Editing Sam Edwards (section)

==Career==
===Radio===
Edwards worked on a variety of radio programs. He co-starred in the comedy ''The First Hundred Years'' on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1949{{r|rp|page1=118}} and landed a starring role playing Dexter Franklin opposite [[Janet Waldo]] in the long-running ''[[Meet Corliss Archer]]'' series.{{r|rp|page1=222}} He also had recurring or cast member roles in radio on ''[[Crime Classics]]'',<ref name="rp">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows|date=1999|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc.|isbn=978-0-7864-4513-4|page=86}}</ref> ''Dr. Paul'';{{r|rp|page1=101}} ''[[Father Knows Best]]'',{{r|rp|page1=115}} ''[[Guiding Light (1937–49)|Guiding Light]]'',{{r|rp|page1=140}} ''[[Fort Laramie (radio)|Fort Laramie]]''; ''[[Gunsmoke]]''; ''[[Dragnet (drama)|Dragnet]]''; ''[[Suspense (radio program)|Suspense]]''; ''[[Escape (radio program)|Escape]]''; ''[[This Is Your FBI]]''; ''[[The Six Shooter]]''; and ''[[Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar]]''.

===Film===
Edwards' first major screen role was as Chuck Ramsey in the movie serial version of ''[[Captain Midnight (serial)|Captain Midnight]]'' (1942). From 1949 to 1981, he made several film appearances, with significant roles in ''[[Twelve O'Clock High]]'' (1949), ''[[Operation Pacific]]'' (1951), ''[[Gangbusters]]'' (1954), and supporting roles in ''[[The Beatniks (film)|The Beatniks]]'' (1960) and ''[[Suppose They Gave A War and Nobody Came]]'' (1969). He was also seen in ''[[The Absent-Minded Professor]]'' (1961), ''[[Hello, Dolly! (film)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film)|The Postman Always Rings Twice]]'' (1981).

Edwards was also often heard behind animated characters both on film and records. In 1942, he voiced the adult [[Thumper (Bambi)|Thumper]] in the animated classic ''[[Bambi]]''. Later work for [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] was largely on LP Records, including the voices of the [[Cowardly Lion]] and [[Tin Woodman]] on their [[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz|Oz]] series, and as [[Tigger]], [[Owl (Winnie-the-Pooh)|Owl]], and the [[Heffalump]]s on the [[Winnie the Pooh]] records. He voiced the title character of [[Rod Rocket]]<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=925|edition=2nd}}</ref> in an early 1960s educational series, and did some episodes of the cult classic ''[[Jonny Quest (TV series)|Jonny Quest]]''. His last work for Disney was as Ollie Owl opposite singer [[Burl Ives]] as Sam the Eagle on their long-running [[America Sings]] attraction at [[Disneyland]]. There were numerous TV and radio commercials as well, both in front of and behind the camera.

===Television===
Edwards appeared on many television series starting in the mid-1950s. Most notable of these include many episodes of ''[[Dragnet (series)#Television|Dragnet]]'' and ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' throughout their long runs. He also appeared on over 60 different series, including ''[[The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show]]'', ''[[Straightaway (TV series)|Straightaway]]'', ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'', ''[[Petticoat Junction]]'', ''[[Green Acres]]'', ''[[Mannix]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'', ''[[The Streets of San Francisco]]'', ''[[Adam-12]]'', ''[[The Red Skelton Show]]'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', ''[[The Dukes of Hazzard]]'', and even ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.  In 1969 Edwards appeared as Will Frazee on the TV series ''[[The Virginian (TV series)|The Virginian]]'' in the episode titled "A Woman of Stone."