
Buddy Ebsen
Biography
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. 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.
Acting (64 movies)

Breakfast at Tiffany's
1961

Attack
1956

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
1955

The Horror at 37,000 Feet
1973

The Girl of the Golden West
1938

Broadway Melody of 1938
1937

Born to Dance
1936

Broadway Melody of 1936
1935

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
1956

Between Heaven and Hell
1956

Captain January
1936

Night People
1954

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
1955

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
1955

Stone Fox
1987

Four Girls in White
1939

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
1972

Sing Your Worries Away
1942

Yellow Jack
1938

Banjo on My Knee
1936

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
1954

The Kid From Texas
1939

Mail Order Bride
1964

Mission of Danger
1960

Silver City Bonanza
1951

Frontier Rangers
1959

Disneyland: U.S.A.
1956

The Interns
1962

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981

Parachute Battalion
1941

Hollywood Hobbies
1939

Working Tra$h
1990

My Lucky Star
1938

Under Mexicali Stars
1950

Thunder in God's Country
1951

Utah Wagon Train
1951

They Met in Argentina
1941

The Bastard
1978

That's Entertainment!
1974

The Wizard of Oz
1939

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993

Fire on the Mountain
1981

Leave Yesterday Behind
1978

The Tiny Tree
1975

Smash-Up on Interstate 5
1976

The Andersonville Trial
1970

Fury River
1961

Rodeo King and the Senorita
1951

Red Garters
1954

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

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980

That's Entertainment! III
1994

The President's Plane Is Missing
1973

Judy Garland: By Myself
2004

Tom Sawyer
1976

The Paradise Connection
1979

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

That's Dancing!
1985

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990

The Beverly Hillbillies
1993

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
1955

Pioneers of Primetime
2005

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
1954
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Paradise Connection | 1979 | Producer |