Sam Edwards (May 26, 1915 â€" July 28, 2004) was an American actor.
His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on
Little House on the Prairie.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 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.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.Edwards spent much of his retirement travelling the world
with his wife of 35 years, Beverly, and attending many Old Time Radio
conventions where he participated in recreations of original shows
from the 1940s and 1950s, as well as newer scripts. He spent his last
24 years based in Durango, Colorado where he died.
His most famous role on television was as banker Bill Anderson on
Little House on the Prairie.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 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.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.Edwards spent much of his retirement travelling the world
with his wife of 35 years, Beverly, and attending many Old Time Radio
conventions where he participated in recreations of original shows
from the 1940s and 1950s, as well as newer scripts. He spent his last
24 years based in Durango, Colorado where he died.
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