Sam Edwards

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. 2Biography 3Early years 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. 3Military service 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. 3Later years 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. 3Death On July 28, 2004, Edwards died of a heart attack in Durango, Colorado. He was survived by Beverly, stepchildren William, Deborah and Linda Edwards, and several grandchildre