Edwards, who also appeared on radio and in films, died Wednesday after suffering a heart attack, said his stepson, William Edwards.Born into a show business family in Macon, Ga., Edwards made his stage debut as a baby when his mother, actress Edna Park, held him in her arms during a scene for the play "Tess of the Storm Country."He appeared on radio with his family in the 1930s in "The Adventures of Sonny and Buddy," in which he played a boy who runs away to join a traveling medicine show, and later as himself in "The Edwards Family," a program that also featured his brother, sister and parents.
Character Actor Sam Edwards Dies at 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sam Edwards, a character actor who made scores of appearances on such TV shows as "Gunsmoke,""Barnaby Jones,""McCloud" and "Happy Days," as well as portraying the town banker on "Little House on the Prairie," has died at age 89.
