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Sam Edwards (I) (1915–2004)

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Sam Edwards grew up in a show business family, having made his debut on stage while he was just a baby (his mother, the actress Edna Park, was holding him). With his family, he acted on radio in "The Adventures of Sunny and Buddy," and on his family's show, "The Edwards Family." See full bio »

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in Macon, Georgia, USA

Died:

(age 89) in Durango, Colorado, USA
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1978-1983 Little House on the Prairie (TV series)
Mr. Bill Anderson / Postman
– The Older Brothers (1983) … Mr. Bill Anderson
– Little Lou (1982) … Mr. Bill Anderson
– Welcome to Olesonville (1982) … Mr. Bill Anderson
– Days of Sunshine, Days of Shadow: Part 1 (1982) … Mr. Bill Anderson
– The Legend of Black Jake (1981) … Mr. Bill Anderson
See all 7 episodes »
 
1981 The Postman Always Rings Twice
Ticket Clerk
 
1981 Happy Days (TV series)
Dr. Abner
– Fonzie Gets Shot (1981) … Dr. Abner
 
1980 Lou Grant (TV series)
John Gill
– Dogs (1980) … John Gill
 
1979 Mark Twain: Beneath the Laughter (TV movie)
Bixby
 
1979 The Dukes of Hazzard (TV series)
Track Steward
– The Rustlers (1979) … Track Steward
 
1979 How the West Was Won (TV mini-series)
Station Attendant
– Luke (1979) … Station Attendant
 
1978 Just Me and You (TV movie) (uncredited)
 
1978 Wonder Woman (TV series)
Ernie
– The Murderous Missile (1978) … Ernie
 
1978 Project U.F.O. (TV series)
Herb
– Sighting 4007: The Forest City Incident (1978) … Herb
 
1977 Incredible Rocky Mountain Race (TV movie)
Milford Petrie
 
1974-1977 Barnaby Jones (TV series)
Harry Spence / Jules / Paul / …
– Shadow of Fear (1977) … Harry Spence
– Sins of Thy Father (1976) … Jules
– Dangerous Gambit (1976) … Smiley
– Time to Kill (1974) … Paul
 
1973-1976 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Roger / Skid Row Bum / Wino Witness
– Hot Dog (1976) … Roger
– A String of Puppets (1974) … Wino Witness
– Legion of the Lost (1973) … Skid Row Bum
 
1976 The New Daughters of Joshua Cabe (TV movie)
 
1964-1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Amsel / Bert Fogerty / Farmer
– The Flight of the Grey Wolf: Part 2 (1976) … Amsel
– The Flight of the Grey Wolf: Part 1 (1976) … Amsel
– Hog Wild: Part 2 (1974) … Farmer
– Hog Wild: Part 1 (1974) … Farmer
– Bristle Face: Part 2 (1964) … Bert Fogerty
See all 6 episodes »
 
1976 The Flight of the Grey Wolf (TV movie)
Amsel
 
1976 The Blue Knight (TV series)
Hotel Clerk
– Cop Killer (1976) … Hotel Clerk
 
1975 S.W.A.T. (TV series)
Morgan
– The Bravo Enigma (1975) … Morgan
 
1975 Escape to Witch Mountain
Mate
 
1975 Police Story (TV series)
Property Clerk
– To Steal a Million (1975) … Property Clerk
 
1971-1975 Cannon (TV series)
Abbartino / Airport Manager
– Killer on the Hill (1975)
– Trial by Terror (1973) … Abbartino
– Country Blues (1971) … Airport Manager
 
1974 Kolchak: The Night Stalker (TV series)
Mailman
– The Devil's Platform (1974) … Mailman (uncredited)
 
1958-1974 Gunsmoke (TV series)
1st Wolfer / Barfly / Binders / …
– The Tarnished Badge (1974) … Travis
– Eleven Dollars (1972) … 1st Wolfer
– MacGraw (1969) … Barfly
– The Devil's Outpost (1969) … Telegrapher
– The Pretender (1965) … Stage Driver
See all 8 episodes »
 
1974 Hit Lady (TV movie)
Innkeeper
 
1974 Hurricane (TV movie)
Del Travis
 
1974 These Are the Days (TV series) (voice)
 
1969-1974 Adam-12 (TV series)
Elvin Brady / Hal Rosten / Harvey Pollard / …
– Skywatch: Part 2 (1974) … Harvey Pollard (voice)
– The Surprise (1972) … Suspect
– Log 135: Arson (1970) … Hal Rosten
– Log 143: Cave (1969) … Elvin Brady
 
1974 Hog Wild (TV movie)
Farmer
 
1974 Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (TV series)
– Back to Nature (1974) (voice)
 
1972-1973 The Rookies (TV series)
Kurt / Second Clerk
– Lots of Trees and a Running Stream (1973) … Second Clerk
– Dead, Like a Lost Dream (1972) … Kurt
 
1973 Griff (TV series)
Pete
– The Last Ballad (1973) … Pete
 
1973 Chase (TV movie)
 
1969-1973 Mannix (TV series)
Hobo / Prescott / Silas Cooper
– To Quote a Dead Man (1973) … Hobo
– Shadow Play (1971) … Prescott
– A Question of Midnight (1969) … Silas Cooper
 
1973 Set This Town on Fire (TV movie)
Motel Manager
 
1972 Hawaii Five-O (TV series)
Johnny Arnett
– Fools Die Twice (1972) … Johnny Arnett
 
1972 The Biscuit Eater
Gun Club Member (uncredited)
 
1972 McCloud (TV series)
Johnson
– A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley (1972) … Johnson
 
1969-1971 Mod Squad (TV series)
Store Owner / Trustee
– Whatever Happened to Linc Hayes? (1971) … Store Owner
– A Run for the Money (1969) … Trustee
 
1971 The Death of Me Yet (TV movie)
Jerry
 
1971 In Broad Daylight (TV movie)
Cunningham
 
1971 O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (TV series)
Oscar Sims
– Operation: Time Fuse (1971) … Oscar Sims
 
1971 Bearcats! (TV series)
Charlie Doyle
– Hostages (1971) … Charlie Doyle
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Drunk
– Encore (1971) … Drunk
 
1971 Scandalous John
Bald Head
 
1964-1970 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Parson / Paul Prudence / Silent Spot Restaurant Patron / …
– San Fernando Red and the Football Star (1970) … Silent Spot Restaurant Patron
– John Wayne's 40th Anniversary or Hominy and True Grits (1969) … Silent Spot Supporting Player
– Episode #17.12 (1967) … Parson
– Episode #16.18 (1967) … Paul Prudence
– Episode #14.9 (1964) … Supporting Player
 
1970 The Bold Ones: The Senator (TV series)
Mr. Tate
– The Day the Lion Died (1970) … Mr. Tate
 
1970 The Name of the Game (TV series)
Store Clerk
– Cynthia Is Alive and Living in Avalon (1970) … Store Clerk
 
1970 Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Deputy Sam
 
1970 The Cheyenne Social Club
Barfly Getting Up from Table (uncredited)
 
1967-1970 Dragnet 1967 (TV series)
Bernard Ashton / Fred Watkins / George Haller / …
– Narco: Pill Maker (1970) … Fred Watkins
– Burglary: The Son (1970) … Henry Lipsome
– Frauds: DR-36 (1969) … Steve Houseman
– The Squeeze (1969) … Paul Carter (voice) (uncredited)
– Homicide: DR-06 (1968) … George Haller
See all 7 episodes »
 
1970 Then Came Bronson (TV series)
Will Hudson
– The Gleam of the Eagle Mind (1970) … Will Hudson
 
1969 That Girl (TV series)
Harold
– She Never Had the Vegas Notion: Part Two (1969) … Harold
 
1963-1969 The Virginian (TV series)
Hotel Clerk / Desk Clerk / Hank the Hotel Clerk / …
– A Woman of Stone (1969) … Will Frazee
– Star Crossed (1967) … Hotel Clerk
– The Strange Quest of Claire Bingham (1967) … Hotel Clerk
– The Girl on the Pinto (1967) … Hank the Hotel Clerk
– Shadows of the Past (1965) … Hotel Clerk
See all 13 episodes »
 
1969 Hello, Dolly!
Laborer (uncredited)
 
1969 Lancer (TV series)
Desk Clerk
– The Measure of a Man (1969) … Desk Clerk
 
1969 Dragnet 1966 (TV movie)
Rodman (uncredited)
 
1969 Lassie (TV series)
Tourist
– A Chance to Live (1969) … Tourist
 
1968-1969 The Guns of Will Sonnett (TV series)
Ed - Clerk / Telegrapher
– Time Is the Rider (1969) … Telegrapher
– Joby (1968) … Ed - Clerk
 
1968 Mayberry R.F.D. (TV series)
Clerk
– Sam Gets a Ticket (1968) … Clerk
 
1968 Bullitt
Voice (uncredited)
 
1968 Three Guns for Texas
Sammy (uncredited)
 
1968 Gomer Pyle: USMC (TV series)
Mr. Engelhart
– Sergeant Iago (1968) … Mr. Engelhart
 
1968 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Station Master
– The Night of the Death Masks (1968) … Station Master
 
1965-1967 Petticoat Junction (TV series)
Clerk / Ned Balsam
– All Sales Final (1967) … Clerk
– A Borderline Story (1965) … Ned Balsam
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
John Chambers
– The Pat Hand of Death (1967) … John Chambers
 
1967 The Invaders (TV series)
Hank / Thatcher
– Dark Outpost (1967) … Thatcher
– Vikor (1967) … Hank
 
1967 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Jerry
– Blood Verdict (1967) … Jerry
 
1965-1967 Green Acres (TV series)
Wally Dunbar / Wally Wilkins
– The Man for the Job (1967) … Wally Dunbar
– Parity Begins at Home (1965) … Wally Wilkins
 
1966 The Road West (TV series)
Clerk
– Long Journey to Leavenworth (1966) … Clerk
 
1960-1966 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Tom Bedlow / Fred / Lester Scobey / …
– The Barbershop Quartet (1966) … Tom Bedlow
– The Lodge (1966) … Tom Bedlow
– The Bazaar (1965) … Fred
– Andy Forecloses (1961) … Lester Scobey
– Christmas Story (1960) … Sam Muggins
 
1965 Laredo (TV series)
Sammy
– Yahoo (1965) … Sammy
 
1965 The Flintstones (TV series)
Agent / Mailman / Marv
– The House That Fred Built (1965) … Mailman/Agent/Marv (voice)
 
1965 Jonny Quest (TV series)
Batavian Radio Operator / Guard 1 / Guard 3 / …
– The Sea Haunt (1965) … Hans/Radio Operator/Batavian Radio Operator/Search Plane Pilot (voice)
– Monster in the Monastery (1965) … Man in Street/Raj Guru/Yeti #3 (voice)
– Terror Island (1965) … Guard 1/Informant/Guard 3 (voice)
– The Quetong Missile Mystery (1965) … Sentry 2/Lt. Singh/Porter/Sentry Post 6 (voice)
 
1962-1965 Wagon Train (TV series)
BIlly Bales / Forbes / Hody / …
– The Isaiah Quickfox Story (1965) … Si Fawcett
– The Cassie Vance Story (1963) … Hollis Ames
– The Davey Baxter Story (1963) … Forbes
– The Nancy Davis Story (1962) … Hody
– The Martin Onyx Story (1962) … BIlly Bales
 
1964 Ben Casey (TV series)
– Kill the Dream, But Spare the Dreamer (1964)
 
1964 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Les
– From the Earth, a Heritage (1964) … Les
 
1962-1964 Hazel (TV series)
Eddie / Fred / Make-up Man
– Campaign Manager (1964) … Make-up Man
– Top Secret (1963) … Eddie
– Dorothy's Birthday (1962) … Fred
 
1963 The Prize
Reporter (uncredited)
 
1963 Temple Houston (TV series)
Bartender
– Seventy Times Seven (1963) … Bartender
 
1963 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
Bartender
– You'll Be the Death of Me (1963) … Bartender
 
1963 Rod Rocket (TV series)
Rod Rocket/Joey (voice)
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Paul Perry
– Journey Down a Dusty Road (1962) … Paul Perry
 
1961 87th Precinct (TV series)
Clerk
– Heckler (1961) … Clerk
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Man
– Goodbye, Hannah (1961) … Man
 
1961 Straightaway (TV series)
– The Tin Caesar (1961)
 
1961 Whispering Smith (TV series)
Deputy Ed Skillie
– The Hemp Reeger Case (1961) … Deputy Ed Skillie
 
1961 The AbsentMinded Professor
Military Radio Dispatcher (uncredited)
 
1958-1961 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
Roustabout / Wilt Buford
– Blood Red (1961) … Roustabout
– Debt of Gratitude (1958) … Wilt Buford
 
1961 Thriller (TV series)
Charles Larrimore
– The Poisoner (1961) … Charles Larrimore
 
1960 Full Circle (TV series)
Deputy (1960)
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
Little Billie Leith
– Klondike Fever (1960) … Little Billie Leith
 
1960 The Texan (TV series)
– The Mountain Man (1960)
 
1960 Black Saddle (TV series)
Leo Brimsey
– The Penalty (1960) … Leo Brimsey
 
1959-1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Andy / Jack Shap / Max
– The Murder Clause (1960) … Andy
– The Game (1959) … Jack Shap
– The Lederer Story (1959) … Max
 
1960 Adventures in Paradise (TV series)
Latham
– The Siege of Troy (1960) … Latham
 
1960 The Beatniks
Red
 
1959 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Confederate Corporal
– The Tunnel (1959) … Confederate Corporal
 
1959 Laramie (TV series)
Captain
– Man of God (1959) … Captain
 
1959 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
First Man
– Shot by Request (1959) … First Man
 
1959 Perry Mason (TV series)
Cashier
– The Case of the Spurious Sister (1959) … Cashier
 
1959 Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV series)
Abel the Telegraph Agent
– The Corner (1959) … Abel the Telegraph Agent (uncredited)
 
1959 Pony Express (TV series)
Bartender
– Message from New Orleans (1959) … Bartender
 
1958 Revolt in the Big House
Al
 
1958 Steve Canyon (TV series)
Maj. David
– Operation Mushroom (1958) … Maj. David
 
1958 Torpedo Run
Coleman - Sub Radio Operator (uncredited)
 
1958 The Badlanders
Crazy - Convict (uncredited)
 
1951-1958 Dragnet (TV series)
Elwood Carney / Gordon Miller
– The Big Irony (1958)
– The Big Bindle (1954)
– The Big Poison (1954)
– The Big Hate (1953) … Gordon Miller
– The Big Parrot (1952)
See all 6 episodes »
 
1957-1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Bob Cratchit / Farmhand
– The Unfamiliar (1958) … Farmhand
– The Trail to Christmas (1957) … Bob Cratchit
 
1958 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Third Miner
– Seven Were Trapped (1958) … Third Miner
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Ned Case
– The Witness (1958) … Ned Case
 
1957 The Christophers (TV series)
Tom Gore
– A Link in the Chain (1957) … Tom Gore
 
1956 Between Heaven and Hell
Soames (uncredited)
 
1956 I Love Lucy (TV series)
Bellboy
– Lucy Meets the Queen (1956) … Bellboy
 
1953-1955 You Are There (TV series)
Capt. William Jett / Hotel Clerk
– Spindletop - The First Great Texas Oil Strike (January 10, 1901) (1955) … Hotel Clerk
– The Capture of John Wilkes Booth (April 26, 1865) (1953) … Capt. William Jett
 
1955 The McConnell Story
Radio Man (uncredited)
 
1955 The Man Behind the Badge (TV series)
Freddie / Johnny
– The Case of the Black Sheep (1955) … Freddie
– The Case of the Invisible Mark (1955) … Johnny
 
1954 Witness to Murder
Tommy - Counterman (uncredited)
 
1952 Gang Busters (TV series)
Fred Barker
– Homer Van Meter (1952) … Fred Barker
– Alvin Karpis (1952) … Fred Barker
 
1952 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– A Grand for Grandma (1952)
 
1951 Space Patrol (TV series)
Eric Werner
– The Counterfeiting Puzzle (1951) … Eric Werner
 
1951 Flying Leathernecks
Junior (uncredited)
 
1951 Operation Pacific
Junior
 
1950 The Sun Sets at Dawn
Reporter, Herald
 
1950 The Jackpot
Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
 
1949 Twelve O'Clock High
Birdwell
 
1948 The Countess of Monte Cristo
Bellhop (uncredited)
 
1948 Larceny
YAA President (uncredited)
 
1948 The Street with No Name
Whitey (uncredited)
 
1943 The Little Broadcast (short) (voice - uncredited)
 
1942 Bambi
Adult Thumper (voice) (uncredited)
 
1942 Rubber Racketeers
Freddy Dale
 
1942 Captain Midnight
Chuck Ramsey
 
1940 East Side Kids
Pete - Danny's Gang Member
 
1937 High Hat
Performer (as Buddy Edwards)
 
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1980 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1957 Guns Don't Argue
Fred Barker
 
1955 Gang Busters
Wayne Long
 

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Radio: Guest-starred on the drama series "Nightbeat," which starred Frank Lovejoy. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Buddy Edwards

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Trivia:

American character actor who typically played minor common folk on film and TV. See more »

Star Sign:

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