Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen

Acting

Birthday

1908/04/02

Day of death

2003/07/06 (95 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Belleville, Illinois, USA

Also know as

Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.

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 serie...Read more

Acting
Breakfast at Tiffany's
7.6

(1961) Breakfast at Tiffany's

as Doc Golightly

Attack
6.8

(1956) Attack

as Tolliver

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
6.4

(1955) Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

as George Russel

The Horror at 37,000 Feet
4.9

(1973) The Horror at 37,000 Feet

as Glenn Farlee

Broadway Melody of 1938
6.2

(1937) Broadway Melody of 1938

as Peter Trot

The Girl of the Golden West
4.6

(1938) The Girl of the Golden West

as Alabama

Born to Dance
5.9

(1936) Born to Dance

as 'Mush' Tracy

Broadway Melody of 1936
6.4

(1935) Broadway Melody of 1936

as Ted Burke

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
6.0

(1968) The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

as Calvin Bower

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates
6.3

(1956) Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

as George Russel

Between Heaven and Hell
6.0

(1956) Between Heaven and Hell

as Pvt. Willie Crawford

Captain January
6.7

(1936) Captain January

as Paul Roberts

Night People
6.1

(1954) Night People

as M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress
10.0

(1955) Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

as George Russel

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race
7.0

(1955) Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

as George Russel

0.0

(1993) The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies

as ---

Stone Fox
5.0

(1987) Stone Fox

as Grandpa

Four Girls in White
6.3

(1939) Four Girls in White

as Express, an Orderly

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe
4.9

(1972) The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

as Joshua Cabe

Sing Your Worries Away
5.5

(1942) Sing Your Worries Away

as Tommy Jones

Yellow Jack
5.6

(1938) Yellow Jack

as Jellybeans

Banjo on My Knee
5.5

(1936) Banjo on My Knee

as Buddy

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
6.5

(1954) Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

as George Russel

The Kid From Texas
6.5

(1939) The Kid From Texas

as 'Snifty'

Mail Order Bride
6.6

(1964) Mail Order Bride

as Will Lane

Mission of Danger
5.0

(1960) Mission of Danger

as Hunk Marriner

Silver City Bonanza
0.0

(1951) Silver City Bonanza

as Gabe Horne

Frontier Rangers
3.6

(1959) Frontier Rangers

as Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Disneyland: U.S.A.
8.0

(1956) Disneyland: U.S.A.

as Self - George Russel

The Interns
5.4

(1962) The Interns

as Dr. Sidney Wohl

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
4.8

(1981) The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

as Jed Clampett

Parachute Battalion
5.5

(1941) Parachute Battalion

as Jeff Hollis

Hollywood Hobbies
5.3

(1939) Hollywood Hobbies

as Self (uncredited)

Working Tra$h
3.6

(1990) Working Tra$h

as Vandevere Lodge

My Lucky Star
5.3

(1938) My Lucky Star

as Buddy

Under Mexicali Stars
0.0

(1950) Under Mexicali Stars

as Homer Oglethorpe

Thunder in God's Country
0.0

(1951) Thunder in God's Country

as Happy Hooper

Utah Wagon Train
5.0

(1951) Utah Wagon Train

as 'Snooper' Trent

They Met in Argentina
3.0

(1941) They Met in Argentina

as Duke Ferrel

The Bastard
5.8

(1978) The Bastard

as Benjamin Edes

That's Entertainment!
7.3

(1974) That's Entertainment!

as (archive footage)

The Wizard of Oz
7.6

(1939) The Wizard of Oz

as Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
7.3

(1993) Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

as Self (archive footage)

Fire on the Mountain
7.0

(1981) Fire on the Mountain

as John Vogelin

0.0

(1999) Television: The First Fifty Years

as Jed Clampett (archive footage)

Leave Yesterday Behind
4.9

(1978) Leave Yesterday Behind

as Doc

The Tiny Tree
6.0

(1975) The Tiny Tree

as Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)

Smash-Up on Interstate 5
5.4

(1976) Smash-Up on Interstate 5

as Al Pearson

The Andersonville Trial
6.7

(1970) The Andersonville Trial

as Dr. John Bates

Fury River
5.5

(1961) Fury River

as Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Rodeo King and the Senorita
0.0

(1951) Rodeo King and the Senorita

as Muscles Benton

Red Garters
4.7

(1954) Red Garters

as Ginger Pete

NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
0.0

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

as Self

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
0.0

(1980) Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

as Self

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

The President's Plane Is Missing
6.2

(1973) The President's Plane Is Missing

as Vice President Kermit Madigan

Judy Garland: By Myself
7.5

(2004) Judy Garland: By Myself

as Self - Actor (voice)

Tom Sawyer
5.2

(1976) Tom Sawyer

as Muff Potter

The Paradise Connection
0.0

(1979) The Paradise Connection

as Stuart Douglas

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1987) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!
7.0

(1985) That's Dancing!

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
8.3

(1990) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

as Self (archive footage)

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.3

(1993) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Barnaby Jones

Davy Crockett at the Alamo
6.5

(1955) Davy Crockett at the Alamo

as George Russel

Pioneers of Primetime
0.0

(2005) Pioneers of Primetime

as ---

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett
10.0

(1954) Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

as George Russell (archive footage)

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as David Browne

Hardcastle and McCormick
6.4

(1983) Hardcastle and McCormick

as ---

King of the Hill
7.4

(1997) King of the Hill

as Chet Elderson (voice)

Hawaii Five-O
7.1

(1968) Hawaii Five-O

as Professor Ambrose Pierce

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Jed "JD" Clampett

Alias Smith and Jones
6.9

(1971) Alias Smith and Jones

as ---

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as ---

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Hannibal

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.8

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as ---

Night Gallery
7.8

(1970) Night Gallery

as ---

General Electric Theater
6.4

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Pa Jericho

The Twilight Zone
8.5

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Jimbo Cobb

Bus Stop
0.0

(1961) Bus Stop

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.8

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

Northwest Passage
6.5

(1958) Northwest Passage

as Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as George Stimson

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Rainspout Jones

Matt Houston
6.2

(1982) Matt Houston

as Roy Houston

Climax!
3.3

(1954) Climax!

as Ben

Adventures in Paradise
5.7

(1959) Adventures in Paradise

as Ben Curtis

Bronco
5.9

(1958) Bronco

as ---

The Dean Martin Show
7.3

(1965) The Dean Martin Show

as ---

Black Saddle
6.0

(1959) Black Saddle

as Gurney Rhodes

Lock-Up
6.2

(1959) Lock-Up

as ---

Riverboat
6.2

(1959) Riverboat

as Niles Cox

Gunslinger
6.0

(1961) Gunslinger

as ---

The Steve Allen Show
5.6

(1956) The Steve Allen Show

as Self - Northwest Passage

Johnny Ringo
5.7

(1959) Johnny Ringo

as Sample

7.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as ---

Davy Crockett
6.1

(1954) Davy Crockett

as George Russel

Tony Orlando and Dawn
3.5

(1974) Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as ---

Maverick
6.9

(1957) Maverick

as ---

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Dr. Mark Carroll

7.0

(1949) The Ed Wynn Show

as Self

Tony Awards
5.9

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Host/Presenter/Performer

The Mike Douglas Show
5.4

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Quimby

Tony Awards
5.9

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Drago

Reading Rainbow
8.3

(1983) Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Barnaby Jones
6.9

(1973) Barnaby Jones

as Barnaby Jones

Checkmate
4.1

(1960) Checkmate

as Pete O'Mara

10.0

(1952) Chevron Theatre

as ---

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Cactus Murphy

Maverick
6.9

(1957) Maverick

as Nero Lyme

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Sheriff Jesse Sanders

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Marshal Elmo Crane

Burke's Law
6.7

(1994) Burke's Law

as Louie Pike

Climax!
3.3

(1954) Climax!

as Gaffney

The Carol Burnett Show
7.7

(1967) The Carol Burnett Show

as Self

Finder of Lost Loves
5.7

(1984) Finder of Lost Loves

as Walter Lewis

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.8

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as George Russel

Tony Awards
5.9

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Disney Family Album
10.0

(1984) Disney Family Album

as Narrator

Corky and White Shadow
6.0

(1956) Corky and White Shadow

as Sheriff Matthew Brady

CBS Summer Playhouse
6.3

(1987) CBS Summer Playhouse

as Buddy Tucker

77 Sunset Strip
6.7

(1958) 77 Sunset Strip

as Baxter Kellogg

The Danny Kaye Show
6.3

(1963) The Danny Kaye Show

as Self

The Critical List
0.0

(1978) The Critical List

as Charles Sprague

Cannon
6.6

(1971) Cannon

as Barnaby Jones

The Yellow Rose
6.0

(1983) The Yellow Rose

as Toat Gilmore

Dinah!
6.7

(1974) Dinah!

as Self

Maverick
6.9

(1957) Maverick

as Sheriff Scratch Madden

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.3

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as Bram Holden

Rawhide
7.2

(1959) Rawhide

as Will Kinch

The Bob Hope Show
7.0

(1950) The Bob Hope Show

as Self