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Sam Edwards

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Mostly Credited As:	Sam Edwards
Sometimes Credited As:	Samuel Edwards
Date Of Birth:	May 26, 1915 (Age 89)
Country Of Birth:	USA
Birth Place:	Macon, Georgia
Date Of Death:	July 28, 2004
Cause Of Death:	Heart attack

Sam Edwards made his debut as an infant in the play Tess of the Storm Country in the arms of his mother, actress Edna Park. When he got older, he became part of the "family business" and worked on radio in the 1930s and 1940s. In 1937, Sam, his parents and siblings (one brother and one sister) formed the cast of The Edwards Family, a radio series in which they played themselves. The show ended in 1942 when Sam was drafted. During his 3 years with the U.S. Army, he entertained troops in Africa, Europe and Asia.

In his career, he made over 100 appearances in film on television, including providing the voice of Thumper in the Disney classic Bambi.

Sam Edwards TV Appearances

Main cast

Show: Full Circle(1960)

As: The Deputy

Episode Cast Credits

Show: Little House on the Prairie (1974) (1974) • 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Monday October 02nd, 1978) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Little Lou	09x05: (Oct/25/1982)	As	Mr. Anderson
	• Welcome To Olesonville	09x03: (Oct/11/1982)	As	Mr. Anderson
	• Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow (1)	08x17: (Feb/15/1982)	As	Mr. Anderson
	• The Legend of Black Jake	08x07: (Nov/16/1981)	As	Mr. Anderson
Show: Happy Days (1974)
	• Fonzie Gets Shot	08x15: (Mar/03/1981)	As	Dr. Abner
Show: The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
	• The Rustlers	02x03: (Oct/05/1979)	As	Track Steward
Show: How the West Was Won (1978)
	• Luke	02x09: (Apr/02/1979)	As	Station Attendant
Show: Wonder Woman (1976)
	• The Murderous Missile	02x22: (Apr/21/1978)	As	Ernie
Show: Barnaby Jones (1973)
	• Shadow of Fear	06x10: (Nov/24/1977)	As	Harry Spence
	• Sins of Thy Father	05x03: (Oct/21/1976)	As	Jules
	• Dangerous Gambit	04x21: (Feb/26/1976)	As	Smiley
	• Time to Kill	03x10: (Nov/26/1974)	As	Paul
Show: The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
	• Hot Dog	05x09: (Dec/09/1976)	As	Roger
	• A String of Puppets	02x19: (Feb/07/1974)	As	Bum on street
Show: S.W.A.T. (1975)
	• The Bravo Enigma	01x08: (Apr/28/1975)	As	Morgan
Show: Cannon (1971)
	• Killer on the Hill	04x17: (Jan/29/1975)	As	Unknown
	• Trial by Terror	03x12: (Nov/21/1973)	As	Unknown
	• Country Blues	01x04: (Oct/05/1971)	As	Airport Manager
Show: Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974)
	• The Devil's Platform	01x07: (Nov/15/1974)	As	Mailman
Show: Gunsmoke (1955) • 8 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Saturday May 17th, 1958) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• The Tarnished Badge	20x09: (Nov/11/1974)	As	Storekeeper
	• Eleven Dollars	18x08: (Oct/30/1972)	As	1st Wolfer
	• MacGraw	15x12: (Dec/08/1969)	As	Barfly
	• The Pretender	11x10: (Nov/20/1965)	As	Stage Driver
Show: The Rookies (1972)
	• Lots of Trees and a Running Stream	02x12: (Dec/03/1973)	As	Second Clerk
	• Dead, Like a Lost Dream	01x02: (Sep/18/1972)	As	Kurt
Show: Mannix (1967)
	• To Quote a Dead Man	06x22: (Feb/25/1973)	As	Hobo
	• Shadow Play	04x23: (Mar/06/1971)	As	Prescott
	• A Question of Midnight	03x05: (Oct/25/1969)	As	Silas Cooper
Show: Hawaii Five-O (1968)
	• Fools Die Twice	05x06: (Oct/17/1972)	As	Johnny Arnett
Show: McCloud (1970)
	• A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley	02x05: (Jan/12/1972)	As	Johnson
Show: The Mod Squad (1968)
	• Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes?	04x10: (Nov/16/1971)	As	Unknown
	• A Run for the Money	01x21: (Mar/11/1969)	As	Trustee
Show: O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971)
	• Operation: Time Fuse	01x05: (Oct/15/1971)	As	Oscar Sims
Show: Bearcats! (1971)
	• Hostages	01x05: (Oct/14/1971)	As	Charlie Doyle
Show: Mission: Impossible (1966) (1966)
	• Encore	06x02: (Sep/25/1971)	As	Drunk, [Co-Guest Stars]
Show: Dragnet (1967) (1967) • 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Thursday February 16th, 1967) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• Narco - Pill Maker	04x18: (Feb/19/1970)	As	Fred Watkins
	• Burglary - The Son	04x16: (Feb/05/1970)	As	Henry Lipsome
	• Frauds - DR-36	03x26: (Apr/10/1969)	As	Steve Houseman
	• Homicide - DR-06	03x06: (Oct/24/1968)	As	George Haller
Show: Then Came Bronson (1969)
	• The Gleam Of The Eagle Mind	01x17: (Jan/21/1970)	As	Will Hudson
Show: Lassie (US) (1954)
	• A Chance to Live	15x17: (Jan/26/1969)	As	Man
Show: Petticoat Junction (1963)
	• All Sales Final	05x17: (Dec/30/1967)	As	Clerk
	• A Borderline Story	02x23: (Mar/16/1965)	As	Ned Balsam
Show: The Felony Squad (1966)
	• The Pat Hand of Death	02x07: (Oct/19/1967)	As	John Chambers
Show: The F.B.I. (1965)
	• Blood Verdict	03x03: (Oct/08/1967)	As	Jerry
	• The Contaminator	02x11: (Dec/04/1966)	As	Unknown
Show: The Virginian (1962) • 8 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Wednesday December 11th, 1963) Show all 8 episode cast credits
	• Star Crossed	06x04: (Oct/04/1967)	As	Hotel Clerk
	• The Girl on the Pinto	05x27: (Mar/29/1967)	As	Hank the Hotel Clerk
	• Lost Yesterday	03x20: (Feb/03/1965)	As	Hotel Clerk
	• Man of the People	03x15: (Dec/23/1964)	As	Hotel Clerk
Show: Green Acres (1965)
	• The Man For the Job	03x01: (Sep/06/1967)	As	Wally Dunbar
	• Parity Begins at Home	01x11: (Nov/24/1965)	As	Wally Wilkins
Show: The Andy Griffith Show (1960) • 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Monday December 19th, 1960) Show all 5 episode cast credits
	• The Barbershop Quartet	07x03: (Sep/26/1966)	As	Tom Bedlow
	• The Lodge	07x02: (Sep/19/1966)	As	Tom Bedlow
	• The Bazaar	06x05: (Oct/11/1965)	As	Fred
	• Andy Forecloses	01x28: (Apr/24/1961)	As	Lester Scoby
Show: Laredo (1965)
	• Yahoo	01x03: (Sep/30/1965)	As	Sammy
Show: The Flintstones (1960)
	• The House that Fred Built	06x02: (Sep/24/1965)	*Voiced*	Mailman, Agent, Marv
Show: Death Valley Days (1952)
	• From the Earth, a Heritage	13x01: (Oct/08/1964)	As	Les
Show: Temple Houston (1963)
	• Seventy Times Seven	01x11: (Dec/05/1963)	As	Bartender
Show: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962)
	• You'll Be the Death of Me	02x04: (Oct/18/1963)	As	Bartender
Show: Wagon Train (1957)
	• The Davey Baxter Story	06x17: (Jan/09/1963)	As	Forbes
	• The Nancy Davis Story	05x33: (May/16/1962)	As	Hody
Show: Hazel (1961)
	• Dorothy's Birthday	01x23: (Mar/15/1962)	As	Fred
Show: Straightaway (1961)
	• The Tin Caesar	01x02: (Oct/13/1961)	As	Unknown
Show: Zane Grey Theater (1956)
	• Blood Red	05x16: (Jan/29/1961)	As	Cass
	• Debt of Gratitude	02x26: (Apr/18/1958)	As	Wilt Buford
Show: Thriller (US) (1960)
	• The Poisoner	01x17: (Jan/10/1961)	As	Charles Larrimore
Show: Klondike (1960)
	• Klondike Fever	01x01: (Oct/10/1960)	As	Little Billie Leith
Show: The Texan (1958)
	• The Mountain Man	02x36: (May/23/1960)	As	guest star
Show: Black Saddle (1959)
	• The Penalty	02x23: (Apr/22/1960)	As	Brimsey
Show: Peter Gunn (1958)
	• The Murder Clause	02x26: (Mar/28/1960)	As	Andy
	• The Game	02x10: (Nov/30/1959)	As	Jack Sharp
	• The Lederer Story	01x25: (Mar/16/1959)	As	Max Hessler
Show: Playhouse 90 (1956)
	• The Tunnel	04x06: (Dec/10/1959)	As	Confederate corporal
Show: Laramie (1959)
	• Man of God	01x12: (Dec/01/1959)	As	Captain
Show: Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
	• Shot by Request	03x05: (Oct/10/1959)	As	First Man
Show: Perry Mason (1957)
	• The Case of the Spurious Sister	03x01: (Oct/03/1959)	As	Cashier
Show: Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
	• The Corner	01x25: (Feb/21/1959)	As	Abel the Telegraph Agent
Show: Steve Canyon (1958)
	• Operation Mushroom	01x10: (Nov/29/1958)	As	Major David
Show: Dragnet (1951) (1951) • 6 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday December 16th, 1951) Show all 6 episode cast credits
	• The Big Irony	07x39: (Jun/26/1958)	As	guest star
	• The Big Bindle	04x16: (Dec/09/1954)	As	guest star
	• The Big Poison	03x25: (Feb/18/1954)	As	guest star
	• The Big Hate	02x14: (Feb/12/1953)	As	guest star
Show: General Electric Theater (1953)
	• The Unfamiliar	06x25: (Mar/30/1958)	As	Farmhand
	• The Trail to Christmas	06x11: (Dec/15/1957)	As	Bob Cratchit
Show: Gang Busters (1952)
	• Ma Barker	01x19: (1952)	As	Fred Barker
	• Alvin Karpis	01x01: (1952)	As	Fred Barker