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Buddy Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer whose career spanned seven decades. His most famous role was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980).
Birth Name
Christian Rudolph Ebsen Jr.
Born
Thursday, 02 April 1908
Died
Sunday, 06 July 2003
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Jed Clempett | 2021 |
| The Sixties | Jed Clampett | 2013 |
| Family Band: The Cowsills Story | Self | 2011 |
| The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond | Self | 2009 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Jed Clampett - for Kellogg's Cereals | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Jed Clampett | 1999 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Self - Actor | 1997 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| History of the Sitcom | Jed Clempett | 2021 |
| The Sixties | Jed Clampett | 2013 |
| Family Band: The Cowsills Story | Self | 2011 |
| The Yellow Brick Road and Beyond | Self | 2009 |
| Pioneers of Television | Self | 2008 |
| TV Land Moguls | Self | 2004 |
| The 76th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2004 |
| Hit Celebrity TV Commercials | Jed Clampett - for Kellogg's Cereals | 2004 |
| Television: The First Fifty Years | Jed Clampett | 1999 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Self - Actor | 1997 |
| King of the Hill | Chet Elderson | 1997 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) / Performer in Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' | 1994 |
| Burke's Law | Louie Pike | 1994 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Barnaby Jones | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Audrey Hepburn Remembered | Self | 1993 |
| One on One with John Tesh | Self | 1991 |
| Working Tra$h | Vandevere Lodge / Lodge | 1990 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Buddy Tucker | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / George Russel in 'Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier' | 1987 |
| Stone Fox | Grandpa | 1987 |
| American Masters | Self - Actor | 1986 |
| All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan | Self | 1985 |
| That's Dancing! | Archival footage from 'Born to Dance' | 1985 |
| Finder of Lost Loves | Walter Lewis | 1984 |
| The Disney Family Album | Narrator / Self / George Russel | 1984 |
| The Yellow Rose | Toat Gilmore | 1983 |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | Self | 1983 |
| Reading Rainbow | Self | 1983 |
| Matt Houston | Roy Houston / Uncle Roy Houston | 1982 |
| Fire on the Mountain | John Vogelin | 1981 |
| The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies | Jed Clampett | 1981 |
| The Bastard | Benjamin Edes | 1978 |
| CBS: On the Air | Self - Co-Host | 1978 |
| Leave Yesterday Behind | Doc | 1978 |
| Smash-Up on Interstate 5 | Al Pearson | 1976 |
| The Tiny Tree | Squire Badger (Narrator) (voice) / Squire Badger (Narrator) | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| The Mac Davis Show | Self | 1974 |
| Tony Orlando and Dawn | Self | 1974 |
| That's Entertainment! | Clip from 'Broadway Melody of 1938' / (archive footage) | 1974 |
| The President's Plane Is Missing | Vice President Kermit Madigan | 1973 |
| The Horror at 37, 000 Feet | Glenn Farlee | 1973 |
| Barnaby Jones | Barnaby Jones | 1973 |
| The Daughters of Joshua Cabe | Joshua Cabe | 1972 |
| Cannon | Barnaby Jones | 1971 |
| Alias Smith and Jones | Phil Archer / George Austin | 1971 |
| The Andersonville Trial | Dr. John Bates | 1970 |
| Night Gallery | Doc Soames (segment "The Waiting Room") | 1969 |
| Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters | Self | 1969 |
| What's It All About, World? | Self | 1969 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Professor Ambrose Pierce | 1968 |
| The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Calvin Bower | 1968 |
| The Carol Burnett Show | Self | 1967 |
| The Dean Martin Summer Show | Self | 1966 |
| The Dean Martin Show | Self | 1965 |
| Mail Order Bride | Will Lane | 1964 |
| The Hollywood Palace | Self / Self - Host | 1964 |
| The Danny Kaye Show | Self | 1963 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself | 1962 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Jed "JD" Clampett / Jed Clampett | 1962 |
| The Andy Williams Show | Self | 1962 |
| The Interns | Dr. Sidney Wohl | 1962 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
| Breakfast at Tiffany's | Doc Golightly | 1961 |
| Bus Stop | Virge Blessing | 1961 |
| Fury River | Sergeant Hunk Marriner | 1961 |
| King of Diamonds | Anderson | 1961 |
| Gunslinger | Jed Spangler | 1961 |
| The Best of the Post | The Trumpet Man | 1960 |
| The Andy Griffith Show | David Browne | 1960 |
| Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
| The Barbara Stanwyck Show | Dr. Mark Carroll | 1960 |
| Checkmate | Pete O'Mara | 1960 |
| Mission of Danger | Hunk Marriner | 1960 |
| Adventures in Paradise | Ben Curtis | 1959 |
| The Twilight Zone | Jimbo Cobb | 1959 |
| Johnny Ringo | Sample | 1959 |
| Lock Up | Curly Simmons | 1959 |
| Riverboat | Niles Cox | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Sheriff Jesse Sanders / Cactus Murphy | 1959 |
| Black Saddle | Gurney Rhodes | 1959 |
| Rawhide | George Stimson / Will Kinch | 1959 |
| Frontier Rangers | Sergeant Hunk Marriner | 1959 |
| 77 Sunset Strip | Baxter Kellogg | 1958 |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | Bret Malone | 1958 |
| Bronco | Sergeant Cass | 1958 |
| Northwest Passage | Sergeant Hunk Marriner / Hunk Marriner | 1958 |
| Maverick | Nero Lyme / Rumsey Plumb / Sheriff Scratch Madden | 1957 |
| Have Gun - Will Travel | Bram Holden / Marshal Elmo Crane | 1957 |
| Tales of Wells Fargo | Daniel J. Ferguson / Lou Reese | 1957 |
| Disneyland, U.S.A. | Himself - as George Russel / Self - as George Russel | 1956 |
| Between Heaven and Hell | Pvt. Willie Crawford | 1956 |
| Playhouse 90 | Froelich / Phil | 1956 |
| Attack | Sfc. Tolliver - Fox Co. / Tolliver | 1956 |
| Davy Crockett and the River Pirates | George Russel | 1956 |
| The Steve Allen Plymouth Show | Self - Northwest Passage | 1956 |
| Corky and White Shadow | Sheriff Matthew Brady / Sheriff Matt Brady | 1956 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Fred | 1955 |
| Gunsmoke | Drago / Hannibal / Quimby | 1955 |
| The Mickey Mouse Club | Self / Sheriff Matthew Brady / serial 'Corky and White Shadow' | 1955 |
| Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier | George Russel | 1955 |
| The Eddie Cantor Comedy Theater | Mike Applegate | 1955 |
| Davy Crockett | George Russel | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | George Russel / Calvin Bower | 1954 |
| Climax! | Gaffney / Ben | 1954 |
| Studio 57 | Ira Farr | 1954 |
| Night People | Sgt. Eddie McColloch / M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch | 1954 |
| Red Garters | Ginger Pete | 1954 |
| The Martha Raye Show | Self | 1954 |
| General Electric Theater | Pa Jericho | 1953 |
| Omnibus | Pat Humbert (segment "The House") | 1952 |
| Broadway Television Theatre | William Magee / Skid Johnson / Preston Mitchell / Henry Williams | 1952 |
| Utah Wagon Train | 'Snooper' Trent / Snooper | 1951 |
| Personal Appearance Theater | Hugo Beam | 1951 |
| Schlitz Playhouse | Rainspout Jones | 1951 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Jed Clampett | 1951 |
| Gruen Guild Theater | The Genie | 1951 |
| Rodeo King and the Senorita | Muscles Benton | 1951 |
| Hollywood Opening Night | Mail Carrier | 1951 |
| Thunder in God's Country | Happy Hooper / Deputy Happy Hooper | 1951 |
| Silver City Bonanza | Gabe Horne | 1951 |
| Under Mexicali Skies | Homer Oglethorpe | 1950 |
| All Star Revue | Self | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Paul | 1950 |
| Stars Over Hollywood | Mail Carrier | 1950 |
| The Ed Wynn Show | Self | 1949 |
| Sing Your Worries Away | Tommy Jones | 1942 |
| Parachute Battalion | Jeff Hollis | 1941 |
| They Met in Argentina | Duke Ferrel | 1941 |
| The Wizard of Oz | The Tin Man | 1939 |
| Hollywood Hobbies | Self | 1939 |
| The Kid from Texas | 'Snifty' | 1939 |
| Four Girls in White | Express / Express, an Orderly | 1939 |
| My Lucky Star | Buddy | 1938 |
| Yellow Jack | 'Jellybeans' / Jellybeans | 1938 |
| The Girl of the Golden West | 'Alabama' / Alabama | 1938 |
| Broadway Melody of 1938 | Peter Trot | 1937 |
| Banjo on My Knee | Buddy | 1936 |
| Born to Dance | 'Mush' Tracy | 1936 |
| Captain January | Paul Roberts | 1936 |
| Broadway Melody of 1936 | Ted Burke | 1935 |
