Wishbone, February 19, 1966 Written by Paul Savage, Directed by Marc Daniels, Guest Cast: Lew Gallo, Victor French, Lyle Waggoner, Billy Beck

Prime Of Life, May 7, 1966 Written by Dan Ullman, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Douglas Kennedy, Joe Don Baker, Martin West, Jonathan Lippe, Victor French

Saturday Night, January 7, 1967 Written by Clyde Ware, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Leif Erickson, Dub Taylor, Victor French, William C. Watson, Lawrence D. Mann, James Almanzar, Link Harget, Rudy Sooter, Frederick Downs

Mail Drop, January 28, 1967 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Eddie Hodges, John Anderson, Bing Russell, Steve Raines, Ted French, Pete Kellett

Vengeance (Part One), October 2, 1967 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Richard Sarafian, Guest Cast: John Ireland, Kim Darby, James Anderson, Victor French, James Stacy, Morgan Woodward, Buck Taylor, Paul Fix, Royal Dano, Sandy Kevin

Vengeance (Part Two), October 9, 1967 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Richard Sarafian, Guest Cast: John Ireland, Kim Darby, James Anderson, Victor French, James Stacy, Morgan Woodward, Buck Taylor, Paul Fix, Royal Dano, Sandy Kevin

Major Glory, October 30, 1967 Written by Richard Carr, Story by Richard Carr & Clyde Ware, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Carroll O'Connor, Victor French, Robert F. Lyons, Link Wyler, Lawrence Mann, Don G. Ross, Cal Naylor, Chris Stephens, Russ Sier

Hill Girl, January 29, 1968 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Lane Bradbury, Victor French, Anthony James, Dabbs Greer, Ted Jordan, Burt Mustin

Uncle Finney, October 14, 1968 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Burt Mustin, Victor French, Anthony James, Lane Bradbury, Pete Kellett, John Dolan, Steve Raines, Monte Hale

O'Quillian, October 28, 1968 Written by Ron Bishop, Directcd by John Rich, Guest Cast: John McLiam, Anthony James, Victor French, Vaughn Taylor, Ken Drake, Steve Rains, Iron Eyes Cody, Lou Antonio, Roy Barcroft

Waco, December 9, 1968 Written by Ron Bishop, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Victor French, Harry Carey, Jr, Louise Latham, Tom Reese, Joy Fielding, Lee de Broux, Mills Watson, Lawrence Mann, Pat Thompson, Liz Marshall, Fred McDougall

Kiowa, February 16, 1970 Written by Ron Bishop, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Victor French, Dub Taylor, John Beck, Lucas White, Joyce Ames, Richard Angarola, Jean Allison, Richard Lapp

Trafton, October 25, 1971 Written by Ron Bishop, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Victor French, Sharon Acker, Patti Cohoon, Paul Stevens, Philip Carey, Marie Windsor, Clay Tanner, Bill Catching, Fred Stromson, John Dullaghan, Mike Mazurki, John Lormer, Paul Stevens

Blindman's Bluff, February 21, 1972 Written by Ron Honthaner, Directed by Herb Wallerstein, Guest Cast: Anne Jackson, Victor French, George Lindsey, Charles Kuenstle

The Drummer, October 9, 1972 Written by Richard Fielder, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Gust Cast: Victor French, Fionnuala Flanagan, Brandon Cruz, Bruce Glover, Kiel Martin, Herb Armstrong, Paul Sorenson

This Golden Land, March 5, 1973 Written by Hal Sitowitz, Directed by Gunnar Hellstrom, Guest Cast: Paul Stevens, Victor French, Richard Dreyfuss, Bettye Ackerman, Joseph Hindy, Wayne McLaren, Scott Selles, Kevin Coughin, Stephanie Epper, Robert Nichols

Matt's Love Story, September 24, 1973 Written by Ron Bishop, Directed by Gunnar Hellstrom; Guest Cast: Michael Learned, Victor French, Keith Andes, Jonathan Lippe, William Schallert, Nathan Lapp, Richard Lunding, Neil Summers, S. Michael de France

Matt Dillon Must Die!, September 9, 1974 Written by Ray Goldrup, Directed by Victor French, Guest Cast: Morgan Woodward, Joseph Hindy, Bill Lucking, Henry Olek, Douglas Dirkson, Frederick Herrick, Elain Fulkerson

The Wiving, October 14, 1974 Written by Earl Wallace, Directed by Victor French, Guest Cast: Henry Morgan, Karen Grassle, John Reilly, Dennis Redfield, Linda Sublette, Herman Poppe, Michelle Marsh

The Tarnished Badge, November 11, 1974 Written by Robert Vincent Wright, Directed by Michael O'Herlihy, Guest Cast: Victor French, Pamela McMyler, Nick Nolte, Ruth McDevitt, Gartry Walberg, James Lyon, Eddie Firestone, Ross Elliot, Sam Edwards, William Kitt

The Hiders, January 13, 1975 Written by Paul Savage, Directed by Victor French, Guest Cast: Ned Beatty, Mitch Vogel, Lee de Broux, Sierra Bandit, Damon Douglas, Robert Donner, Ellen Blake

The Fires Of Ignorance, January 27,1975 Written by Jim Byrnes, Directed by Victor French, Guest Cast: John Vernon, Allen Garfield, Lance Kerwin, Herb Vigran, Diane Shalet, George di Cenzo

Brides And Grooms, February 10, 1975 Written by Earl Wallace, Directed by Victor French, Guest Cast: Harry Morgan, Dennis Redfield, David Soul, Amanda McBroom, Linda Sublette, Michelle Marsh, Jim Backus, Spencer Milligan, Jerry Hoffman, Ray Girardin

The Sharecroppers, March 31, 1975 Written by Earl Wallace, Directed by Leonard Katzman, Guest Cast: Susanne Benton, Victor French, Terry Williams, Jacques Aubuchon, Brtice Boxtleitner, Lisa Eilbacher, Graham Jarvis

Remember as Mr. Edwards on the TV series "Little House on the Prairie", French is one of the most endearing character actors of the 1970s and 1980s. He was a natural as a lovable sidekick but could also very effectively play a sadistic, menacing killer. Tall, burly and dark with curly black hair, usually with a beard and/or mustache, a pug nose and squinty, sparkling eyes he was a charismatic actor. He was born on December 4, 1934 in Santa Barbara, California, the son of a Hollywood stuntman. His father instilled in him a love for western lore and legend. His first job was working with his father in stunts on the "Gunsmoke" television series. He took courses in theatre arts at Los Angeles Valley College and Cal State Los Angeles and later auditioned for television roles. He worked on numerous episodes of "Gunsmoke" and other series. He met his good friend Michael Landon while appearing on "Bonanza" and a long friendship began. He later took to directing and directed many episodes of Landon's various series. His film credits included: "The Clown and the Kid" (1961) as 1st Patrolman, his film debut; "The Quick and the Dead" (1963) as Milo Riley; "Spencer's Mountain" (1963) as Spencer Brother; "Charro!" (1969) as Vince; "Death of a Gunfighter" (1969) as Phil Miller; "Rio Lobo" (1970) with John Wayne, as Ketcham; "There Was a Crooked Man" (1970) as Whiskey; "Flap" (1970) as Rafferty; "Chato's Land" (1971) as Martin Hall; "Wild Rovers" (1971) as The Sheriff; "The Other" (1972) as Mr. Angelini; "The Nickel Ride" (1974) as Paddie; "The House on Skull Mountain" (1974) as Dr. Andrew Cunningham and "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982) with Richard Gere and Debra Winger, as Joe Pokrifki, his last theatrical film. On TV he was a regular on the TV series: "Get Smart" (1965-70) as Agent 44; "The Hero" (1966-67) as Fred Gilman; "Little House on the Prairie" (1974-77) and (1981-83) as Isaiah Edwards; "Carter Country" (1977-79) as Chief Roy Mobley and "Highway to Heaven" (1984-89) as Mark Gordon. He also appeared in TV movies including: "Cutter's Trail" (1969); "The Little House on the Prairie" (1974); "The Tribe" (1974); "Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill" (1979) and "The Golden Moment: An Olympic Love Story" (1980). He also guest starred on such TV series as: "Lassie"; "Gunsmoke"; "The Virginian"; "Hogan's Heroes"; "The Wild, Wild West"; "Batman"; "F Troop"; "Captain Nice"; "Bonanza"; "The Beverly Hillbillies"; "Mission: Impossible"; "The Waltons" and "Fame." He married actress Julie Cobb in the 1970s and they had three children Tracy, Kelly and Victor Jr. He collected western memorabilia and his collection included such items as Buck Jones' hat and Tom Mix's and Roy Roger's boots. He was an avid boxer and was a part owner of a boxing club in North Hollywood. He died of lung cancer on June I5, 1989 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 54.