Buddy Ebsen

Born

April 2, 1908

Died

July 6, 2003 (95 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Belleville, Illinois, USA

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.

Pioneers of Primetime

Pioneers of Primetime

0.0

2005

Judy Garland: By Myself

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self - Actor (voice)

7.5

2004

Television: The First Fifty Years

Jed Clampett (archive footage)

0.0

1999

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Chet Elderson (voice) · (1 episode)

7.3

1997

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

7.0

1994

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

Louie Pike · (1 episode)

6.7

1994

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Barnaby Jones

6.3

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Self (archive footage)

7.0

1993

The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies

0.0

1993

Working Tra$h

Working Tra$h

Vandevere Lodge

3.6

1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Self (archive footage)

8.3

1990

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

Buddy Tucker · (1 episode)

6.3

1987

Stone Fox

Stone Fox

Grandpa

5.0

1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

6.0

1987

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

7.0

1985

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

Walter Lewis · (1 episode)

5.7

1984

Disney Family Album

Disney Family Album

Narrator · (20 episodes)

10.0

1984

The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose

Toat Gilmore · (2 episodes)

6.0

1983

Hardcastle and McCormick

Hardcastle and McCormick

(1 episode)

6.4

1983

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)

8.4

1983

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

Roy Houston · (22 episodes)

6.2

1982

Fire on the Mountain

Fire on the Mountain

John Vogelin

7.0

1981

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

Jed Clampett

5.0

1981

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Self

0.0

1980

The Paradise Connection

The Paradise Connection

Stuart Douglas

0.0

1979

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

Self

0.0

1978

The Critical List

The Critical List

Charles Sprague · (2 episodes)

0.0

1978

The Bastard

The Bastard

Benjamin Edes

5.0

1978

Leave Yesterday Behind

Leave Yesterday Behind

Doc

6.2

1978

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Al Pearson

5.4

1976

The Tiny Tree

The Tiny Tree

Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)

6.0

1975

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Self · (1 episode)

3.5

1974

Dinah!

Dinah!

Self · (1 episode)

6.7

1974

That's Entertainment!

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage)

7.3

1974

The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

Vice President Kermit Madigan

6.2

1973

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

Muff Potter

5.2

1973

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

Glenn Farlee

4.9

1973

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones · (178 episodes)

6.9

1973

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Joshua Cabe

5.2

1972

Cannon

Cannon

Barnaby Jones · (1 episode)

6.5

1971

Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

(2 episodes)

6.9

1971

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

(1 episode)

7.8

1970

The Andersonville Trial

The Andersonville Trial

Dr. John Bates

6.7

1970

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Professor Ambrose Pierce · (1 episode)

7.1

1968

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Calvin Bower

6.1

1968

The Carol Burnett Show

The Carol Burnett Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.7

1967

The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show

(3 episodes)

7.3

1965

Mail Order Bride

Mail Order Bride

Will Lane

6.6

1964

The Danny Kaye Show

The Danny Kaye Show

Self · (3 episodes)

6.3

1963

Vacation Playhouse

(1 episode)

7.0

1963

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jed "JD" Clampett · (274 episodes)

6.9

1962

The Interns

The Interns

Dr. Sidney Wohl

5.4

1962

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

Self · (1 episode)

5.4

1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Doc Golightly

7.6

1961

Bus Stop

Bus Stop

(2 episodes)

0.0

1961

Fury River

Fury River

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

5.5

1961

Gunslinger

Gunslinger

(1 episode)

6.0

1961

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

David Browne · (1 episode)

7.6

1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Dr. Mark Carroll · (1 episode)

6.2

1960

Checkmate

Checkmate

Pete O'Mara · (1 episode)

4.1

1960

Mission of Danger

Mission of Danger

Hunk Marriner

5.0

1960

Adventures in Paradise

Adventures in Paradise

Ben Curtis · (1 episode)

5.7

1959

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

Jimbo Cobb · (1 episode)

8.4

1959

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

Sample · (1 episode)

5.7

1959

Lock-Up

Lock-Up

(1 episode)

6.2

1959

Riverboat

Riverboat

Niles Cox · (1 episode)

6.2

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

Cactus Murphy · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

Sheriff Jesse Sanders · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

Gurney Rhodes · (1 episode)

6.0

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

George Stimson · (1 episode)

7.2

1959

Rawhide

Rawhide

Will Kinch · (1 episode)

7.2

1959

Frontier Rangers

Frontier Rangers

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

3.6

1959

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

Baxter Kellogg · (1 episode)

6.7

1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

(1 episode)

5.8

1958

Bronco

Bronco

(1 episode)

5.2

1958

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

Sergeant Hunk Marriner · (26 episodes)

6.5

1958

Maverick

Maverick

(1 episode)

6.8

1957

Maverick

Maverick

Nero Lyme · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Maverick

Maverick

Sheriff Scratch Madden · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Marshal Elmo Crane · (1 episode)

7.4

1957

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

Bram Holden · (1 episode)

7.4

1957

Disneyland: U.S.A.

Disneyland: U.S.A.

Self - George Russel

8.0

1956

Between Heaven and Hell

Between Heaven and Hell

Pvt. Willie Crawford

5.9

1956

Attack

Attack

Tolliver

6.8

1956

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

George Russel

6.4

1956

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Northwest Passage · (1 episode)

5.6

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Host/Presenter/Performer · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Presenter · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

Self - Host · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Corky and White Shadow

Corky and White Shadow

Sheriff Matthew Brady · (17 episodes)

6.0

1956

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

George Russel

7.0

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Hannibal · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Quimby · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Drago · (1 episode)

6.6

1955

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

George Russel

6.4

1955

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

George Russel

6.5

1955

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

George Russel

10.0

1955

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

George Russel

6.5

1954

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

George Russel · (5 episodes)

6.1

1954

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

George Russell

10.0

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

(1 episode)

7.8

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

George Russel · (3 episodes)

7.8

1954

Climax!

Climax!

Ben · (1 episode)

3.3

1954

Climax!

Climax!

Gaffney · (1 episode)

3.3

1954

Studio 57

Studio 57

(1 episode)

0.0

1954

Night People

Night People

M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch

5.9

1954

Red Garters

Red Garters

Ginger Pete

5.0

1954

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

Pa Jericho · (1 episode)

6.3

1953

Omnibus

Omnibus

(1 episode)

6.0

1952

Chevron Theatre

(2 episodes)

10.0

1952

Utah Wagon Train

Utah Wagon Train

'Snooper' Trent

5.0

1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Rainspout Jones · (1 episode)

7.3

1951

Rodeo King and the Senorita

Rodeo King and the Senorita

Muscles Benton

0.0

1951

Thunder in God's Country

Thunder in God's Country

Happy Hooper

0.0

1951

Silver City Bonanza

Silver City Bonanza

Gabe Horne

0.0

1951

Under Mexicali Stars

Under Mexicali Stars

Homer Oglethorpe

0.0

1950

The Ed Wynn Show

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1949

Sing Your Worries Away

Tommy Jones

5.5

1942

Parachute Battalion

Parachute Battalion

Jeff Hollis

5.5

1941

They Met in Argentina

They Met in Argentina

Duke Ferrel

3.0

1941

The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz

Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)

7.6

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

5.6

1939

The Kid From Texas

The Kid From Texas

'Snifty'

6.5

1939

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

Express, an Orderly

6.3

1939

My Lucky Star

My Lucky Star

Buddy

5.3

1938

Yellow Jack

Yellow Jack

Jellybeans

5.6

1938

The Girl of the Golden West

The Girl of the Golden West

Alabama

4.6

1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Broadway Melody of 1938

Peter Trot

6.2

1937

Banjo on My Knee

Banjo on My Knee

Buddy

5.8

1936

Born to Dance

Born to Dance

'Mush' Tracy

6.1

1936

Captain January

Captain January

Paul Roberts

6.7

1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

Ted Burke

6.4

1935