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