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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

170

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-03-20

Day of Death

1979-04-04 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Humansville, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

William Edgar Buchanan II

Edgar Buchanan

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edgar Buchanan (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. As Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar Buchanan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Shane

1953

Shane

as

Fred Lewis

Move Over, Darling

1963

Move Over, Darling

as

Judge Bryson

The Comancheros

1961

The Comancheros

as

Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen

Human Desire

1954

Human Desire

as

Alec Simmons

Benji

1974

Benji

as

Bill

Abilene Town

1946

Abilene Town

as

Sheriff Bravo Trimble

The Talk of the Town

1942

The Talk of the Town

as

Sam Yates

The Rounders

1965

The Rounders

as

Vince Moore

Devil's Doorway

1950

Devil's Doorway

as

Zeke Carmody

Ride the High Country

1962

Ride the High Country

as

Judge Tolliver

Framed

1947

Framed

as

Jeff Cunningham

Coroner Creek

1948

Coroner Creek

as

Sheriff O'Hea

The Big Trees

1952

The Big Trees

as

Walter 'Yukon' Burns

The Man from Colorado

1948

The Man from Colorado

as

Doc Merriam

Rawhide

1951

Rawhide

as

Sam Todd

McLintock!

1963

McLintock!

as

Bunny Dull

Buffalo Bill

1944

Buffalo Bill

as

Sgt. Chips McGraw

Penny Serenade

1941

Penny Serenade

as

Applejack Carney

Donovan's Reef

1963

Donovan's Reef

as

Francis O'Brien

Cargo to Capetown

1950

Cargo to Capetown

as

Sam Bennett

Tammy Tell Me True

1961

Tammy Tell Me True

as

Judge Carver

Cimarron

1960

Cimarron

as

Judge Neal Hefner

Make Haste to Live

1954

Make Haste to Live

as

Sheriff Lafe

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

The Over the Hill Gang

as

Jason Fitch

Lust for Gold

1949

Lust for Gold

as

Wiser

Destry

1954

Destry

as

The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor

Yuma

1971

Yuma

as

Mules McNeil

Edge of Eternity

1959

Edge of Eternity

as

Sheriff Edwards

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

as

George Bradford

You Belong to Me

1941

You Belong to Me

as

Billings

Destroyer

1943

Destroyer

as

Kansas Jackson

Angel in My Pocket

1969

Angel in My Pocket

as

Axel Gresham

Too Many Husbands

1940

Too Many Husbands

as

McDermott

A Ticklish Affair

1963

A Ticklish Affair

as

Captain Martin / Gramps

Devil's Partner

1961

Devil's Partner

as

Doc Lucas

She Couldn't Say No

1954

She Couldn't Say No

as

Ed Meeker

Cave of Outlaws

1951

Cave of Outlaws

as

Dobbs

Wichita

1955

Wichita

as

Doc Black

When the Daltons Rode

1940

When the Daltons Rode

as

Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

as

Jonesey Jones

Red Canyon

1949

Red Canyon

as

Jonah Johnson

Dawn at Socorro

1954

Dawn at Socorro

as

Sheriff Cauthen

Gunpoint

1966

Gunpoint

as

Bull

Four Fast Guns

1960

Four Fast Guns

as

Dipper

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

1983

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

It Started with a Kiss

1959

It Started with a Kiss

as

Congressman Richard Tappe

Wild Stallion

1952

Wild Stallion

as

John Wintergreen

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

Toughest Man in Arizona

as

Jim Hadlock

The Big Hangover

1950

The Big Hangover

as

Uncle Fred Mahoney

Renegades

1946

Renegades

as

Kirk Dembrow

The Walking Hills

1949

The Walking Hills

as

Old Willy

Bride by Mistake

1944

Bride by Mistake

as

Jonathan Connors

Come Next Spring

1956

Come Next Spring

as

Mr. Canary

If I'm Lucky

1946

If I'm Lucky

as

Darius J. Magonnagle

The Sheepman

1958

The Sheepman

as

Milt Masters

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

Cheaper by the Dozen

as

Dr. Burton

Escape to Glory

1940

Escape to Glory

as

Charles Atterbee

Adventures in Silverado

1948

Adventures in Silverado

as

Dr. Hendersonn

City Without Men

1943

City Without Men

as

Judge Michael T. Mallory

The Silver Star

1955

The Silver Star

as

Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

Something for a Lonely Man

as

Old Man Wolenski

Arizona

1940

Arizona

as

Judge Bogardus

Texas

1941

Texas

as

Buford 'Doc' Thorpe

Flaming Feather

1952

Flaming Feather

as

Sgt. O'Rourke

Rage at Dawn

1955

Rage at Dawn

as

Judge

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

Spoilers of the Forest

as

Tom Duncan

The Swordsman

1948

The Swordsman

as

Angus MacArden

Stump Run

1959

Stump Run

as

The Desperadoes

1943

The Desperadoes

as

Uncle Willie McLeod

Flashing Spikes

1962

Flashing Spikes

as

Crab Holman

The Untamed Breed

1948

The Untamed Breed

as

John Rambeau

My Son Is Guilty

1939

My Son Is Guilty

as

Dan, Bartender

The Great Missouri Raid

1951

The Great Missouri Raid

as

Dr. Samuels

Silver City

1951

Silver City

as

Dutch Surrency

The Black Arrow

1948

The Black Arrow

as

Lawless

The Lonesome Trail

1955

The Lonesome Trail

as

Dan Wells

Best Man Wins

1948

Best Man Wins

as

Jim Smiley

Perilous Holiday

1946

Perilous Holiday

as

George Richards

The Richest Man in Town

1941

The Richest Man in Town

as

Pete Martin

The Sea Hawk

1940

The Sea Hawk

as

Ben Rollins

Strange Affair

1944

Strange Affair

as

Lt. Washburn

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1948

The Wreck of the Hesperus

as

George Lockhart

Day of the Badman

1958

Day of the Badman

as

Sam Wyckoff

Tear Gas Squad

1940

Tear Gas Squad

as

Cousin Andy

Hound-Dog Man

1959

Hound-Dog Man

as

Doc Cole

Her First Beau

1941

Her First Beau

as

Elmer Tuttle

Chartroose Caboose

1960

Chartroose Caboose

as

Woodrow 'Woody' Watts

The History of Hooterville

2005

The History of Hooterville

as

Self (archive footage)

The Marshal of Madrid

1972

The Marshal of Madrid

as

Deputy JJ Jackson

Sam Cade

1972

Sam Cade

as

J.J. Jackson

The Brush Roper

1955

The Brush Roper

as

Sub Doyal

The Andy Griffith Show

The Andy Griffith Show

as

Henry Wheeler

Green Acres

Green Acres

as

Uncle Joe Carson

The Beverly Hillbillies

The Beverly Hillbillies

as

Uncle Joe Carson

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

as

Uncle Joe Carson

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Andy Templet

Studio One

Studio One

as

Dan Ferris

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

as

Doc Bolton

Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver

as

Captain Jack

The Millionaire

The Millionaire

as

William Eliot Vaughan

Thriller

Thriller

as

Doc O'Connor

Climax!

Climax!

as

Spencer

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Pop Michaels

Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson

as

Cactus Charlie

Riverboat

Riverboat

as

Wingate Pardee

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Steve Devitt

Hopalong Cassidy

Hopalong Cassidy

as

Red Connors

Maverick

Maverick

as

Jed Christianson

Route 66

Route 66

as

Magistrate Abe Chumley

Cade's County

Cade's County

as

Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson

Wagon Train

Wagon Train

as

Ben Mattox

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

as

Judge Wilfred Manning

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Grandpa Fogarty

Maverick

Maverick

as

Daddy David Forge

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

York

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Colonel Starbottle

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Preacher Bailey

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Parson Meacham

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Timothy Dwight

Cavalcade of America

Cavalcade of America

as

Horace Greeley

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as

Chester Blake

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

as

Judge Edward Daley

The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

as

Captain Archie

Maverick

Maverick

as

Sheriff Hadley

Climax!

Climax!

as

Constable

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

as

Ethan Greenfield

Stagecoach West

Stagecoach West

as

Lum Jensen

The Gale Storm Show

The Gale Storm Show

as

Jasper Stokes

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Hallelujah Hicks

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

as

Doc J. Burrage

Production

Crew

Directing