Personal Info
Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr.
Buddy Ebsen
Acting
Biography
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"…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Pioneers of Primetime
Judy Garland: By Myself
as Self - Actor (voice)
Television: The First Fifty Years
as Jed Clampett (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Barnaby Jones
Audrey Hepburn: Remembered
as Self (archive footage)
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic
as Self (archive footage)
Working Tra$h
as Vandevere Lodge
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
TV Shows
King of the Hill
as Chet Elderson (voice) · 1 ep.
Burke's Law
as Louie Pike · 1 ep.
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Buddy Tucker · 1 ep.
Finder of Lost Loves
as Walter Lewis · 1 ep.
Disney Family Album
as Narrator · 20 ep.
Hardcastle and McCormick
1 ep.
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep.
The Yellow Rose
as Toat Gilmore · 2 ep.
Matt Houston
as Roy Houston · 22 ep.
The Critical List
as Charles Sprague · 2 ep.
