1908-04-02 ( 117 years old ) in Belleville, Illinois, USA
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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.
Movies
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004-02-25
Television: The First Fifty Years
1999-01-01
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993-10-15
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993-08-11
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
1993-05-24
Working Tra$h
1990-11-26
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1988-11-22
Stone Fox
1987-03-30
That's Dancing!
1985-01-18
Fire on the Mountain
1981-11-23
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981-10-06
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980-03-06
The Paradise Connection
1979-09-15
The Bastard
1978-05-22
Leave Yesterday Behind
1978-05-14
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976-02-02
The Tiny Tree
1975-12-14
That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973-10-23
Tom Sawyer
1973-03-23
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973-02-13
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972-09-13
The Andersonville Trial
1970-05-17
Mail Order Bride
1964-03-10
The Interns
1962-08-08
Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961-10-06
Fury River
1961-09-14
Mission of Danger
1960-01-16
Frontier Rangers
1959-01-01
Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956-12-20
Between Heaven and Hell
1956-10-11
Attack
1956-09-19
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956-07-18
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955-10-15
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955-05-25
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955-02-23
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955-01-26
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954-12-15
Night People
1954-03-11
Red Garters
1954-02-09
Utah Wagon Train
1951-10-14
Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951-07-15
Thunder in God's Country
1951-04-07
Silver City Bonanza
1951-03-01
Under Mexicali Stars
1950-11-20
Sing Your Worries Away
1942-03-06
Parachute Battalion
1941-09-12
They Met in Argentina
1941-04-25
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15
Hollywood Hobbies
1939-05-03
The Kid From Texas
1939-04-14
Four Girls in White
1939-01-27
My Lucky Star
1938-09-09
Yellow Jack
1938-05-19
The Girl of the Golden West
1938-03-18
Broadway Melody of 1938
1937-08-20
Banjo on My Knee
1936-12-11
Born to Dance
1936-11-27
Captain January
1936-04-17
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935-09-18
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