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.
Known For

Pioneers of Primetime
2005

Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (voice)
2004
Television: The First Fifty Years
Jed Clampett (archive footage)
1999

King of the Hill
Chet Elderson (voice) · (1 episode)
1997

That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
1994

Burke's Law
Louie Pike · (1 episode)
1994

The Beverly Hillbillies
Barnaby Jones
1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self (archive footage)
1993
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
1993

Working Tra$h
Vandevere Lodge
1990

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
Self (archive footage)
1990

CBS Summer Playhouse
Buddy Tucker · (1 episode)
1987

Stone Fox
Grandpa
1987

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1987

That's Dancing!
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
1985

Finder of Lost Loves
Walter Lewis · (1 episode)
1984

Disney Family Album
Narrator · (20 episodes)
1984

The Yellow Rose
Toat Gilmore · (2 episodes)
1983

Hardcastle and McCormick
(1 episode)
1983

Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983

Matt Houston
Roy Houston · (22 episodes)
1982

Fire on the Mountain
John Vogelin
1981

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Clampett
1981

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self
1980

The Paradise Connection
Stuart Douglas
1979

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
1978

The Critical List
Charles Sprague · (2 episodes)
1978

The Bastard
Benjamin Edes
1978

Leave Yesterday Behind
Doc
1978

Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Al Pearson
1976

The Tiny Tree
Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)
1975

Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · (1 episode)
1974

Dinah!
Self · (1 episode)
1974

That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
1974

The President's Plane Is Missing
Vice President Kermit Madigan
1973

Tom Sawyer
Muff Potter
1973

The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Glenn Farlee
1973

Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones · (178 episodes)
1973

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Joshua Cabe
1972

Cannon
Barnaby Jones · (1 episode)
1971

Alias Smith and Jones
(2 episodes)
1971

Night Gallery
(1 episode)
1970

The Andersonville Trial
Dr. John Bates
1970

Hawaii Five-O
Professor Ambrose Pierce · (1 episode)
1968

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Calvin Bower
1968

The Carol Burnett Show
Self · (1 episode)
1967

The Dean Martin Show
(3 episodes)
1965

Mail Order Bride
Will Lane
1964

The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1963
Vacation Playhouse
(1 episode)
1963

The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed "JD" Clampett · (274 episodes)
1962

The Interns
Dr. Sidney Wohl
1962

The Mike Douglas Show
Self · (1 episode)
1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's
Doc Golightly
1961

Bus Stop
(2 episodes)
1961

Fury River
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
1961

Gunslinger
(1 episode)
1961

The Andy Griffith Show
David Browne · (1 episode)
1960

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Dr. Mark Carroll · (1 episode)
1960

Checkmate
Pete O'Mara · (1 episode)
1960

Mission of Danger
Hunk Marriner
1960

Adventures in Paradise
Ben Curtis · (1 episode)
1959

The Twilight Zone
Jimbo Cobb · (1 episode)
1959

Johnny Ringo
Sample · (1 episode)
1959

Lock-Up
(1 episode)
1959

Riverboat
Niles Cox · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Cactus Murphy · (1 episode)
1959

Bonanza
Sheriff Jesse Sanders · (1 episode)
1959

Black Saddle
Gurney Rhodes · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
George Stimson · (1 episode)
1959

Rawhide
Will Kinch · (1 episode)
1959

Frontier Rangers
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
1959

77 Sunset Strip
Baxter Kellogg · (1 episode)
1958

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
(1 episode)
1958

Bronco
(1 episode)
1958

Northwest Passage
Sergeant Hunk Marriner · (26 episodes)
1958

Maverick
(1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Nero Lyme · (1 episode)
1957

Maverick
Sheriff Scratch Madden · (1 episode)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
Marshal Elmo Crane · (1 episode)
1957

Have Gun, Will Travel
Bram Holden · (1 episode)
1957

Disneyland: U.S.A.
Self - George Russel
1956

Between Heaven and Hell
Pvt. Willie Crawford
1956

Attack
Tolliver
1956

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
George Russel
1956

The Steve Allen Show
Self - Northwest Passage · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Host/Presenter/Performer · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956

Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1956

Corky and White Shadow
Sheriff Matthew Brady · (17 episodes)
1956

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
George Russel
1955

Gunsmoke
Hannibal · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Quimby · (1 episode)
1955

Gunsmoke
Drago · (1 episode)
1955

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
George Russel
1955

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
George Russel
1955

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
George Russel
1955

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
George Russel
1954

Davy Crockett
George Russel · (5 episodes)
1954

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
George Russell
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
(1 episode)
1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
George Russel · (3 episodes)
1954

Climax!
Ben · (1 episode)
1954

Climax!
Gaffney · (1 episode)
1954

Studio 57
(1 episode)
1954

Night People
M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch
1954

Red Garters
Ginger Pete
1954

General Electric Theater
Pa Jericho · (1 episode)
1953

Omnibus
(1 episode)
1952
Chevron Theatre
(2 episodes)
1952

Utah Wagon Train
'Snooper' Trent
1951

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rainspout Jones · (1 episode)
1951

Rodeo King and the Senorita
Muscles Benton
1951

Thunder in God's Country
Happy Hooper
1951

Silver City Bonanza
Gabe Horne
1951

Under Mexicali Stars
Homer Oglethorpe
1950
The Ed Wynn Show
Self · (1 episode)
1949
Sing Your Worries Away
Tommy Jones
1942

Parachute Battalion
Jeff Hollis
1941

They Met in Argentina
Duke Ferrel
1941

The Wizard of Oz
Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)
1939

Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
1939

The Kid From Texas
'Snifty'
1939

Four Girls in White
Express, an Orderly
1939

My Lucky Star
Buddy
1938

Yellow Jack
Jellybeans
1938

The Girl of the Golden West
Alabama
1938

Broadway Melody of 1938
Peter Trot
1937

Banjo on My Knee
Buddy
1936

Born to Dance
'Mush' Tracy
1936

Captain January
Paul Roberts
1936

Broadway Melody of 1936
Ted Burke
1935