Biography
Buddy Ebsen
Acting
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-runn…
Career works
122
Movies
65
Series
57
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
04/02/1908
Place of birth
Belleville, Illinois, USA
Date of death
07/06/2003
Filmography highlights
Movies
Pioneers of Primetime
2005
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 · 8.3
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Television: The First Fifty Years
1999
That's Entertainment! III
1994 · 7.0
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993 · 6.3
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
1993 · 7.6
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The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
1993 · 8.0
Working Tra$h
1990 · 4.0
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990 · 8.3
Stone Fox
1987 · 6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 6.5
That's Dancing!
1985 · 6.9
Fire on the Mountain
1981 · 7.0
The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
1981 · 5.8
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980 · 8.0
Series
King of the Hill
1997 · 7.4
Burke's Law
1994 · 6.8
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · 7.0
Finder of Lost Loves
1984 · 6.8
Disney Family Album
1984 · 9.0
The Yellow Rose
1983 · 7.6
Hardcastle and McCormick
1983 · 6.5
Reading Rainbow
1983 · 8.3
Matt Houston
1982 · 6.3
The Critical List
1978 · 9.0
The Bastard
1978 · 7.0
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · 3.5
Dinah!
1974 · 7.0
Barnaby Jones
1973 · 7.0
Cannon
1971 · 6.7