Sam Edwards
| Sam Edwards | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 26, 1915 Macon, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2004 (aged 89) Durango, Colorado, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1937–1983 |
| Spouse(s) | Beverly Motley Edwards (1969–2004) (his death) |
| Children | William Edwards Deborah Edwards Linda Edwards (step-children) |
Sam Edwards (May 26, 1915 – July 28, 2004) was an American actor. His most famous role on television was a banker on Little House on the Prairie.
Born into a showbusiness family, his first role was as a baby in his mother's arms. He appeared on radio in the 1930s in the Adventures of Sonny and Buddy one of the first radio serials ever syndicated, and later in The Edwards Family, a series based on the life of Sam, brother Jack, sister Florida, and his parents, Edna Parks and Jack Edwards Sr. Sam was also an early cast member of one of the first radio soap operas, One Man's Family. His first major screen role was as Chuck Ramsey in the movie serial version of Captain Midnight (1942).
During World War II, Sam was inducted into the Army and ended up serving as part of the morale-building entertainment corps, spending much of the time in the African, European and India/Burma theater, travelling for a time with Dwight D. Eisenhower and George S. Patton's regiments.
After the war, he kept very busy on a variety of radio programs, and landed a starring role opposite Janet Waldo in the long-running Meet Corliss Archer series. He also had recurring or cast member roles in radio on Father Knows Best, Fort Laramie, Gunsmoke, Dragnet, Suspense, Escape, This Is Your FBI, The Six Shooter, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, and Crime Classics.
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