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.
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 during the play "Tess of the Storm Country."