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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

132

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-04-02

Day of Death

2003-07-06 (95 years old)

Place of Birth

Belleville, Illinois, USA

Also Known As

Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.

Buddy Ebsen

Biography

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

Acting

Breakfast at Tiffany's

1961

Breakfast at Tiffany's

as

Doc Golightly

Attack

1956

Attack

as

Tolliver

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

1973

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

as

Glenn Farlee

Broadway Melody of 1938

1937

Broadway Melody of 1938

as

Peter Trot

Born to Dance

1936

Born to Dance

as

'Mush' Tracy

Between Heaven and Hell

1956

Between Heaven and Hell

as

Pvt. Willie Crawford

Captain January

1936

Captain January

as

Paul Roberts

Night People

1954

Night People

as

M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch

Stone Fox

1987

Stone Fox

as

Grandpa

Four Girls in White

1939

Four Girls in White

as

Express, an Orderly

Sing Your Worries Away

1942

Sing Your Worries Away

as

Tommy Jones

Yellow Jack

1938

Yellow Jack

as

Jellybeans

Banjo on My Knee

1936

Banjo on My Knee

as

Buddy

The Kid From Texas

1939

The Kid From Texas

as

'Snifty'

Mail Order Bride

1964

Mail Order Bride

as

Will Lane

Mission of Danger

1960

Mission of Danger

as

Hunk Marriner

Silver City Bonanza

1951

Silver City Bonanza

as

Gabe Horne

Frontier Rangers

1959

Frontier Rangers

as

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Disneyland: U.S.A.

1956

Disneyland: U.S.A.

as

Self - George Russel

The Interns

1962

The Interns

as

Dr. Sidney Wohl

Parachute Battalion

1941

Parachute Battalion

as

Jeff Hollis

Hollywood Hobbies

1939

Hollywood Hobbies

as

Self (uncredited)

Working Tra$h

1990

Working Tra$h

as

Vandevere Lodge

My Lucky Star

1938

My Lucky Star

as

Buddy

Under Mexicali Stars

1950

Under Mexicali Stars

as

Homer Oglethorpe

Thunder in God's Country

1951

Thunder in God's Country

as

Happy Hooper

Utah Wagon Train

1951

Utah Wagon Train

as

'Snooper' Trent

They Met in Argentina

1941

They Met in Argentina

as

Duke Ferrel

The Bastard

1978

The Bastard

as

Benjamin Edes

That's Entertainment!

1974

That's Entertainment!

as

(archive footage)

The Wizard of Oz

1939

The Wizard of Oz

as

Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

1993

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as

Self (archive footage)

Fire on the Mountain

1981

Fire on the Mountain

as

John Vogelin

Television: The First Fifty Years

1999

Television: The First Fifty Years

as

Jed Clampett (archive footage)

The Tiny Tree

1975

The Tiny Tree

as

Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

1976

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

as

Al Pearson

The Andersonville Trial

1970

The Andersonville Trial

as

Dr. John Bates

Fury River

1961

Fury River

as

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Rodeo King and the Senorita

1951

Rodeo King and the Senorita

as

Muscles Benton

Red Garters

1954

Red Garters

as

Ginger Pete

That's Entertainment! III

1994

That's Entertainment! III

as

(archive footage)

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

The President's Plane Is Missing

as

Vice President Kermit Madigan

Judy Garland: By Myself

2004

Judy Garland: By Myself

as

Self - Actor (voice)

Tom Sawyer

1973

Tom Sawyer

as

Muff Potter

The Paradise Connection

1979

The Paradise Connection

as

Stuart Douglas

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

1985

That's Dancing!

as

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

The Beverly Hillbillies

1993

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Barnaby Jones

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

1955

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

as

George Russel

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

as

Chet Elderson (voice)

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

Professor Ambrose Pierce

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Jed "JD" Clampett

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Hannibal

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Jimbo Cobb

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage

as

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

George Stimson

Matt Houston

Matt Houston

as

Roy Houston

Climax!

Climax!

as

Ben

Black Saddle

Black Saddle

as

Gurney Rhodes

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Niles Cox

The Steve Allen Show

The Steve Allen Show

as

Self - Northwest Passage

Johnny Ringo

Johnny Ringo

as

Sample

Davy Crockett

Davy Crockett

as

George Russel

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as

Dr. Mark Carroll

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Host/Presenter/Performer

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Quimby

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Presenter

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Drago

Reading Rainbow

Reading Rainbow

as

Himself - Narrator (voice)

Barnaby Jones

Barnaby Jones

as

Barnaby Jones

Checkmate

Checkmate

as

Pete O'Mara

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Cactus Murphy

Maverick

Maverick

as

Nero Lyme

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Sheriff Jesse Sanders

Have Gun, Will Travel

Have Gun, Will Travel

as

Marshal Elmo Crane

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

as

Louie Pike

Climax!

Climax!

as

Gaffney

Finder of Lost Loves

Finder of Lost Loves

as

Walter Lewis

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Host

Corky and White Shadow

Corky and White Shadow

as

Sheriff Matthew Brady

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

as

Buddy Tucker

77 Sunset Strip

77 Sunset Strip

as

Baxter Kellogg

The Critical List

The Critical List

as

Charles Sprague

The Yellow Rose

The Yellow Rose

as

Toat Gilmore

Cannon

Cannon

as

Barnaby Jones

Dinah!

Dinah!

as

Self

Maverick

Maverick

as

Sheriff Scratch Madden

Rawhide

Rawhide

as

Will Kinch

Production

Crew

Directing