Born in Lexington, Kentucky, USA — Jun 15 1949• Died Feb 10 2000

James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell. The character was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies. Other roles included Jed Clampett in the film adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), and "Cookie" Farnsworth in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).
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Cooder (voice)


Walt Evergreen (voice)

Slinky Dog (voice)

Slinky Dog (voice)

Prince Carlos

Virgil Simms

Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)

Evan Earp

Jed Clampett

Seaman Broom

Hazel Montgomery

Ernest

Mr. Gus Holder (voice)

Snake

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest

Lothar Zogg

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Rex

Self

Self (archive footage)

Wrangler Bob

Carl Banks

Ernest

Ernest P. Worrell

Self (archive footage)

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Marcel Horowitz

Self

Crew

Rudy James

Self

Ernest P. Worrell

Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell

Rae's Father


Self

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Self (archive footage)

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest P. Worrell

The Old Mariner