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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

Bambi
1942 · as Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)

Hello, Dolly!
1969 · as Laborer (uncredited)

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981 · as Ticket Clerk

Chase
1973

Twelve O'Clock High
1949 · as Lieutenant Birdwell

Operation Pacific
1951 · as Junior

Flying Leathernecks
1951

Hit Lady
1974 · as Innkeeper

Torpedo Run
1958 · as Sub Radio Operator

The Cheyenne Social Club
1970 · as Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)

Hog Wild
1974 · as Farmer

Hoola Boola
1941 · as (voice)

The Street with No Name
1948 · as Whitey (Uncredited)

Guns Don't Argue
1957 · as Fred Barker

In Broad Daylight
1971 · as Cunningham

Period of Adjustment
1962 · as Service Station Attendant (uncredited)

Witness to Murder
1954 · as Tommy (uncredited)

Captain Midnight
1942 · as Chuck Ramsey