Victor French was the son of a stuntman. His debut was a small role in "Lassie". He had his first experiences in western-films, where he always played the "bad guy". This changed with "Little House on the Prairie" (as Isaiah Edwards). In 1977 he left "Little House on the Prairie" to play in his own sitcom "Carter Country". He directed in LA Theaters and won the Crtics Circle Award for "12 Angry Men". In the 1980's he declined to play "bad guys". Victor French died 1989 after finishing the last episode of "Highway to Heaven".


Left-handed Inducted (as a cast member of "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)) into the Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in 1998. Was not diagnosed with lung cancer until May 1989, by which time it was too advanced.