Buddy Ebsen

Career timeline

1. 1908 · Born

   Born in Belleville, Illinois, USA

2. 1935 · Screen debut

   Broadway Melody of 1936 (Movie)

3. 1939 · Breakthrough

   The Wizard of Oz (Movie)

4. 1997 · Latest release

   King of the Hill (TV)

5. 2003 · Died

   July 6, 2003

Career in numbers

6 1930s

1 1940s

29 1950s

12 1960s

10 1970s

8 1980s

4 1990s

• Drama39
• Comedy18
• Western18
• Family13
• Action & Adventure10
• Crime9

Highest-rated title The Twilight Zone 1959 8.5 Most popular title The Wizard of Oz 1939 7.6

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Buddy Ebsen in our catalogue.

Norman Lloyd

2 titles together

1. 1997 King of the Hill as Chet Elderson (voice) 7.4 TV
2. 1994 That's Entertainment! III as (archive footage) (uncredited) 7.1 Movie
3. 1994 Burke's Law as Louie Pike TV
4. 1993 The Beverly Hillbillies as Barnaby Jones 6.3 Movie
5. 1987 CBS Summer Playhouse as Buddy Tucker TV
6. 1985 That's Dancing! as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) 6.8 Movie
7. 1984 Finder of Lost Loves as Walter Lewis TV
8. 1984 Disney Family Album as Narrator TV
9. 1983 The Yellow Rose as Toat Gilmore TV
10. 1983 Hardcastle and McCormick 6.5 TV
11. 1982 Matt Houston as Roy Houston 6.3 TV
12. 1981 The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies as Jed Clampett Movie
13. 1978 The Critical List as Charles Sprague TV
14. 1978 The Bastard as Benjamin Edes TV
15. 1976 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 as Al Pearson Movie
16. 1974 That's Entertainment! as (archive footage) (uncredited) 7.4 Movie
17. 1973 The Horror at 37,000 Feet as Glenn Farlee 4.9 Movie
18. 1973 Barnaby Jones as Barnaby Jones 7.0 TV
19. 1972 The Daughters of Joshua Cabe as Joshua Cabe Movie
20. 1971 Cannon as Barnaby Jones 6.8 TV
21. 1971 Alias Smith and Jones 6.9 TV
22. 1970 Night Gallery 7.9 TV
23. 1969 Hawaii Five-O as Professor Ambrose Pierce 7.2 TV
24. 1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band as Calvin Bower 6.1 Movie
25. 1965 The Dean Martin Show TV
26. 1964 Mail Order Bride as Will Lane Movie
27. 1963 Vacation Playhouse TV
28. 1962 The Beverly Hillbillies as Jed "JD" Clampett 6.9 TV
29. 1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's as Doc Golightly 7.6 Movie
30. 1961 Bus Stop TV
31. 1961 Gunslinger as Jed Spangler TV
32. 1960 The Andy Griffith Show as David Browne 7.6 TV
33. 1960 The Barbara Stanwyck Show as Dr. Mark Carroll TV
34. 1960 Checkmate as Pete O'Mara TV
35. 1959 Adventures in Paradise as Ben Curtis TV
36. 1959 The Twilight Zone as Jimbo Cobb 8.5 TV
37. 1959 Johnny Ringo as Sample TV
38. 1959 Lock-Up TV
39. 1959 Riverboat as Niles Cox TV
40. 1959 Bonanza as Cactus Murphy 7.5 TV
41. 1959 Black Saddle as Gurney Rhodes TV
42. 1959 Rawhide as George Stimson 7.3 TV
43. 1958 77 Sunset Strip as Baxter Kellogg 7.2 TV
44. 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse TV
45. 1958 Bronco TV
46. 1958 Northwest Passage as Sergeant Hunk Marriner TV
47. 1957 Maverick 7.1 TV
48. 1957 Have Gun, Will Travel as Marshal Elmo Crane 7.3 TV
49. 1956 Between Heaven and Hell as Pvt. Willie Crawford 6.2 Movie
50. 1956 Attack as Tolliver 6.8 Movie
51. 1956 Davy Crockett and the River Pirates as George Russel 6.3 Movie
52. 1956 Corky and White Shadow as Sheriff Matthew Brady TV
53. 1955 Gunsmoke as Hannibal 6.7 TV
54. 1955 Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier as George Russel 6.4 Movie
55. 1954 Davy Crockett as George Russel TV
56. 1954 The Wonderful World of Disney as George Russel 7.9 TV
57. 1954 Climax! as Ben TV
58. 1954 Studio 57 TV
59. 1954 Night People as M/Sgt. Eddie McColloch 6.1 Movie
60. 1953 General Electric Theater as Pa Jericho TV
61. 1952 Omnibus TV
62. 1952 Chevron Theatre TV
63. 1951 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars as Rainspout Jones TV
64. 1941 They Met in Argentina as Duke Ferrel Movie
65. 1939 The Wizard of Oz as Tin Man (singing voice) (uncredited) 7.6 Movie
66. 1938 The Girl of the Golden West as Alabama Movie
67. 1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 as Peter Trot Movie
68. 1936 Born to Dance as 'Mush' Tracy 6.1 Movie
69. 1936 Captain January as Paul Roberts 6.8 Movie
70. 1935 Broadway Melody of 1936 as Ted 6.5 Movie

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