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