Buddy Ebsen
Born in Belleville, Illinois, USA — Apr 02 1908• Died Jul 06 2003
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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 th…
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Buddy Ebsen's Credits
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King of the Hill
Chet Elderson (voice)
Bonanza
Cactus Murphy
The Andy Griffith Show
David Browne
Have Gun, Will Travel
Marshal Elmo Crane
Hawaii Five-O
Professor Ambrose Pierce
Maverick
The Twilight Zone
Jimbo Cobb
Climax!
Ben
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed "JD" Clampett
Cannon
Barnaby Jones
Rawhide
George Stimson
Dinah!
Self
The Carol Burnett Show
Self
Barnaby Jones
Barnaby Jones
77 Sunset Strip
Baxter Kellogg
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Northwest Passage
Night Gallery
Checkmate
Pete O'Mara
Adventures in Paradise
Ben Curtis
Gunsmoke
Hannibal
Studio 57
Hardcastle and McCormick
Bronco
Alias Smith and Jones
Burke's Law
Louie Pike
Matt Houston
Roy Houston
Black Saddle
Gurney Rhodes
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Wizard of Oz
Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)
The Dean Martin Show
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
Johnny Ringo
Sample
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Lock-Up
Finder of Lost Loves
Walter Lewis
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Dr. Mark Carroll
Bus Stop
Riverboat
Niles Cox
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self
Vacation Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse
Buddy Tucker
Gunslinger
Jed Spangler
Chevron Theatre
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Doc Golightly
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Beverly Hillbillies
Barnaby Jones
The Yellow Rose
Toat Gilmore
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Rainspout Jones
Corky and White Shadow
Sheriff Matthew Brady
General Electric Theater
Pa Jericho
The Critical List
Charles Sprague
The Ed Wynn Show
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
Television: The First Fifty Years
Jed Clampett (archive footage)
Davy Crockett
George Russel
Northwest Passage
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Attack
Tolliver
The Bastard
Benjamin Edes
Judy Garland: By Myself
Self - Actor (voice)
That's Entertainment!
(archive footage)
Night People
M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch
Born to Dance
'Mush' Tracy
Smash-Up on Interstate 5
Al Pearson
Red Garters
Ginger Pete
That's Entertainment! III
(archive footage)
That's Dancing!
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Utah Wagon Train
'Snooper' Trent
Yellow Jack
Jellybeans
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Calvin Bower
The President's Plane Is Missing
Vice President Kermit Madigan
The Interns
Dr. Sidney Wohl
The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
Joshua Cabe
The Horror at 37,000 Feet
Glenn Farlee
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
Self (archive footage)
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
Self (archive footage)
Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
George Russel
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
George Russel
Broadway Melody of 1936
Ted Burke
The Paradise Connection
Stuart Douglas
Working Tra$h
Vandevere Lodge
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Self
Broadway Melody of 1938
Peter Trot
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Clampett
Tom Sawyer
Muff Potter
Fire on the Mountain
John Vogelin
The Andersonville Trial
Dr. John Bates
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
Self
Between Heaven and Hell
Pvt. Willie Crawford
My Lucky Star
Buddy
Frontier Rangers
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Hollywood Hobbies
Self (uncredited)
Mail Order Bride
Will Lane
Rodeo King and the Senorita
Muscles Benton
The Girl of the Golden West
Alabama
Parachute Battalion
Jeff Hollis
Thunder in God's Country
Happy Hooper
Four Girls in White
Express, an Orderly
Stone Fox
Grandpa
Under Mexicali Stars
Homer Oglethorpe
Fury River
Sergeant Hunk Marriner
They Met in Argentina
Duke Ferrel
Silver City Bonanza
Gabe Horne
Sing Your Worries Away
Tommy Jones
Pioneers of Primetime
The Kid From Texas
'Snifty'
Leave Yesterday Behind
Doc
Banjo on My Knee
Buddy
The Tiny Tree
Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)
Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
George Russel
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
George Russel
Davy Crockett at the Alamo
George Russel
Disney Family Album
Narrator
Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
George Russel
Captain January
Paul Roberts
Mission of Danger
Hunk Marriner
Disneyland: U.S.A.
Self - George Russel
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
George Russell (archive footage)
Tony Awards
Self - Host