Buddy Ebsen

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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 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:...

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King of the HillSeries • 1997BonanzaSeries • 1959The Andy Griffith ShowSeries • 1960Hawaii Five-OSeries • 1969The Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Have Gun, Will TravelSeries • 1957MaverickSeries • 1957The Beverly HillbilliesSeries • 1962Climax!Series • 1954CannonSeries • 1971RawhideSeries • 1959Barnaby JonesSeries • 1973Night GallerySeries • 1970Matt HoustonSeries • 1982GunsmokeSeries • 195577 Sunset StripSeries • 1958The Wizard of OzMovie • 1939Adventures in ParadiseSeries • 1959Hardcastle and McCormickSeries • 1983Alias Smith and JonesSeries • 1971Studio 57Series • 1954CheckmateSeries • 1960BroncoSeries • 1958The Dean Martin ShowSeries • 1965