Buddy Ebsen
Acting
Christian Ludolf "Buddy" Ebsen Jr. (April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003) was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades, including the role of Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) and the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980), also on CBS. The SAG-AFTRA records also show him as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running television series "The Beverly Hillbillies" and as the title character in the 1970s detective series "Barnaby Jones". Ebsen was cast as the original Tin Man in 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", but fell ill, reacting to the aluminum dust in his makeup, and was forced to drop out of the film. Ebsen made his television debut on an episode of The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre in 1949. This led to television appearances in: Stars Over Hollywood, Gruen Guild Playhouse, four episodes of Broadway Television Theatre, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, Corky and White Shadow, the H.J. Heinz Company's Studio 57, Screen Directors Playhouse, two episodes of Climax!, Tales of Wells Fargo, The Martha Raye Show, Playhouse 90, Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse, Johnny Ringo, two episodes of Bonanza, three episodes of Maverick (in which he portrayed assorted homicidal villains), and 77 Sunset Strip. Ebsen received wide television exposure when he played Georgie Russel, a role based on a historical person and companion to frontiersman Davy Crockett, in the Disneyland television miniseries Davy Crockett (1954–1955). In the 1958–1959 season, Ebsen co-starred in the 26-episode half-hour NBC television adventure series Northwest Passage. This series was a fictionalized account of Major Robert Rogers, a colonial American fighter for the British in the French and Indian War. Ebsen played the role of Sergeant Hunk Marriner; Keith Larsen played Rogers. In 1960, Ebsen appeared in episodes of the television series Rawhide, in the episodes "The Pitchwagon" and Tales of Wells Fargo, which he reprised in episodes of both series during 1962 in the roles of different characters. Also in 1960, Ebsen played in season 4 episode 30 of Have Gun, Will Travel called "El Paso Stage", as a corrupt marshal. From 1961 to 1962, Ebsen had a recurring role as Virge Blessing in the ABC drama series Bus Stop, the story of travelers passing through the bus station and diner in the fictitious town of Sunrise, Colorado. Robert Altman directed several episodes. Arthur O'Connell had played Virge Blessing in the earlier film version on which the series was loosely based. Ebsen also appeared as "Mr. Dave" Browne, a homeless hobo, on The Andy Griffith Show opposite Ron Howard, and as Jimbo Cobb in The Twilight Zone episode "The Prime Mover" (season 2, episode 21) in 1961.
Known for
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movieJudy Garland: By Myself
2004
Self - Actor (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
Jed Clampett (archive footage)
tvKing of the Hill
1997
Chet Elderson (voice)
movieThat's Entertainment! III
1994
(archive footage)
tvBurke's Law
1994
Louie Pike
movieThe Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Barnaby Jones
movieAudrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieWorking Tra$h
1990
Vandevere Lodge
movieThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
Self (archive footage)
tvCBS Summer Playhouse
1987
Buddy Tucker
movieStone Fox
1987
Grandpa
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Dancing!
1985
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
tvFinder of Lost Loves
1984
Walter Lewis
tvDisney Family Album
1984
Narrator
tvThe Yellow Rose
1983
Toat Gilmore
tvReading Rainbow
1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
tvMatt Houston
1982
Roy Houston
movieFire on the Mountain
1981
John Vogelin
movieThe Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981
Jed Clampett
movieThe Paradise Connection
1979
Stuart Douglas
tvThe Critical List
1978
Charles Sprague
tvThe Bastard
1978
Benjamin Edes
movieTom Sawyer
1976
Muff Potter
movieSmash-Up on Interstate 5
1976
Al Pearson
movieThe Tiny Tree
1975
Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)
tvDinah!
1974
Self
movieThat's Entertainment!
1974
(archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe President's Plane Is Missing
1973
Vice President Kermit Madigan
movieThe Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973
Glenn Farlee
tvBarnaby Jones
1973
Barnaby Jones
movieThe Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
Joshua Cabe
tvCannon
1971
Barnaby Jones
movieThe Andersonville Trial
1970
Dr. John Bates
tvHawaii Five-O
1968
Professor Ambrose Pierce
movieMail Order Bride
1964
Will Lane
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Jed "JD" Clampett
movieThe Interns
1962
Dr. Sidney Wohl
movieBreakfast at Tiffany's
1961
Doc Golightly
tvBus Stop
1961
Virge Blessing
movieFury River
1961
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
tvGunslinger
1961
Jed Spangler
tvThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
David Browne
tvThe Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Dr. Mark Carroll
tvCheckmate
1960
Pete O'Mara
movieMission of Danger
1960
Hunk Marriner
tvAdventures in Paradise
1959
Ben Curtis
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Jimbo Cobb
tvJohnny Ringo
1959
Sample
tvRiverboat
1959
Niles Cox
tvBonanza
1959
Cactus Murphy / Sheriff Jesse Sanders
tvBlack Saddle
1959
Gurney Rhodes
tvRawhide
1959
George Stimson / Will Kinch
movieFrontier Rangers
1959
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Baxter Kellogg
tvNorthwest Passage
1958
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
tvMaverick
1957
Nero Lyme / Sheriff Scratch Madden
tvHave Gun, Will Travel
1957
Marshal Elmo Crane / Bram Holden
movieDisneyland: U.S.A.
1956
Self - George Russel
movieBetween Heaven and Hell
1956
Pvt. Willie Crawford
movieAttack
1956
Tolliver
movieDavy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
George Russel
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Northwest Passage
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Host / Self - Presenter / Self - Host / Presenter / Performer
tvCorky and White Shadow
1956
Sheriff Matthew Brady
movieDavy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
George Russel
tvGunsmoke
1955
Hannibal / Quimby / Drago
movieDavy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
George Russel
movieDavy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
George Russel
movieDavy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
George Russel
movieDavy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
George Russel
tvDavy Crockett
1954
George Russel
movieWalt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
1954
George Russell (archive footage)
tvThe Wonderful World of Disney
1954
George Russel
tvClimax!
1954
Ben / Gaffney
movieNight People
1954
M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch
movieRed Garters
1954
Ginger Pete
tvGeneral Electric Theater
1953
Pa Jericho
movieUtah Wagon Train
1951
'Snooper' Trent
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Rainspout Jones
movieRodeo King and the Senorita
1951
Muscles Benton
movieThunder in God's Country
1951
Happy Hooper
movieSilver City Bonanza
1951
Gabe Horne
movieUnder Mexicali Stars
1950
Homer Oglethorpe
movieSing Your Worries Away
1942
Tommy Jones
movieParachute Battalion
1941
Jeff Hollis
movieThey Met in Argentina
1941
Duke Ferrel
movieThe Wizard of Oz
1939
Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)
movieHollywood Hobbies
1939
Self (uncredited)
movieThe Kid From Texas
1939
'Snifty'
movieFour Girls in White
1939
Express, an Orderly
movieYellow Jack
1938
Jellybeans
movieBroadway Melody of 1938
1937
Peter Trot
movieBorn to Dance
1936
'Mush' Tracy
movieCaptain January
1936
Paul Roberts
Production1
movieThe Paradise Connection
1979
Producer