At his funeral, his humorous farewell for friends and family was "Eat Shit, Love Victor," a message displayed overhead by an airplane.
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.
Victor French is the great uncle to TV/film actress Kristin M. Meade and was her inspiration to follow in his footsteps. Kristin always knew Victor as "Uncle Eddie" because of his role in Little House as Mr. Edwards, the town's silly wisecracking drunk.
Son of actor Ted French, grandson of Charles A. French.