Personal Info
William Edgar Buchanan II
Edgar Buchanan
Acting
Biography
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Edgar Buchanan (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. As Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley.
Early life
Edgar Buchanan was born to Rose (Kee) Buchanan and William Edgar Buchanan Sr., DDS in Humansville, Missouri. He moved with his family to Oregon when he was sev…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
The History of Hooterville
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Benji
as Bill
Sam Cade
as J.J. Jackson
The Marshal of Madrid
as Deputy JJ Jackson
Yuma
as Mules McNeil
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Jason Fitch
The Over the Hill Gang
as Jason Fitch
Angel in My Pocket
as Axel Gresham
Something for a Lonely Man
as Old Man Wolenski
TV Shows
Cade's County
as Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson · 24 ep.
The Partridge Family
as Judge McElwreath · 1 ep.
The Mod Squad
as Hargis · 1 ep.
Green Acres
as Uncle Joe Carson · 17 ep.
Petticoat Junction
as Uncle Joe Carson · 222 ep.
Vacation Playhouse
as Luke · 2 ep.
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Uncle Joe Carson · 3 ep.
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1 ep.
Stoney Burke
1 ep.
The Lloyd Bridges Show
as Doc Lawton · 1 ep.
