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</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn">Sam Edwards</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="infobox-caption">Edwards in <i><a href="The_Sun_Sets_at_Dawn" title="The Sun Sets at Dawn">The Sun Sets at Dawn</a></i> (1950)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1915-05-26</span>)</span>May 26, 1915<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="Macon%2C_Georgia" title="Macon, Georgia">Macon, Georgia</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 28, 2004<span style="display:none">(2004-07-28)</span> (aged 89)<br><div style="display:inline" class="deathplace"><a href="Durango%2C_Colorado" title="Durango, Colorado">Durango, Colorado</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1937–1983</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1298804929">

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<div class="marriage-display-inline"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Beverly Motley Edwards</div>

<div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1969)<wbr></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3 step-children</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Edna_Park_Edwards" title="Edna Park Edwards">Edna Park Edwards</a> (mother)</td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Sam George Edwards</b> (May 26, 1915 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor. His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on <i><a href="Little_House_on_the_Prairie_(TV_series)" title="Little House on the Prairie (TV series)">Little House on the Prairie</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_years">Early years</h3></div>

<p>Born into a show business family, his first role was as a baby in his mother's arms. He appeared on radio in the 1930s in the <i>Adventures of Sonny and Buddy</i> one of the first radio serials ever syndicated, and later in <i>The Edwards Family</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-la_obit_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-la_obit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a series based on the life of Sam, brother Jack, who was also an actor, sister Florida, and his parents, <a href="Edna_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="Edna Park">Edna Park</a> and Jack Edwards Sr. Sam was also an early cast member of one of the first radio soap operas, <i><a href="One_Man's_Family" title="One Man's Family">One Man's Family</a></i>.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Death">Death</h3></div>

<p>On July 28, 2004, Edwards died of a heart attack in <a href="Durango%2C_Colorado" title="Durango, Colorado">Durango, Colorado</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-la_obit_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-la_obit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3></div>

<p>Edwards worked on a variety of radio programs. He co-starred in the comedy <i>The First Hundred Years</i> on <a href="American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> in 1949<sup id="cite_ref-rp_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 118">: 118 </span></sup> and landed a starring role playing Dexter Franklin opposite <a href="Janet_Waldo" title="Janet Waldo">Janet Waldo</a> in the long-running <i><a href="Meet_Corliss_Archer" title="Meet Corliss Archer">Meet Corliss Archer</a></i> series.<sup id="cite_ref-rp_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 222">: 222 </span></sup> He also had recurring or cast member roles in radio on <i><a href="Crime_Classics" title="Crime Classics">Crime Classics</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-rp_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Dr. Paul</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-rp_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 101">: 101 </span></sup> <i><a href="Father_Knows_Best" title="Father Knows Best">Father Knows Best</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-rp_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 115">: 115 </span></sup> <i><a href="Guiding_Light_(1937%E2%80%9349)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guiding Light (1937–49)">Guiding Light</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-rp_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rp-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page: 140">: 140 </span></sup> <i><a href="Fort_Laramie_(radio)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Laramie (radio)">Fort Laramie</a></i>; <i><a href="Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></i>; <i><a href="Dragnet_(drama)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragnet (drama)">Dragnet</a></i>; <i><a href="Suspense_(radio_program)" class="mw-redirect" title="Suspense (radio program)">Suspense</a></i>; <i><a href="Escape_(radio_program)" title="Escape (radio program)">Escape</a></i>; <i><a href="This_Is_Your_FBI" title="This Is Your FBI">This Is Your FBI</a></i>; <i><a href="The_Six_Shooter" title="The Six Shooter">The Six Shooter</a></i>; and <i><a href="Yours_Truly%2C_Johnny_Dollar" title="Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar">Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar</a></i>.

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<p>Edwards' first major screen role was as Chuck Ramsey in the movie serial version of <i><a href="Captain_Midnight_(serial)" title="Captain Midnight (serial)">Captain Midnight</a></i> (1942). From 1949 to 1981, he made several film appearances, with significant roles in <i><a href="Twelve_O'Clock_High" title="Twelve O'Clock High">Twelve O'Clock High</a></i> (1949), <i><a href="Operation_Pacific" title="Operation Pacific">Operation Pacific</a></i> (1951), <i><a href="Gangbusters" class="mw-redirect" title="Gangbusters">Gangbusters</a></i> (1954), and supporting roles in <i><a href="The_Beatniks_(film)" title="The Beatniks (film)">The Beatniks</a></i> (1960) and <i><a href="Suppose_They_Gave_A_War_and_Nobody_Came" class="mw-redirect" title="Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came">Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came</a></i> (1969). He was also seen in <i><a href="The_Absent-Minded_Professor" title="The Absent-Minded Professor">The Absent-Minded Professor</a></i> (1961), <i><a href="Hello%2C_Dolly!_(film)" title="Hello, Dolly! (film)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> (1969) and <i><a href="The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(1981_film)" title="The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)">The Postman Always Rings Twice</a></i> (1981).

</p><p>Edwards was also often heard behind animated characters both on film and records. In 1942, he voiced the adult <a href="Thumper_(Bambi)" title="Thumper (Bambi)">Thumper</a> in the animated classic <i><a href="Bambi" title="Bambi">Bambi</a></i>. Later work for <a href="The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">Disney</a> was largely on LP Records, including the voices of the <a href="Cowardly_Lion" title="Cowardly Lion">Cowardly Lion</a> and <a href="Tin_Woodman" title="Tin Woodman">Tin Woodman</a> on their <a href="The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz" title="The Wonderful Wizard of Oz">Oz</a> series, and as <a href="Tigger" title="Tigger">Tigger</a>, <a href="Owl_(Winnie-the-Pooh)" title="Owl (Winnie-the-Pooh)">Owl</a>, and the <a href="Heffalump" title="Heffalump">Heffalumps</a> on the <a href="Winnie_the_Pooh" class="mw-redirect" title="Winnie the Pooh">Winnie the Pooh</a> records. He voiced the title character of <a href="Rod_Rocket" title="Rod Rocket">Rod Rocket</a><sup id="cite_ref-etvs_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-etvs-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in an early 1960s educational series, and did some episodes of the cult classic <i><a href="Jonny_Quest_(TV_series)" title="Jonny Quest (TV series)">Jonny Quest</a></i>. His last work for Disney was as Ollie Owl opposite singer <a href="Burl_Ives" title="Burl Ives">Burl Ives</a> as Sam the Eagle on their long-running <a href="America_Sings" title="America Sings">America Sings</a> attraction at <a href="Disneyland" title="Disneyland">Disneyland</a>. There were numerous TV and radio commercials as well, both in front of and behind the camera.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3></div>

<p>Edwards appeared on many television series starting in the mid-1950s. Most notable of these include many episodes of <i><a href="Dragnet_(series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragnet (series)">Dragnet</a></i> and <i><a href="Gunsmoke" title="Gunsmoke">Gunsmoke</a></i> throughout their long runs. He also appeared on over 60 different series, including <i><a href="The_George_Burns_and_Gracie_Allen_Show" title="The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show">The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show</a></i>, <i><a href="Straightaway_(TV_series)" title="Straightaway (TV series)">Straightaway</a></i>, <i><a href="The_Andy_Griffith_Show" title="The Andy Griffith Show">The Andy Griffith Show</a></i>, <i><a href="Petticoat_Junction" title="Petticoat Junction">Petticoat Junction</a></i>, <i><a href="Green_Acres" title="Green Acres">Green Acres</a></i>, <i><a href="Mannix" title="Mannix">Mannix</a></i>, <i><a href="Mission%3A_Impossible_(1966_TV_series)" title="Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)">Mission: Impossible</a></i>, <i><a href="The_Streets_of_San_Francisco" title="The Streets of San Francisco">The Streets of San Francisco</a></i>, <i><a href="Adam-12" title="Adam-12">Adam-12</a></i>, <i><a href="The_Red_Skelton_Show" title="The Red Skelton Show">The Red Skelton Show</a></i>, <i><a href="Happy_Days" title="Happy Days">Happy Days</a></i>, <i><a href="The_Dukes_of_Hazzard" title="The Dukes of Hazzard">The Dukes of Hazzard</a></i>, and even <i><a href="Days_of_Our_Lives" title="Days of Our Lives">Days of Our Lives</a></i>. In 1969 Edwards appeared as Will Frazee on the TV series <i><a href="The_Virginian_(TV_series)" title="The Virginian (TV series)">The Virginian</a></i> in the episode titled "A Woman of Stone."

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<ul><li><i><a href="High_Hat_(1937_film)" title="High Hat (1937 film)">High Hat</a></i> (1937) – Performer</li>

<li><i><a href="Captain_Midnight" title="Captain Midnight">Captain Midnight</a></i> (1942) – Chuck Ramsey</li>

<li><i><a href="Rubber_Racketeers" title="Rubber Racketeers">Rubber Racketeers</a></i> (1942) – Freddy Dale</li>

<li><i><a href="Bambi" title="Bambi">Bambi</a></i> (1942) – Adult Thumper (voice)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Street_with_No_Name" title="The Street with No Name">The Street with No Name</a></i> (1948) – Whitey (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Larceny_(1948_film)" title="Larceny (1948 film)">Larceny</a></i> (1948) – YAA President (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Countess_of_Monte_Cristo_(1948_film)" title="The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948 film)">The Countess of Monte Cristo</a></i> (1948) – Bellhop (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Twelve_O'Clock_High" title="Twelve O'Clock High">Twelve O'Clock High</a></i> (1949) – Lieutenant Birdwell</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Sun_Sets_at_Dawn" title="The Sun Sets at Dawn">The Sun Sets at Dawn</a></i> (1950) – Herald Reporter</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Jackpot" title="The Jackpot">The Jackpot</a></i> (1950) – Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Flying_Leathernecks" title="Flying Leathernecks">Flying Leathernecks</a></i> (1951) – Junior (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Operation_Pacific" title="Operation Pacific">Operation Pacific</a></i> (1951) – Junior</li>

<li><i><a href="Witness_to_Murder" title="Witness to Murder">Witness to Murder</a></i> (1954) – Tommy – Counterman (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_McConnell_Story" title="The McConnell Story">The McConnell Story</a></i> (1955) – Radio Man (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Between_Heaven_and_Hell_(film)" title="Between Heaven and Hell (film)">Between Heaven and Hell</a></i> (1956) – Soames (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Badlanders" title="The Badlanders">The Badlanders</a></i> (1958) – Crazy Convict (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Torpedo_Run" title="Torpedo Run">Torpedo Run</a></i> (1958) – Coleman – Sub Radio Operator (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Revolt_in_the_Big_House" title="Revolt in the Big House">Revolt in the Big House</a></i> (1958) – Al Carey</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Beatniks_(film)" title="The Beatniks (film)">The Beatniks</a></i> (1960) – Red</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Absent_Minded_Professor" class="mw-redirect" title="The Absent Minded Professor">The Absent Minded Professor</a></i> (1961) – Military Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour" class="mw-redirect" title="The Alfred Hitchcock Hour">The Alfred Hitchcock Hour</a></i> (1963) (Season 2 Episode 4: "You'll Be the Death of Me") - Bartender</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Prize_(1963_film)" title="The Prize (1963 film)">The Prize</a></i> (1963) – Reporter (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Three_Guns_for_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Three Guns for Texas">Three Guns for Texas</a></i> (1968) – Sammy (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Young_Runaways_(1968_film)" title="The Young Runaways (1968 film)">The Young Runaways</a></i> (1968) – Bert, Service Station Owner (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Bullitt" title="Bullitt">Bullitt</a></i> (1968) – (voice)</li>

<li><i><a href="Dragnet_1966" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragnet 1966">Dragnet 1966</a></i> (1969, TV Series) – Rodman (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Hello%2C_Dolly!_(film)" title="Hello, Dolly! (film)">Hello, Dolly!</a></i> (1969) – Laborer (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Cheyenne_Social_Club" title="The Cheyenne Social Club">The Cheyenne Social Club</a></i> (1970) – Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="Suppose_They_Gave_a_War_and_Nobody_Came%3F" class="mw-redirect" title="Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?">Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?</a></i> (1970) – Deputy Sam</li>

<li><i><a href="Scandalous_John" title="Scandalous John">Scandalous John</a></i> (1971) – Bald Head</li>

<li><i>The Deadly Dream</i> (1971, TV Movie) – Man protesting his innocence (uncredited)</li>

<li><i><a href="In_Broad_Daylight_(1971_film)" title="In Broad Daylight (1971 film)">In Broad Daylight</a></i> (1971, TV Movie) – Cunningham</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Death_of_Me_Yet" title="The Death of Me Yet">The Death of Me Yet</a></i> (1971, TV Movie) – Jerry</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Biscuit_Eater_(1972_film)" title="The Biscuit Eater (1972 film)">The Biscuit Eater</a></i> (1972) – Gun Club Member (uncredited)</li>

<li><i>Set This Town on Fire</i> (1973, TV Movie) – Motel Manager</li>

<li><i><a href="Chase_(1973_TV_series)" title="Chase (1973 TV series)">Chase</a></i> (1973, TV Movie)</li>

<li><i>Hog Wild</i> (<i><a href="Walt_Disney's_Wonderful_World_of_Color" class="mw-redirect" title="Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color">Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color</a></i>) (1974, TV Movie) – Farmer</li>

<li><i><a href="Hit_Lady" title="Hit Lady">Hit Lady</a></i> (1974, TV Movie) – Innkeeper</li>

<li><i>Hurricane</i> (1974, TV Movie) – Del Travis</li>

<li><i>Requiem for a Nun</i> (1975, TV Movie) – Governor</li>

<li><i><a href="Escape_to_Witch_Mountain_(1975_film)" title="Escape to Witch Mountain (1975 film)">Escape to Witch Mountain</a></i> (1975) – Mate</li>

<li><i>The Flight of the Grey Wolf</i> (1976, TV Movie) – Amsel</li>

<li><i>The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe</i> (1976, TV Movie)</li>

<li><i><a href="Viva_Knievel!" title="Viva Knievel!">Viva Knievel!</a></i> (1977) – Stadium Manager (uncredited)</li>

<li><i>Incredible Rocky Mountain Race</i> (1977, TV Movie) – Milford Petrie</li>

<li><i><a href="Just_Me_and_You_(1978_film)" title="Just Me and You (1978 film)">Just Me and You</a></i> (1978, TV Movie) (uncredited)</li>

<li><i>Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter</i> (1979, TV Movie) – Bixby</li>

<li><i><a href="The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(1981_film)" title="The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)">The Postman Always Rings Twice</a></i> (1981) – Ticket Clerk</li></ul>

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