Edgar Buchanan
Biography
William Edgar Buchanan II, born March 20, 1903, in Humansville, Missouri, was an American actor with a long career spanning both film and television. He is most familiar today for his television role as Uncle Joe Carson from the 1960s sitcoms Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies. In his role as Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. Edgar Buchanan was born to Rose Kee Buchanan and William Edgar Buchanan Senior, a dentist who practiced in Eugene, Oregon, after the family moved there when Edgar was seven years old. Edgar Buchanan passed away on April 4, 1979, at the age of 76.
Career overview
William Edgar Buchanan II was born on March 20, 1903, in Humansville, Missouri, to Rose Kee Buchanan and William Edgar Buchanan Senior, who was a dentist. When he was seven years old, he moved with his family to Oregon, where his father practiced dentistry and encouraged his son to follow the same profession.
Edgar Buchanan established a long career as an American actor working in both film and television. He is most familiar today for portraying the character Uncle Joe Carson in the television sitcoms Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies during the 1960s. As Uncle Joe, his character took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley.
Throughout his career, Buchanan accumulated numerous acting credits in film and television. He passed away on April 4, 1979, at the age of 76.
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173 titles- The History of Hooterville (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Benji (1974) as Bill
- The Marshal of Madrid (1972) as Deputy JJ Jackson
- Sam Cade (1972) as J.J. Jackson
- Cade's County (1971) as Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson
- Yuma (1971) as Mules McNeil
- The Partridge Family (1970) as Judge McElwreath
- The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970) as Jason Fitch
- Angel in My Pocket (1969) as Axel Gresham
- The Over the Hill Gang (1969) as Jason Fitch
- The Mod Squad (1968) as Hargis
- Something for a Lonely Man (1968) as Old Man Wolenski
- Welcome to Hard Times (1967) as Brown
- Gunpoint (1966) as Bull
- Green Acres (1965) as Uncle Joe Carson
- The Rounders (1965) as Vince Moore
- The Man from Button Willow (1965) as Sorry (voice)
- Petticoat Junction (1963) as Uncle Joe Carson
- Vacation Playhouse (1963) as Luke
- McLintock! (1963) as Bunny Dull
- Donovan's Reef (1963) as Francis O'Brien
- Move Over, Darling (1963) as Judge Bryson
- A Ticklish Affair (1963) as Captain Martin / Gramps
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Uncle Joe Carson
- Stoney Burke (1962)
- The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962) as Doc Lawton
- Ride the High Country (1962) as Judge Tolliver
- Flashing Spikes (1962) as Crab Holman
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Steve Devitt
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Judge Wilfred Manning
- Bus Stop (1961)
- The Comancheros (1961) as Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen
- Devil's Partner (1961) as Doc Lucas
- Tammy Tell Me True (1961) as Judge Carver
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Henry Wheeler
- Route 66 (1960)
- Route 66 (1960) as Magistrate Abe Chumley
- Thriller (1960) as Doc O'Connor
- The Tall Man (1960)
- Outlaws (1960)
- The Barbara Stanwyck Show (1960) as Judge Franklin
- Stagecoach West (1960) as Lum Jensen
- National Velvet (1960) as Grandpa Harwell
- Stump Run (1960)
- Bringing Up Buddy (1960)
- Chartroose Caboose (1960) as Woodrow 'Woody' Watts
- Four Fast Guns (1960) as Dipper
- Cimarron (1960) as Judge Neal Hefner
- Bonanza (1959) as Hallelujah Hicks
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Doc Bolton
- Laramie (1959)
- Riverboat (1959) as Wingate Pardee
- It Started with a Kiss (1959) as Congressman Richard Tappe
- Hound-Dog Man (1959) as Doc Cole
- Edge of Eternity (1959) as Sheriff Edwards
- King of the Wild Stallions (1959) as Idaho
- The Rifleman (1958)
- The Rifleman (1958) as Grandpa Fogarty
- The Rifleman (1958) as Doc J. Burrage
- Bat Masterson (1958) as Cactus Charlie
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Pop Michaels
- Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) as Chester Blake
- Bronco (1958)
- The Sheepman (1958) as Milt Masters
- Day of the Badman (1958) as Sam Wyckoff
- Perry Mason (1957) as Andy Templet
- Perry Mason (1957) as Judge Edward Daley
- Wagon Train (1957) as Ben Mattox
- Wagon Train (1957) as Thaddeus Briscoe
- Have Gun, Will Travel (1957)
- Maverick (1957) as Jed Christianson
- Maverick (1957) as Daddy David Forge
- Maverick (1957) as Sheriff Hadley
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as Captain Jack
- Trackdown (1957) as Tully Saxon
- 26 Men (1957)
- The Restless Gun (1957) as Ethan Greenfield
- The Californians (1957) as Major
- Spoilers of the Forest (1957) as Tom Duncan
- The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
- The Gale Storm Show (1956) as Jasper Stokes
- Come Next Spring (1956) as Mr. Canary
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Dan
- Gunsmoke (1955) as York
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Pops
- The Millionaire (1955) as William Eliot Vaughan
- Judge Roy Bean (1955)
- Wichita (1955) as Doc Black
- The Silver Star (1955) as Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)
- Rage at Dawn (1955) as Judge
- The Lonesome Trail (1955) as Dan Wells
- The Brush Roper (1955) as Sub Doyal
- Climax! (1954) as Spencer
- Climax! (1954) as Constable
- Destry (1954) as The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor
- Dawn at Socorro (1954) as Sheriff Cauthen
- She Couldn't Say No (1954) as Ed Meeker
- Human Desire (1954) as Alec Simmons
- Make Haste to Live (1954) as Sheriff Lafe
- The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as Captain Archie
- Shane (1953) as Fred Lewis
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Buckskin
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Colonel Starbottle
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Parson Meacham
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Preacher Bailey
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Doctor
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Timothy Dwight
- It Happens Every Thursday (1953) as Jake
- The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952) as Park Commissioner
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Papa Mumby
- Cavalcade of America (1952)
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Horace Greeley
- Cavalcade of America (1952) as Doc Mathew
- Hopalong Cassidy (1952) as Red Connors
- The Big Trees (1952) as Walter 'Yukon' Burns
- Flaming Feather (1952) as Sgt. O'Rourke
- Toughest Man in Arizona (1952) as Jim Hadlock
- Wild Stallion (1952) as John Wintergreen
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Henry Maguire
- Cave of Outlaws (1951) as Dobbs
- Rawhide (1951) as Sam Todd
- Silver City (1951) as Dutch Surrency
- The Great Missouri Raid (1951) as Dr. Samuels
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) as Dr. Burton
- Devil's Doorway (1950) as Zeke Carmody
- The Big Hangover (1950) as Uncle Fred Mahoney
- Cargo to Capetown (1950) as Sam Bennett
- The Walking Hills (1949) as Old Willy
- Any Number Can Play (1949) as Ed
- Lust for Gold (1949) as Wiser
- Red Canyon (1949) as Jonah Johnson
- Studio One (1948) as Dan Ferris
- The Man from Colorado (1948) as Doc Merriam
- The Black Arrow (1948) as Lawless
- Coroner Creek (1948) as Sheriff O'Hea
- The Wreck of the Hesperus (1948) as George Lockhart
- Adventures in Silverado (1948) as Dr. Hendersonn
- Best Man Wins (1948) as Jim Smiley
- The Swordsman (1948) as Angus MacArden
- The Untamed Breed (1948) as John Rambeau
- The Sea of Grass (1947) as Jeff
- Framed (1947) as Jeff Cunningham
- Renegades (1946) as Kirk Dembrow
- The Bandit of Sherwood Forest (1946) as Friar Tuck
- Perilous Holiday (1946) as George Richards
- Abilene Town (1946) as Sheriff Bravo Trimble
- The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946) as George Bradford
- If I'm Lucky (1946) as Darius J. Magonnagle
- The Fighting Guardsman (1945) as Brown
- Buffalo Bill (1944) as Sgt. Chips McGraw
- Strange Affair (1944) as Lt. Washburn
- Bride by Mistake (1944) as Jonathan Connors
- The Impatient Years (1944) as Judge
- The Desperadoes (1943) as Uncle Willie McLeod
- Destroyer (1943) as Kansas Jackson
- Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943) as Jonesey Jones
- City Without Men (1943) as Judge Michael T. Mallory
- The Talk of the Town (1942) as Sam Yates
- Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942) as Curly Bill
- Her First Beau (1941) as Elmer Tuttle
- You Belong to Me (1941) as Billings
- Penny Serenade (1941) as Applejack
- Texas (1941) as Buford 'Doc' Thorpe
- The Richest Man in Town (1941) as Pete Martin
- The Sea Hawk (1940) as Ben Rollins
- When the Daltons Rode (1940) as Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)
- Too Many Husbands (1940) as McDermott
- Arizona (1940) as Judge Bogardus
- Tear Gas Squad (1940) as Cousin Andy
- Escape to Glory (1940) as Charles Atterbee
- My Son Is Guilty (1939) as Dan, Bartender
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Edgar Buchanan best known for?
Edgar Buchanan is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Benji (1974), Babeck (1968), Cade's County (1971), The Partridge Family (1970).
When and where was Edgar Buchanan born?
Edgar Buchanan was born on March 20, 1903 in Humansville, Missouri, USA. They passed away on April 4, 1979.
How many credits does Edgar Buchanan have?
Edgar Buchanan has accumulated over 173 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1939 to 2005.
What is Edgar Buchanan's background in cinema and television?
William Edgar Buchanan II, born March 20, 1903, in Humansville, Missouri, was an American actor with a long career spanning both film and television. He is most familiar today for his television role as Uncle Joe Carson from the 1960s sitcoms Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies. In his role as ...