Buddy Ebsen

Actor

Born April 2, 1908 in Belleville, Illinois, USA

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".

Filmography

Pioneers of Primetime

Judy Garland: By Myself

Self - Actor (voice)

King of the Hill

Chet Elderson (voice)

That's Entertainment! III

(archive footage)

Burke's Law

Louie Pike

The Beverly Hillbillies

Barnaby Jones

Audrey Hepburn: Remembered

Self (archive footage)

Working Tra$h

Vandevere Lodge

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic

Self (archive footage)

CBS Summer Playhouse

Buddy Tucker

Stone Fox

Grandpa

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Finder of Lost Loves

Walter Lewis

Disney Family Album

Narrator

The Yellow Rose

Toat Gilmore

Hardcastle and McCormick

Reading Rainbow

Self - Narrator (voice)

Matt Houston

Roy Houston

Fire on the Mountain

John Vogelin

The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies

Jed Clampett

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

Self

The Paradise Connection

Stuart Douglas

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

Self

The Critical List

Charles Sprague

The Bastard

Benjamin Edes

Leave Yesterday Behind

Doc

Tom Sawyer

Muff Potter

Smash-Up on Interstate 5

Al Pearson

The Tiny Tree

Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice)

Tony Orlando and Dawn

Self

Dinah!

Self

That's Entertainment!

(archive footage) (uncredited)

The President's Plane Is Missing

Vice President Kermit Madigan

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

Glenn Farlee

Barnaby Jones

The Daughters of Joshua Cabe

Joshua Cabe

Cannon

Barnaby Jones

Alias Smith and Jones

Night Gallery

The Andersonville Trial

Dr. John Bates

Hawaii Five-O

Professor Ambrose Pierce

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Calvin Bower

The Carol Burnett Show

Self

The Dean Martin Show

Mail Order Bride

Will Lane

The Danny Kaye Show

Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jed "JD" Clampett

The Interns

Dr. Sidney Wohl

The Mike Douglas Show

Self

Breakfast at Tiffany's

Doc Golightly

Bus Stop

Fury River

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Gunslinger

Jed Spangler

The Andy Griffith Show

David Browne

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

Dr. Mark Carroll

Checkmate

Pete O'Mara

Mission of Danger

Hunk Marriner

Adventures in Paradise

Ben Curtis

The Twilight Zone

Jimbo Cobb

Johnny Ringo

Sample

Lock-Up

Riverboat

Niles Cox

Bonanza

Cactus Murphy

Black Saddle

Gurney Rhodes

Rawhide

George Stimson

Frontier Rangers

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

77 Sunset Strip

Baxter Kellogg

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

Bronco

Northwest Passage

Sergeant Hunk Marriner

Maverick

Have Gun, Will Travel

Marshal Elmo Crane

Disneyland: U.S.A.

Self - George Russel

Between Heaven and Hell

Pvt. Willie Crawford

Attack

Tolliver

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates

George Russel

The Steve Allen Show

Self - Northwest Passage

Tony Awards

Self - Host

Corky and White Shadow

Sheriff Matthew Brady

Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race

George Russel

Gunsmoke

Hannibal

Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier

George Russel

Davy Crockett at the Alamo

George Russel

Davy Crockett Goes to Congress

George Russel

Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter

George Russel

Davy Crockett

George Russel

Walt Disney Treasures - Davy Crockett

George Russell (archive footage)

The Wonderful World of Disney

Climax!

Ben

Studio 57

Night People

M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch

Red Garters

Ginger Pete

General Electric Theater

Pa Jericho

Omnibus

Utah Wagon Train

'Snooper' Trent

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Rainspout Jones

Rodeo King and the Senorita

Muscles Benton

Thunder in God's Country

Happy Hooper

Silver City Bonanza

Gabe Horne

Under Mexicali Stars

Homer Oglethorpe

The Bob Hope Show

Self

Sing Your Worries Away

Tommy Jones

Parachute Battalion

Jeff Hollis

They Met in Argentina

Duke Ferrel

The Wizard of Oz

Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited)

Hollywood Hobbies

Self (uncredited)

The Kid From Texas

'Snifty'

Four Girls in White

Express, an Orderly

My Lucky Star

Buddy

Yellow Jack

Jellybeans

The Girl of the Golden West

Alabama

Broadway Melody of 1938

Peter Trot

Banjo on My Knee

Buddy

Born to Dance

'Mush' Tracy

Captain January

Paul Roberts

Broadway Melody of 1936

Ted