / Marv (voice)
The Beatniks
1959 · Movie
as Red
Destination Space
1959 · Movie
as Technician (uncredited)
Black Saddle
1959 · TV Show
as Leo Brimsey
Laramie
1959 · TV Show
Revolt in the Big House
1958 · Movie
as Al
Torpedo Run
1958 · Movie
as Sub Radio Operator
Peter Gunn
1958 · TV Show
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · TV Show
as Abel (uncredited)
The Texan
1958 · TV Show
Guns Don't Argue
1957 · Movie
as Fred Barker
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
as Cashier
Wagon Train
1957 · TV Show
as Mr. Forbes
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957 · TV Show
as First Man
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · TV Show
as Deputy Wilt Buford, Cass
Gang Busters
1955 · Movie
as Wayne Long
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
as Binders, Cowboy, Morff, Stage Driver, Telegrapher, Barfly, Wolfer, Travis
Witness to Murder
1954 · Movie
as Tommy (uncredited)
Lassie
1954 · TV Show
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · TV Show
as Mate
General Electric Theater
1953 · TV Show
as Bob Cratchit, Farmhand
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Gang Busters
1952 · TV Show
Flying Leathernecks
1951 · Movie
Operation Pacific
1951 · Movie
as Junior
Dragnet
1951 · TV Show
as Elwood Carney
I Love Lucy
1951 · TV Show
as Bellboy
The Sun Sets at Dawn
1950 · Movie
as Reporter, Herald
Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · Movie
as Lieutenant Birdwell
The Street with No Name
1948 · Movie
as Whitey (Uncredited)
The Little Broadcast
1943 · Movie
as (voice) (uncredited)
Bambi
1942 · Movie
as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
Captain Midnight
1942 · Movie
as Chuck Ramsey
Rubber Racketeers
1942 · Movie
as Freddy Dale
Hoola Boola
1941 · Movie
as (voice)
East Side Kids
1940 · Movie
as Pete
High Hat
1937 · Movie
as Performer
