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Buddy Ebsen
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American actor and dancer (1908-2003)
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Buddy Ebsen was an American actor, and his recorded field of work included film. He held United States nationality, spoke English, and was recognised in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection. He was born on 2 April 1908, and his working period is recorded as having begun in 1928. He died on 6 July 2003.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1908–2003
- Nationality
- US
- Role / Field
- Actor, Tancerze amerykanscy, Aktorzy amerykanscy, Actors, Taniec, Film
- Language
- eng
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 15 libraries
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Key facts
- Born
- Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr. , ( 1908-04-02 ) April 2, 1908, Belleville, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- July 6, 2003 (2003-07-06) (aged 95), Torrance, California , U.S.
- Resting place
- Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Rollins College , University of Florida
- Occupations
- Actor singer dancer comedian
- Years active
- 1928–1999
- Political party
- Republican
- Spouses
- Ruth Cambridge ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1942 ) Nancy Wolcott ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1945 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1985 ) Dorothy Knott ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1985 )
- Children
- 7, including Kiki
- Relatives
- Vilma Ebsen (sister)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Belleville
- Place of death
- Torrance
- Occupation
- military personnel
- Educated at
- Rollins College
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- comedy film
- Instrument
- voice
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.buddyebsen.com
- Image
- Buddy Ebsen - USCG.jpg
- Height
- 192
- Residence
- Belleville
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- Commons category
- Buddy Ebsen
- date of birth
- 1908-04-02
- date of death
- 2003-07-06
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1928-00-00
- time period
- 20th century
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Joaquín Luque Roselló
- name in native language
- Buddy Ebsen
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Encyclopedic overview
Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), was an American actor and dancer, widely known for his role as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971) as well as his title role in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980). Also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen.
Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his film career in Broadway Melody of 1936. He also appeared as a dancer with child star Shirley Temple in Captain January (1936). He was cast to appear in The Wizard of Oz (1939), originally as the Scarecrow, but before filming began, his role was changed to the Tin Man. He fell seriously ill during filming due to the aluminum dust in his makeup and was forced to drop out. He appeared with Maureen O'Hara in They Met in Argentina (1941) and June Havoc in Sing Your Worries Away (1942). In Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), he portrayed Doc Golightly, the much older husband of Audrey Hepburn's character. Before his starring role in The Beverly Hillbillies, Ebsen had a successful television career, the highlight of which was his role as Davy Crockett's sidekick, George Russell, in Walt Disney's Davy Crockett miniseries (1953–54).
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