Who’s Who on the Dial
Sam Edwards
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Born May 26, 1915. (Wikidata )
303 episodes in 37 shows · 1946–1961
Sam Edwards was on the radio from the 1930s, starting with The Edwards Family. He played Dexter Franklin on Meet Corliss Archer and was a familiar voice on Gunsmoke, Suspense, Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Dragnet, and Escape. On television he is best known as banker Bill Anderson on Little House on the Prairie.
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Gunsmoke 73 · Cast About Gunsmoke
1952 2
1953 11
Westbound January 3, 1953 The Old Lady January 24, 1953 Absalom March 7, 1953 Jayhawkers April 4, 1953 Print Asper May 23, 1953 Flashback June 27, 1953 Dirt July 4, 1953 Sky August 8, 1953 Jesse August 29, 1953 Custer November 21, 1953 The Cast December 12, 1953
1954 9
1955 13
Young Love January 29, 1955 Kite's Reward March 5, 1955 Horse Deal March 26, 1955 Reward for Matt April 30, 1955 Cow Doctor May 28, 1955 The Reed Survives June 18, 1955 Ben Tolliver's Stud July 23, 1955 Johnny Red August 13, 1955 Change of Heart September 3, 1955 Alarm at Pleasant Valley September 10, 1955 The Choice October 30, 1955 The Second Choice November 6, 1955 Scared Kid December 18, 1955
1956 6
1957 6
1958 6
1959 12
Kangaroo January 18, 1959 The Bobsy Twins February 1, 1959 Maw Hawkins March 8, 1959 Third Son April 19, 1959 Dowager's Visit May 10, 1959 Jailbait Janet June 28, 1959 Ball Nine, Take Your Base August 2, 1959 Mavis McCloud (1959) August 9, 1959 Johnny Red (1959) September 13, 1959 Old Gunfighter October 25, 1959 Westbound (1959) November 1, 1959 Hard Lesson November 29, 1959
1960 7
1961 1
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar 47 · Cast About Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar
The Punctilious Firebug Matter May 25, 1954 The Nick Shurn Matter, Part 1 December 19, 1955 The Nick Shurn Matter, Part 2 December 20, 1955 The Nick Shurn Matter, Part 3 December 21, 1955 The Nick Shurn Matter, Part 4 December 22, 1955 The Nick Shurn Matter, Part 5 December 23, 1955 The Cui Bono Matter, Part 1 February 13, 1956 The Cui Bono Matter, Part 2 February 14, 1956 The Cui Bono Matter, Part 3 February 15, 1956 The Cui Bono Matter, Part 4 February 16, 1956 The Cui Bono Matter, Part 5 February 17, 1956 The Fathom-Five Matter, Part 1 February 27, 1956 The Fathom-Five Matter, Part 2 February 28, 1956 The Fathom-Five Matter, Part 3 February 29, 1956 The Fathom-Five Matter, Part 4 March 1, 1956 The Fathom-Five Matter, Part 5 March 2, 1956 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done, Part 1 May 14, 1956 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done, Part 2 May 15, 1956 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done, Part 3 May 16, 1956 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done, Part 4 May 17, 1956 The Matter of the Medium, Well Done, Part 5 May 18, 1956 The Suntan Oil Matter March 10, 1957 The Dixon Murder Matter June 16, 1957 The Heatherstone Players Matter July 14, 1957 The Bum Steer Matter October 6, 1957 The Silver Belle Matter October 13, 1957 The Sick Chick Matter February 9, 1958 The Ghost to Ghost Matter May 18, 1958 The Double Trouble Matter November 16, 1958 The Doting Dowager Matter January 25, 1959 The Date with Death Matter February 8, 1959 The Frantic Fisherman Matter July 12, 1959 The Really Gone Matter August 30, 1959 The Further Buffalo Matter October 11, 1959 · ? The Bayou Body Matter November 15, 1959 The Wrong Man Matter November 29, 1959 The Hapless Ham Matter January 3, 1960 The Nuclear Goof Matter January 24, 1960 The Moonshine Matter March 6, 1960 The Deadly Swamp Matter April 17, 1960 The Fatal Switch Matter May 1, 1960 The Harried Heiress Matter June 12, 1960 The Wholly Unexpected Matter June 26, 1960 The Paradise Lost Matter August 14, 1960 The Deadly Debt Matter August 28, 1960 The Too Much Money Matter September 11, 1960 The Bad One Matter November 13, 1960
Suspense 25 · Cast About Suspense
Consideration February 2, 1950 Salvage April 6, 1950 True Report August 31, 1950 Report on the Jolly Death Riders August 27, 1951 The Case Against Loo Doc January 7, 1952 Melody in Dreams December 29, 1952 The Spencer Brothers January 26, 1953 The Empty Chair September 21, 1953 Somebody Help Me March 29, 1954 The Last Days of John Dillinger May 10, 1954 Listen, Young Lovers May 31, 1954 Too Hot to Live (1954) June 29, 1954 Shooting Star November 25, 1954 Pretty Girl December 16, 1954 The Operation January 27, 1955 The Game March 15, 1955 The Holdout June 28, 1955 Kaleidoscope July 12, 1955 Variations on a Theme February 7, 1956 Listen, Young Lovers (1956) February 14, 1956 A Matter of Timing June 12, 1956 Hold-Up August 29, 1956 The Prophecy of Bertha Abbott October 16, 1956 Command September 14, 1958 An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1959) July 19, 1959
Have Gun - Will Travel 16 · Cast About Have Gun - Will Travel
Ella West December 7, 1958 The Outlaw December 14, 1958 The Return of Dr. Thackeray February 15, 1959 The Five Books of Owen Deaver March 22, 1959 Blind Courage May 31, 1959 Comanche July 5, 1959 Young Gun July 12, 1959 High Wire August 2, 1959 Like Father September 27, 1959 Contessa Marie Desmoulins October 4, 1959 Wedding Day November 1, 1959 Return Engagement January 3, 1960 So True, Mr. Barnum April 10, 1960 Dusty May 22, 1960 Nellie Watson's Boy September 18, 1960 Martha Nell November 20, 1960
This Is Your FBI 16 · Cast About This Is Your FBI
The Swing-Shift Racketeers September 8, 1950 The Floating Stick-Up December 8, 1950 The Island Fugitive February 9, 1951 The Hollywood Shakedown (1951) March 16, 1951 The Bogus Highjacking August 17, 1951 The Harvest September 28, 1951 Citizen Caldwell October 26, 1951 The Flying Felon November 23, 1951 The Campus Crime Wave February 1, 1952 The Skyway Man March 7, 1952 The Corruptors (1952) March 21, 1952 Man Hunt May 16, 1952 The Respectable Felon June 13, 1952 The Five Fathom Stick-Up July 4, 1952 Snow Screen December 19, 1952 Death in the Desert January 23, 1953
Fort Laramie 14 · Cast About Fort Laramie
Boatwright's Story January 29, 1956 Boredom February 19, 1956 Hattie Pelfrey March 11, 1956 The Beasley Girls March 18, 1956 Stage Coach Stop April 15, 1956 The New Recruit April 22, 1956 The War Correspondent May 13, 1956 The Old Enemy July 15, 1956 The Massacre August 5, 1956 The Return of Hattie Pelfrey September 2, 1956 The Payroll September 16, 1956 A Small Beginning September 30, 1956 Galvanized Yankee October 7, 1956 Still Waters October 14, 1956
Escape 9 · Cast About Escape
Broadway Is My Beat 8 · Cast About Broadway Is My Beat
Lux Radio Theatre 8 · Cast About Lux Radio Theatre
Tales of the Texas Rangers 8 · Cast About Tales of the Texas Rangers
Family Theater 7 · Cast About Family Theater
Crime Classics 6 · Cast About Crime Classics
Romance 6 · Cast About Romance
Screen Directors Playhouse 6 · Cast About Screen Directors Playhouse
The Line-Up 6 · Cast About The Line-Up
The Six Shooter 6 · Cast About The Six Shooter
Meet Corliss Archer 4 · Cast About Meet Corliss Archer
The CBS Radio Workshop 4 · Cast About The CBS Radio Workshop
The Roy Rogers Show 4 · Cast About The Roy Rogers Show
Luke Slaughter of Tombstone 3 · Cast About Luke Slaughter of Tombstone
The Railroad Hour 3 · Cast About The Railroad Hour
Wild Bill Hickok 3 · Cast About Wild Bill Hickok
Cavalcade of America 2 · Cast About Cavalcade of America
Dragnet 2 · Cast About Dragnet
Hallmark Playhouse 2 · Cast About Hallmark Playhouse
Night Beat 2 · Cast About Night Beat
Richard Diamond, Private Detective 2 · Cast About Richard Diamond, Private Detective
The Adventures of Philip Marlowe 2 · Cast About The Adventures of Philip Marlowe
Chandu the Magician 1 · Cast About Chandu the Magician
Father Knows Best 1 · Cast About Father Knows Best
Horizons West 1 · Cast About Horizons West
My Favorite Husband 1 · Cast About My Favorite Husband
NBC University Theater 1 · Cast About NBC University Theater
The Cisco Kid 1 · Cast About The Cisco Kid
The Halls of Ivy 1 · Cast About The Halls of Ivy
The Saint 1 · Cast About The Saint
The Story of Dr. Kildare 1 · Cast About The Story of Dr. Kildare
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