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Buddy Ebsen is a Actor American born on 2 april 1908 at Belleville (USA)

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen
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Birth name Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.
Nationality USA
Birth 2 april 1908 at Belleville (USA)
Death 6 july 2003 (at 95 years) at California (USA)

Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr., known as Buddy Ebsen (April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), was an American character actor and dancer. A performer for seven decades, he had starring roles as Jed Clampett in the long-running CBS television series The Beverly Hillbillies and as the title character in the 1970s detective series Barnaby Jones. Ebsen also played Fess Parker's sidekick in Walt Disney's Davy Crockett miniseries (1953–54). Cast as the Tin Man in 1939's The Wizard of Oz, Ebsen fell ill from aluminum toxicity from the makeup and was forced to drop out of the film. Ebsen had a cameo role in the 1993 film version of The Beverly Hillbillies, not as Jed Clampett, but as his other famous character Barnaby Jones.

Biography

Ebsen was first married to Ruth Cambridge and they had two daughters. Their marriage ended in divorce.

In 1945, Ebsen married fellow lieutenant Nancy Wolcott. They had four daughters, including Kiki Ebsen, and a son. Their marriage also ended in divorce.

In 1985, Ebsen married his third wife, Dorothy "Dotti" Knott. They had no children.

Throughout his life, Ebsen had many interests. He was involved in politics He became a folk artist and an avid coin collector; co-founding the Beverly Hills Coin Club in 1987, with actor Chris Aable. His collection included many rarities such as a four dollar gold piece worth two hundred thousand dollars. It was sold in several auctions both before and after his death. As he entered his nineties, he continued to keep active, and two years before his death, his best-selling novel Kelly's Quest was published.

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Filmography of Buddy Ebsen (38 films)

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Actor

That's Entertainment! III, 1h53
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Musical films, Documentary films about films
Actors Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Cyd Charisse, Lena Horne, Howard Keel, Esther Williams
Roles (archive footage)
Rating74% 3.7388153.7388153.7388153.7388153.738815
Troisième volet de "Il était une fois Hollywood", "That's Entertainment III" nous propose un nouveau panorama de l'age d'or de la MGM mais aussi des chutes rarissimes, des séquences coupées lors de la sortie des films et des essais d'autres stars que celles qui furent finalement choisies.
The Beverly Hillbillies, 1h33
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Lea Thompson
Roles Barnaby Jones
Rating50% 2.5159052.5159052.5159052.5159052.515905
Jed Clampett (Jim Varney), a hillsman of humble station, accidentally discovers oil on his land while shooting at a rabbit. Ozark Mountain Oil, interested in purchasing his land, offers him $1 billion for the property. Unsure of what to do, Jed consults his sister, Pearl Bodine (Linda Carlson), during a family dinner. Pearl suggests a change of scenery for Jed's daughter, Elly May (Erika Eleniak), would be a good thing. Having made up his mind and accepted the money, Jed, his daughter, his mother-in-law Granny (Cloris Leachman), and his nephew, Jethro (Diedrich Bader), Pearl's son, load up Jethro's old, dilapidated truck with their possessions and move to Beverly Hills, California.
Working Tra$h, 1h30
Directed by Alan Metter
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors George Carlin, Ben Stiller, Buddy Ebsen, Leslie Hope, Dan Castellaneta, Michael J. Pollard
Roles Vandevere Lodge
Rating49% 2.464442.464442.464442.464442.46444
Fire on the Mountain, 2h
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Ron Howard, Buddy Ebsen, Harvey Vernon, Julie Carmen, Ross Harris, Michael Conrad
Roles John Vogelin
Rating62% 3.1429353.1429353.1429353.1429353.142935
Au Nouveau-Mexique, le petit Billy Starr, 12 ans, passe l'été dans le ranch de son grand-père John Vogelin. Le gouvernement veut agrandir sa base militaire de tirs de missiles White Sands Missile Range qui jouxte le ranch en le réquisitionnant, mais John Vogelin refuse de vendre. Lee Mackie, jeune promoteur de retour au pays, que l'armée délègue auprès de John pour entamer des négociations, se rallie à sa cause. Sans être antipatriotique, John Vogelin ne veut pas changer d'existence et va montrer ce qu'un individu déterminé peut faire lorsqu'il se trouve confronté au pouvoir et à ses puissants militaires.
The Bastard, 4h
Directed by Lee H. Katzin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films
Actors Andrew Stevens, Tom Bosley, Kim Cattrall, Buddy Ebsen, Lorne Greene, Olivia Hussey
Roles Benjamin Edes
Rating67% 3.3970953.3970953.3970953.3970953.397095
Phillipe Charboneau is the illegitimate son of an English duke. When he travels from France to England to claim his inheritance, he incurs the wrath of his father's family and is forced to flee to America, where he becomes involved in the events leading to the American Revolution.
Smash-Up on Interstate 5, 1h40
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Robert Conrad, Vera Miles, Buddy Ebsen, Herb Edelman, David Groh, Scott Jacoby
Roles Al Pearson
Rating59% 2.9507252.9507252.9507252.9507252.950725
The film is set on Interstate 5 in California on the day of July 4, 24 hours before the summer vacation will officially commence. From the beginning, California Highway Patrol sergeant Sam Marcum (Robert Conrad) announces in a voice-over that a 39 car smash-up will be the cause of 62 injured people and fourteen deaths. A selection of the people involved are followed up to 48 hours preceding the accident. Other than Sam, who is chasing the murderer of his colleague on the highway, the film focuses on the elderly couple Al and June Pearson (Buddy Ebsen and Harriet Nelson), who are setting out to a beach resort to forget the fact that June is suffering from a terminal disease. Meanwhile, a woman named Erica (Vera Miles) is troubled by a gang of bikers including rebellious Burnsey (Sue Lyon), when she is rescued by young Dale (David Groh). In other sub-plots, Lee Bassett (Scott Jacoby) becomes a murder suspect when he is forced to pick up a young couple on the run, Penny and Pete (Bonnie Ebsen and George O'Hanlon, Jr.). Laureen (Donna Mills), a nurse with feelings for Sam, struggles with doubts of marrying him. Barbara Hutton (Sian Barbara Allen), a young mother, is panicked when she finds her husband Jimmy (Tommy Lee Jones), an officer, shot. All these stories come together when a massive car crash changes their lives for good.
That's Entertainment!, 2h15
Directed by Jack Haley Jr.
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about films, Films about music and musicians, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Musical films, Documentary films about films
Actors Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, Peter Lawford, Liza Minnelli
Roles (archive footage)
Rating77% 3.89473.89473.89473.89473.8947
Cette nostalgique leçon d'histoire recèle les trésors cachés des plus grandes comédies musicales de la MGM ainsi que de nombreux autres extraits merveilleux mais moins célèbres, avec Esther Williams, Jimmy Durante, Eleanor Powell et même Clark Gable chantant et dansant. « Il était une fois Hollywood » est une véritable gourmandise pour cinéphiles et amateurs de comédies musicales.
The Horror at 37,000 Feet, 1h13
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Disaster films, Films about aviation accidents or incidents
Actors Chuck Connors, William Shatner, Buddy Ebsen, Roy Thinnes, Jane Merrow, Russell Johnson
Roles Glenn Farlee
Rating55% 2.750552.750552.750552.750552.75055
On a Boeing 747 flight from London to Los Angeles piloted by Captain Ernie Slade (Chuck Connors), a wealthy architect (Roy Thinnes) and his wife (Jane Merrow) have placed a druid sacrificial altar in the baggage hold of the airliner. Aboard for the ill-fated trip is ex-priest Paul Kovalik (William Shatner) and millionaire Glenn Farlee (Buddy Ebsen). Soon after takeoff, crew and passengers alike face the supernatural horror that is unleashed from the baggage compartment – the ghosts of the druids, that are seeking revenge from being uprooted from their ancient home.
The President's Plane Is Missing, 1h40
Directed by Daryl Duke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Political films, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Buddy Ebsen, Peter Graves, John Arthur Kennedy, Raymond Massey, Mercedes McCambridge, Rip Torn
Roles Vice President Kermit Madigan
Rating59% 2.9551652.9551652.9551652.9551652.955165
With diplomatic tensions building and the United States facing a possible military confrontation with China, Air Force One mysteriously crashes in the desert while heading to California, killing U.S. President Jeremy Haines (Tod Andrews). While the crash is being investigated, Vice-President Kermit Madigan (Buddy Ebsen) steps up as Acting President. Unfortunately, Haines had left him uninformed of current foreign policies. Madigan must now rely on the former President's aides to fill him in on information he lacks, but the aides have their own agendas. National Security Adviser George Oldenburg (Rip Torn) claims that Haines was preparing to go to war if the Chinese did not back down, while career diplomat Secretary of State Freeman Sharkey (Raymond Massey) asserts that Haines was pursuing a peaceful solution to the problem with China. Madigan's wife Hester (Mercedes McCambridge) sees this as an opportunity to advance his career, but the Washington political community doubts his competence. In dealing with growing tensions and conflicting advice, Madigan struggles to avoid a nuclear war with the Chinese. Meanwhile, it develops that President Haines was not aboard the crashed plane after all.
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, 1h50
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, John Davidson, Janet Blair
Roles Calvin Bower
Rating62% 3.1482753.1482753.1482753.1482753.148275
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland at the party's 1888 convention. On the urging of Joe Carder, a journalist and suitor to eldest Bower daughter Alice, the family decides instead to move to the Dakota Territory. There, Grandpa Bower, a staunch Democrat, causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland sentiments. The Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican, and hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one (so as to send four Republican senators to Washington rather than two). Grandpa's actions result in family strife, including nearly costing Alice her position as the town's new school teacher. The budding romance between Joe and Alice also suffers. In the end, more ballots are cast for Cleveland, but Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison nonetheless wins the Electoral College reversal and the presidency. Before he leaves office, Cleveland grants statehood to the two Dakotas, along with two Democrat-voting territories, evening the gains for both parties. The Dakotans, particularly the feuding young couple, resolve to live together in peace.
Mail Order Bride, 1h23
Directed by Burt Kennedy
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Western
Actors Buddy Ebsen, Keir Dullea, Lois Nettleton, Warren Oates, Artie Lange, BarBara Luna
Roles Will Lane
Rating60% 3.049833.049833.049833.049833.04983
Retired lawman Will Lane promises to look after a dying friend's son. He is given the deed to the man's Montana ranch and instructed not to let the friend's son, Lee Carey, have it until Lee gives up his immature ways.
The Interns, 2h
Directed by David Swift
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Michael Callan, Cliff Robertson, James MacArthur, Nick Adams, Suzy Parker, Anne Helm
Roles Dr. Sidney Wohl
Rating64% 3.23763.23763.23763.23763.2376
John Paul Otis' (Cliff Robertson) ambition to become a doctor is compromised when he falls in love with model Lisa Cardigan (Suzy Parker), then steals pills from the hospital on her behalf. His close friend and classmate, Lew Worship (James MacArthur), feels compelled to inform on Otis, ending his friend's career.
Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1h55
Directed by Blake Edwards
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about animals, Films about writers, Films about cats, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Martin Balsam, Buddy Ebsen, Mickey Rooney
Roles Doc Golightly
Rating76% 3.800953.800953.800953.800953.80095
One early morning, a yellow taxi pulls up at Tiffany & Co. on Fifth Avenue in New York City, from which elegantly dressed Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) emerges. Standing outside the shop looking into the windows, she nibbles on pastry and drinks coffee she brought with her, then strolls home to go to bed. Outside her apartment, she fends off her date Sid Arbuck (Claude Stroud) from the disastrous night before. Later in the day she is awakened by new neighbor-tenant, Paul Varjak (George Peppard), ringing her doorbell to get into the building. The pair chat as she dresses to leave for her weekly visit to Sally Tomato (Alan Reed), a mobster incarcerated at Sing Sing prison. Tomato's lawyer O'Shaughnessy pays her $100 a week to receive "the weather report.
Fury River
Fury River (1961)
, 1h14
Directed by Alan Crosland Jr., Jacques Tourneur, George Waggner
Origin USA
Genres Adventure, Historical, Western
Actors Keith Larsen, Buddy Ebsen, Philip Tonge, Rayford Barnes, Luis van Rooten, Harry Lauter
Roles Sergeant Hunk Marriner
Rating52% 2.6057852.6057852.6057852.6057852.605785
Les aventures du Major Rogers et de ses hommes pendant la Guerre de la Conquête.