Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Acting

Birthday

1903/03/20

Day of death

1979/04/04 (76 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Humansville, Missouri, USA

Also know as

William Edgar Buchanan II

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edgar Buchanan (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. As Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar Buchanan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting
Shane
7.4

(1953) Shane

as Fred Lewis

Move Over, Darling
6.5

(1963) Move Over, Darling

as Judge Bryson

The Comancheros
6.7

(1961) The Comancheros

as Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen

Human Desire
6.8

(1954) Human Desire

as Alec Simmons

Benji
6.2

(1974) Benji

as Bill

Abilene Town
5.3

(1946) Abilene Town

as Sheriff Bravo Trimble

The Talk of the Town
7.3

(1942) The Talk of the Town

as Sam Yates

The Rounders
5.5

(1965) The Rounders

as Vince Moore

Devil's Doorway
7.0

(1950) Devil's Doorway

as Zeke Carmody

Ride the High Country
7.0

(1962) Ride the High Country

as Judge Tolliver

Framed
6.4

(1947) Framed

as Jeff Cunningham

Coroner Creek
6.1

(1948) Coroner Creek

as Sheriff O'Hea

The Big Trees
5.6

(1952) The Big Trees

as Walter 'Yukon' Burns

Rawhide
6.7

(1951) Rawhide

as Sam Todd

The Man from Colorado
6.8

(1948) The Man from Colorado

as Doc Merriam

McLintock!
6.5

(1963) McLintock!

as Bunny Dull

Buffalo Bill
5.8

(1944) Buffalo Bill

as Sgt. Chips McGraw

Penny Serenade
6.6

(1941) Penny Serenade

as Applejack Carney

Donovan's Reef
6.2

(1963) Donovan's Reef

as Francis O'Brien

Cargo to Capetown
5.9

(1950) Cargo to Capetown

as Sam Bennett

Tammy Tell Me True
5.7

(1961) Tammy Tell Me True

as Judge Carver

Cimarron
6.0

(1960) Cimarron

as Judge Neal Hefner

Make Haste to Live
5.8

(1954) Make Haste to Live

as Sheriff Lafe

The Over the Hill Gang
5.6

(1969) The Over the Hill Gang

as Jason Fitch

Lust for Gold
5.9

(1949) Lust for Gold

as Wiser

Destry
6.1

(1954) Destry

as The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor

Yuma
5.9

(1971) Yuma

as Mules McNeil

Edge of Eternity
6.5

(1959) Edge of Eternity

as Sheriff Edwards

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
5.0

(1970) The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again

as Jason Fitch

The Sea of Grass
6.3

(1947) The Sea of Grass

as Jeff

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
5.9

(1946) The Walls Came Tumbling Down

as George Bradford

You Belong to Me
5.8

(1941) You Belong to Me

as Billings

Destroyer
6.6

(1943) Destroyer

as Kansas Jackson

Angel in My Pocket
5.3

(1969) Angel in My Pocket

as Axel Gresham

Any Number Can Play
6.9

(1949) Any Number Can Play

as Ed

Too Many Husbands
6.3

(1940) Too Many Husbands

as McDermott

A Ticklish Affair
5.7

(1963) A Ticklish Affair

as Captain Martin / Gramps

Devil's Partner
5.1

(1961) Devil's Partner

as Doc Lucas

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
4.9

(1946) The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

as Friar Tuck

She Couldn't Say No
5.6

(1954) She Couldn't Say No

as Ed Meeker

The Man from Button Willow
4.4

(1965) The Man from Button Willow

as Sorry

Cave of Outlaws
5.2

(1951) Cave of Outlaws

as Dobbs

Wichita
6.3

(1955) Wichita

as Doc Black

When the Daltons Rode
6.0

(1940) When the Daltons Rode

as Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
5.8

(1943) Good Luck, Mr. Yates

as Jonesey Jones

Red Canyon
5.0

(1949) Red Canyon

as Jonah Johnson

Welcome to Hard Times
5.0

(1967) Welcome to Hard Times

as Brown

Dawn at Socorro
7.2

(1954) Dawn at Socorro

as Sheriff Cauthen

The Impatient Years
6.3

(1944) The Impatient Years

as Judge

Gunpoint
6.0

(1966) Gunpoint

as Bull

Four Fast Guns
5.7

(1960) Four Fast Guns

as Dipper

Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
6.5

(1983) Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

It Started with a Kiss
5.3

(1959) It Started with a Kiss

as Congressman Richard Tappe

Wild Stallion
6.5

(1952) Wild Stallion

as John Wintergreen

Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0

(1952) Toughest Man in Arizona

as Jim Hadlock

The Big Hangover
6.1

(1950) The Big Hangover

as Uncle Fred Mahoney

Renegades
5.8

(1946) Renegades

as Kirk Dembrow

The Walking Hills
6.0

(1949) The Walking Hills

as Old Willy

Bride by Mistake
6.1

(1944) Bride by Mistake

as Jonathan Connors

Come Next Spring
6.0

(1956) Come Next Spring

as Mr. Canary

If I'm Lucky
6.5

(1946) If I'm Lucky

as Darius J. Magonnagle

King of the Wild Stallions
6.0

(1959) King of the Wild Stallions

as Idaho

The Sheepman
6.7

(1958) The Sheepman

as Milt Masters

Cheaper by the Dozen
6.3

(1950) Cheaper by the Dozen

as Dr. Burton

Escape to Glory
6.0

(1940) Escape to Glory

as Charles Atterbee

Adventures in Silverado
5.0

(1948) Adventures in Silverado

as Dr. Hendersonn

City Without Men
5.0

(1943) City Without Men

as Judge Michael T. Mallory

The Silver Star
5.0

(1955) The Silver Star

as Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)

Something for a Lonely Man
7.4

(1968) Something for a Lonely Man

as Old Man Wolenski

Arizona
6.2

(1940) Arizona

as Judge Bogardus

Texas
6.5

(1941) Texas

as Buford 'Doc' Thorpe

Flaming Feather
5.8

(1952) Flaming Feather

as Sgt. O'Rourke

Rage at Dawn
6.1

(1955) Rage at Dawn

as Judge

Spoilers of the Forest
0.0

(1957) Spoilers of the Forest

as Tom Duncan

The Fighting Guardsman
0.0

(1945) The Fighting Guardsman

as Brown

The Swordsman
0.0

(1948) The Swordsman

as Angus MacArden

Stump Run
0.0

(1959) Stump Run

as ---

The Desperadoes
5.7

(1943) The Desperadoes

as Uncle Willie McLeod

Flashing Spikes
5.3

(1962) Flashing Spikes

as Crab Holman

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
5.4

(1942) Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

as Curly Bill

The Untamed Breed
5.0

(1948) The Untamed Breed

as John Rambeau

My Son Is Guilty
8.0

(1939) My Son Is Guilty

as Dan, Bartender

The Great Missouri Raid
6.7

(1951) The Great Missouri Raid

as Dr. Samuels

Silver City
6.4

(1951) Silver City

as Dutch Surrency

The Black Arrow
5.2

(1948) The Black Arrow

as Lawless

The Lonesome Trail
7.5

(1955) The Lonesome Trail

as Dan Wells

Best Man Wins
7.0

(1948) Best Man Wins

as Jim Smiley

Perilous Holiday
0.0

(1946) Perilous Holiday

as George Richards

The Richest Man in Town
0.0

(1941) The Richest Man in Town

as Pete Martin

The Sea Hawk
7.2

(1940) The Sea Hawk

as Ben Rollins

Strange Affair
6.2

(1944) Strange Affair

as Lt. Washburn

The Wreck of the Hesperus
6.3

(1948) The Wreck of the Hesperus

as George Lockhart

Day of the Badman
6.5

(1958) Day of the Badman

as Sam Wyckoff

It Happens Every Thursday
6.2

(1953) It Happens Every Thursday

as Jake

Tear Gas Squad
4.8

(1940) Tear Gas Squad

as Cousin Andy

Hound-Dog Man
4.4

(1959) Hound-Dog Man

as Doc Cole

Her First Beau
5.0

(1941) Her First Beau

as Elmer Tuttle

Chartroose Caboose
0.0

(1960) Chartroose Caboose

as Woodrow 'Woody' Watts

The History of Hooterville
0.0

(2005) The History of Hooterville

as Self (archive footage)

The Marshal of Madrid
0.0

(1972) The Marshal of Madrid

as Deputy JJ Jackson

Sam Cade
0.0

(1972) Sam Cade

as J.J. Jackson

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Henry Wheeler

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

Green Acres
7.3

(1965) Green Acres

as Uncle Joe Carson

The Beverly Hillbillies
6.8

(1962) The Beverly Hillbillies

as Uncle Joe Carson

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as ---

Petticoat Junction
5.8

(1963) Petticoat Junction

as Uncle Joe Carson

The Mod Squad
6.3

(1968) The Mod Squad

as ---

The Merv Griffin Show
5.6

(1962) The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Andy Templet

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as Dan

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Dan Ferris

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Buckskin

The Twilight Zone
8.4

(1959) The Twilight Zone

as Doc Bolton

The Tall Man
6.3

(1960) The Tall Man

as ---

Leave It to Beaver
6.9

(1957) Leave It to Beaver

as Captain Jack

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Pops

0.0

(1960) Bringing Up Buddy

as ---

Outlaws
6.2

(1960) Outlaws

as ---

Bus Stop
0.0

(1961) Bus Stop

as ---

Have Gun, Will Travel
7.4

(1957) Have Gun, Will Travel

as ---

The Millionaire
5.0

(1955) The Millionaire

as William Eliot Vaughan

Thriller
6.3

(1960) Thriller

as Doc O'Connor

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Henry Maguire

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Spencer

Bronco
5.2

(1958) Bronco

as ---

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as ---

National Velvet
7.5

(1960) National Velvet

as ---

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Pop Michaels

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as ---

Lawman
5.4

(1958) Lawman

as ---

Bat Masterson
6.1

(1958) Bat Masterson

as Cactus Charlie

Laramie
6.4

(1959) Laramie

as ---

Riverboat
6.2

(1959) Riverboat

as Wingate Pardee

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

Stoney Burke
5.7

(1962) Stoney Burke

as ---

0.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as Luke

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Steve Devitt

26 Men
4.2

(1957) 26 Men

as ---

Judge Roy Bean
5.0

(1955) Judge Roy Bean

as ---

Hopalong Cassidy
5.2

(1952) Hopalong Cassidy

as Red Connors

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Jed Christianson

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Judge Franklin

Route 66
6.3

(1960) Route 66

as Magistrate Abe Chumley

Cade's County
5.7

(1971) Cade's County

as Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson

The Californians
4.7

(1957) The Californians

as Major

Wagon Train
6.3

(1957) Wagon Train

as Ben Mattox

Dr. Kildare
5.3

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Judge Wilfred Manning

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as Grandpa Fogarty

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Daddy David Forge

Gunsmoke
6.6

(1955) Gunsmoke

as York

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Colonel Starbottle

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Preacher Bailey

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Parson Meacham

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Doctor

General Electric Theater
6.0

(1953) General Electric Theater

as Timothy Dwight

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Horace Greeley

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as Doc Mathew

Wanted: Dead or Alive
6.9

(1958) Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Chester Blake

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Judge Edward Daley

The Danny Thomas Show
6.0

(1953) The Danny Thomas Show

as Captain Archie

Maverick
6.8

(1957) Maverick

as Sheriff Hadley

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Constable

The Restless Gun
3.7

(1957) The Restless Gun

as Ethan Greenfield

Stagecoach West
6.0

(1960) Stagecoach West

as Lum Jensen

The Lloyd Bridges Show
5.0

(1962) The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Doc Lawton

5.5

(1956) The Gale Storm Show

as Jasper Stokes

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Hallelujah Hicks

The Rifleman
7.0

(1958) The Rifleman

as Doc J. Burrage