Victor French

Victor French
Due to his gruff exterior, French often played bad guys in Westerns in which he also performed most stunts. Born on December 4, 1934, French was the son of Ted French who was also an actor and stuntman in 1940's Westerns. Victor French was a regular on Gunsmoke playing various roles during his 23 episodes. It was in 1974 that he came to work with Michael Landon on Little House on the Prairie in the role of Isaiah Edwards. He left Little House in 1977 to work on his own show, a sitcom called Carter Country, but it only lasted two seasons. He was welcomed back to Little House by Landon in 1981 and he stayed until the show ended in 1984. French was surprised that Landon was so agreeable to having him back on the show. Once Little House ended, French again teamed with Landon in Highway to Heaven in 1984. A lifelong chain smoker, French passed away on June 15, 1989 from lung cancer shortly after filming the last episode of Highway to Heaven. His entire resume is available at IMDB.