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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Pioneers of Primetime
Character:
Release Date:09/11/2005
Judy Garland: By Myself
Character:Self - Actor (voice)
Release Date:25/02/2004
Television: The First Fifty Years
Character:Jed Clampett (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/1999
That's Entertainment! III
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:01/07/1994
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Barnaby Jones
Release Date:15/10/1993
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/08/1993
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
Character:
Release Date:24/05/1993
Working Tra$h
Character:Vandevere Lodge
Release Date:26/11/1990
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:20/02/1990
Stone Fox
Character:Grandpa
Release Date:30/03/1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/1987
That's Dancing!
Character:From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Release Date:18/01/1985
Fire on the Mountain
Character:John Vogelin
Release Date:23/11/1981
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Jed Clampett
Release Date:06/10/1981
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/1980
The Paradise Connection
Character:Stuart Douglas
Release Date:15/09/1979
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Self
Release Date:13/09/1978
The Bastard
Character:Benjamin Edes
Release Date:22/05/1978
Leave Yesterday Behind
Character:Doc
Release Date:14/05/1978
Tom Sawyer
Character:Muff Potter
Release Date:07/11/1976
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Character:Al Pearson
Release Date:02/02/1976
The Tiny Tree
Character:Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)
Release Date:14/12/1975
That's Entertainment!
Character:(archive footage)
Release Date:21/06/1974
The President's Plane Is Missing
Character:Vice President Kermit Madigan
Release Date:23/10/1973
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Character:Glenn Farlee
Release Date:13/02/1973
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Character:Joshua Cabe
Release Date:13/09/1972
The Andersonville Trial
Character:Dr. John Bates
Release Date:17/05/1970
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Character:Calvin Bower
Release Date:19/04/1968
Mail Order Bride
Character:Will Lane
Release Date:10/03/1964
The Interns
Character:Dr. Sidney Wohl
Release Date:08/08/1962
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Character:Doc Golightly
Release Date:06/10/1961
Fury River
Character:Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Release Date:14/09/1961
Mission of Danger
Character:Hunk Marriner
Release Date:16/01/1960
Frontier Rangers
Character:Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Release Date:01/01/1959
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Character:Self - George Russel
Release Date:20/12/1956
Between Heaven and Hell
Character:Pvt. Willie Crawford
Release Date:11/10/1956
Attack
Character:Tolliver
Release Date:19/09/1956
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
Character:George Russel
Release Date:18/07/1956
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
Character:George Russel
Release Date:16/11/1955
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Character:George Russel
Release Date:25/05/1955
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
Character:George Russel
Release Date:23/02/1955
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
Character:George Russel
Release Date:26/01/1955
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
Character:George Russel
Release Date:15/12/1954
Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
Character:George Russell (archive footage)
Release Date:04/12/1954
Night People
Character:M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch
Release Date:11/03/1954
Red Garters
Character:Ginger Pete
Release Date:09/02/1954
Utah Wagon Train
Character:'Snooper' Trent
Release Date:14/10/1951
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Character:Muscles Benton
Release Date:15/07/1951
Thunder in God's Country
Character:Happy Hooper
Release Date:07/04/1951
Silver City Bonanza
Character:Gabe Horne
Release Date:01/03/1951
Under Mexicali Stars
Character:Homer Oglethorpe
Release Date:20/11/1950
Sing Your Worries Away
Character:Tommy Jones
Release Date:06/03/1942
Parachute Battalion
Character:Jeff Hollis
Release Date:12/09/1941
They Met in Argentina
Character:Duke Ferrel
Release Date:25/04/1941
The Wizard of Oz
Character:Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:15/08/1939
Hollywood Hobbies
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:03/05/1939
The Kid From Texas
Character:'Snifty'
Release Date:14/04/1939
Four Girls in White
Character:Express, an Orderly
Release Date:27/01/1939
My Lucky Star
Character:Buddy
Release Date:09/09/1938
Yellow Jack
Character:Jellybeans
Release Date:19/05/1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Character:Alabama
Release Date:18/03/1938
Broadway Melody of 1938
Character:Peter Trot
Release Date:20/08/1937
Banjo on My Knee
Character:Buddy
Release Date:11/12/1936
Born to Dance
Character:'Mush' Tracy
Release Date:27/11/1936
Captain January
Character:Paul Roberts
Release Date:17/04/1936
Broadway Melody of 1936
Character:Ted Burke
Release Date:18/09/1935
Television Appearances
King of the Hill
Character:Chet Elderson (voice)
Burke's Law
Character:Louie Pike
CBS Summer Playhouse
Character:Buddy Tucker
Finder of Lost Loves
Character:Walter Lewis
Disney Family Album
Character:Narrator
The Yellow Rose
Character:Toat Gilmore
Hardcastle and McCormick
Character:
Reading Rainbow
Character:Self - Narrator (voice)
Matt Houston
Character:Roy Houston
The Critical List
Character:Charles Sprague
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Character:Self
Dinah!
Character:Self
Barnaby Jones
Character:Barnaby Jones
Cannon
Character:Barnaby Jones
Alias Smith and Jones
Character:
Night Gallery
Character:
Hawaii Five-O
Character:Professor Ambrose Pierce
The Carol Burnett Show
Character:Self
The Dean Martin Show
Character:
The Danny Kaye Show
Character:Self
Vacation Playhouse
Character:
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Jed "JD" Clampett
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self
Bus Stop
Character:
Gunslinger
Character:Jed Spangler
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:David Browne
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Character:Dr. Mark Carroll
Checkmate
Character:Pete O'Mara
Adventures in Paradise
Character:Ben Curtis
The Twilight Zone
Character:Jimbo Cobb
Johnny Ringo
Character:Sample
Lock-Up
Character:
Riverboat
Character:Niles Cox
Bonanza
Character:Cactus Murphy
Bonanza
Character:Sheriff Jesse Sanders
Black Saddle
Character:Gurney Rhodes
Rawhide
Character:George Stimson
Rawhide
Character:Will Kinch
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Baxter Kellogg
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Bronco
Character:
Northwest Passage
Character:Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Maverick
Character:
Maverick
Character:Nero Lyme
Maverick
Character:Sheriff Scratch Madden
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Marshal Elmo Crane
Have Gun, Will Travel
Character:Bram Holden
The Steve Allen Show
Character:Self - Northwest Passage
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host/Presenter/Performer
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Corky and White Shadow
Character:Sheriff Matthew Brady
Gunsmoke
Character:Hannibal
Gunsmoke
Character:Quimby
Gunsmoke
Character:Drago
Davy Crockett
Character:George Russel
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:George Russel
Climax!
Character:Ben
Climax!
Character:Gaffney
Studio 57
Character:
General Electric Theater
Character:Pa Jericho
Omnibus
Character:
Chevron Theatre
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Rainspout Jones
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
The Ed Wynn Show
Character:Self
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