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Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; [1] April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, [2] was an American actor and dancer. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980).
He replaced song-and-dance comedian Buddy Ebsen, who had suffered a severe allergic reaction after inhaling aluminum powder from his silver face makeup, which triggered a congenital bronchial condition; the dust settled in Ebsen's lungs and, within a few days of principal photographic testing, he found himself struggling to breathe. For Haley ...
He remained close friends with Buddy Ebsen until Ebsen's death from pneumonia on July 6, 2003. Just before his acting mentor's death, Donna Douglas and he had both visited Ebsen in the hospital. [20] In January 2008, Baer's live-in girlfriend, 30-year-old Penthouse model Chere Rhodes, died from suicide in the 70-year-old's Lake Tahoe home.
Haley replaced Buddy Ebsen, who was originally cast as the Tin Man but had to drop out after aluminum dust in the face paint made him sick. Things were hardly any easier for Haley, who like many ...
Max Baer, Jr. portrayed Jethro, whose Uncle Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) struck gold (“Texas tea”), and was fortunate enough to have “loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly . . .
In 2003, both Ebsen and Douglas's mother, Elma Smith, died. Douglas and Max Baer had visited Ebsen in the hospital, and following his death, both delivered a eulogy at his funeral. A decade later, Douglas revealed the depth of her feelings for Ebsen in an interview with "Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict": "I loved Buddy Ebsen.
She is most widely known for her portrayal of Daisy May "Granny" Moses, mother-in-law of Buddy Ebsen's character Jed Clampett on the long-running TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971). She was nominated for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 1963 and 1964 for the role.
Return of the Beverly Hillbillies is a 1981 American made-for-television comedy film based on the 1962–1971 sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies which reunited original cast members Buddy Ebsen, Donna Douglas and Nancy Kulp reprising their characters of Jed Clampett, Elly May Clampett and Jane Hathaway, along with newcomers Werner Klemperer as C.D. Medford, Ray Young as Jethro Bodine and Imogene ...