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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).
His four brothers were six feet (182.88 cm) or taller by 1939. ... Maren to reach a height of 4 ft 6 ... as well as the original Tin Man Buddy Ebsen. [16] [1 ...
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.
The majority of the main stars of The Beverly Hillbillies stars are now gone, including Buddy Ebsen and Donna Douglas, who passed away in 2015. In 2013 Douglas spoke highly of both Ebsen and Baer:
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 ...
The Horror at 37,000 Feet is a 1973 American supernatural horror television film directed by David Lowell Rich. The film stars Chuck Connors, Buddy Ebsen, Tammy Grimes, William Shatner, and Paul Winfield. It centers on hapless passengers and crew members plagued by demonic forces from within the baggage hold.
She said Ebsen and she "didn't get along because I found him difficult to work with. But I never would have done something like this to him." Garnering 59,449 votes—just 33.6% of the ballots cast in the election—to Shuster's 117,203 votes and 66.4%, she lost. [ 25 ]
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 ...