Buddy Ebsen
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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.[3] 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.
Acted in
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004
as Self - Actor (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
as Jed Clampett (archive footage)
King of the Hill
1997
as Chet Elderson (voice)
That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)
Burke's Law
1994
as Louie Pike
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
as Barnaby Jones
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Working Tra$h
1990
as Vandevere Lodge
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988
as Self (archive footage)
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Buddy Tucker
Stone Fox
1987
as Grandpa
That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Finder of Lost Loves
1984
as Walter Lewis
Disney Family Album
1984
as Narrator
The Yellow Rose
1983
as Toat Gilmore
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Matt Houston
1982
as Roy Houston
Fire on the Mountain
1981
as John Vogelin
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981
as Jed Clampett
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980
as Self
The Paradise Connection
1979
as Stuart Douglas
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
1978
as Self
The Critical List
1978
as Charles Sprague
The Bastard
1978
as Benjamin Edes
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978
as Doc
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976
as Al Pearson
The Tiny Tree
1975
as Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974
as Self
That's Entertainment!
1974
as (archive footage)
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
as Vice President Kermit Madigan
Tom Sawyer
1973
as Muff Potter
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973
as Glenn Farlee
Barnaby Jones
1973
as Barnaby Jones
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972
as Joshua Cabe
Cannon
1971
as Barnaby Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
1971
Night Gallery
1970
The Andersonville Trial
1970
as Dr. John Bates
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as Professor Ambrose Pierce
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as Calvin Bower
The Carol Burnett Show
1967
as Self
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Mail Order Bride
1964
as Will Lane
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Vacation Playhouse
1963
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Jed "JD" Clampett
The Interns
1962
as Dr. Sidney Wohl
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961
as Doc Golightly
Bus Stop
1961
Fury River
1961
as Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Gunslinger
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
as David Browne
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
as Dr. Mark Carroll
Checkmate
1960
as Pete O'Mara
Mission of Danger
1960
as Hunk Marriner
Adventures in Paradise
1959
as Ben Curtis
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Jimbo Cobb
Johnny Ringo
1959
as Sample
Lock-Up
1959
Riverboat
1959
as Niles Cox
Bonanza
1959
as Cactus Murphy
Bonanza
1959
as Sheriff Jesse Sanders
Black Saddle
1959
as Gurney Rhodes
Rawhide
1959
as George Stimson
Frontier Rangers
1959
as Sergeant Hunk Marriner
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Baxter Kellogg
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Bronco
1958
Northwest Passage
1958
as Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
as Nero Lyme
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Marshal Elmo Crane
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956
as Self - George Russel
Between Heaven and Hell
1956
as Pvt. Willie Crawford
Attack
1956
as Tolliver
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956
as George Russel
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Northwest Passage
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host/Presenter/Performer
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955
as George Russel
Gunsmoke
1955
as Hannibal
Gunsmoke
1955
as Quimby
Gunsmoke
1955
as Drago
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955
as George Russel
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955
as George Russel
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955
as George Russel
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954
as George Russel
Davy Crockett
1954
as George Russel
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as George Russel
Climax!
1954
as Ben
Climax!
1954
as Gaffney
Studio 57
1954
Night People
1954
as M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch
Red Garters
1954
as Ginger Pete
General Electric Theater
1953
as Pa Jericho
Chevron Theatre
1952
Utah Wagon Train
1951
as 'Snooper' Trent
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Rainspout Jones
Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951
as Muscles Benton
Thunder in God's Country
1951
as Happy Hooper
Silver City Bonanza
1951
as Gabe Horne
Under Mexicali Stars
1950
as Homer Oglethorpe
The Ed Wynn Show
1949
as Self
Sing Your Worries Away
1942
as Tommy Jones
Parachute Battalion
1941
as Jeff Hollis
They Met in Argentina
1941
as Duke Ferrel
The Wizard of Oz
1939
as The Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)
Hollywood Hobbies
1939
as Self (uncredited)
The Kid From Texas
1939
as 'Snifty'
Four Girls in White
1939
as Express, an Orderly
My Lucky Star
1938
as Buddy
Yellow Jack
1938
as Jellybeans
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Alabama
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937
as Peter Trot
Banjo on My Knee
1936
as Buddy
Born to Dance
1936
as 'Mush' Tracy
Captain January
1936
as Paul Roberts
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Ted Burke
Corky and White Shadow
as Sheriff Matthew Brady