Christian Ludolph Ebsen Jr.
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Apr 2, 1908 Belleville, IL |
| Died | Jul 6, 2003 Torrance, CA |
| Age | Died at 95 |
Buddy Ebsen | |
| Job | Actor/Dancer |
| Years active | 1928-2001 |
| Top Roles | Will Lane, Peter Trot, Doc Golightly, Ted Burke, Dr. Sidney Wohl |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Drama, Western, Romance, Musical, Family |
| Top Topics | Broadway, New York, World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Roy Del Ruth (Director), Eleanor Powell, Nunnally Johnson (Producer), Jack Cummings (Producer) |
| Shares birthday with | Alec Guinness, Francis Lister, Jack Webb see more.. |
Buddy Ebsen Overview:
Legendary character actor, Buddy Ebsen, was born Christian Ludolph Ebsen Jr. on Apr 2, 1908 in Belleville, IL. Ebsen died at the age of 95 on Jul 6, 2003 in Torrance, CA .
MINI BIO:
Lanky, dark-haired, disgruntled-looking American actor-dancer who proved extremely tenacious career-wise after he came to Hollywood in 1935 with sister and stage partner Vilma. Specializing in "countrified characters," Ebsen faltered after war service, then found one profitable slot after another, first playing second-fiddle to Fess Parker in the Davy Crockett series, then on TV as head of The Beverly Hillbillies. At 64, he found audience favor again on TV as Barnaby Jones, a sort of elderly Will Rogers type sleuth. "On TV," he says, "they had fat detectives, young detectives, girl detectives - everything but old, tall detectives." (Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Stars).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures. On October 20, 1993, Ebsen received the Disney Legends Award for living up to the Disney principals of imagination, skill, discipline, craftsmanship and magic. Ebsen was never nominated for an Academy Award.
BlogHub Articles:
Seven Things to Know About
By Rick29 on Aug 1, 2022 From Classic Film & TV CafeEbsen as Jed Clampett.1. In his autobiography, The Other Side of Oz, recalls Beverly Hillbillies creator Paul Henning pitching the show to him by reenacting scenes from the first script: "We were all laughing and wiping tears, and then I got a chilling thought. Most of the laughs were co... Read full article
Know Your Character Actor –
By smumcountry on Apr 24, 2015 From Smum CountyApril 24, 2015 by smumcounty The Know Your Character Actor series on this blog, in the past, has documented the careers and lives of many actors who most people wouldn?t be familiar with unless they were ardent classic film lovers. But that was the point. I wanted to raise awareness of these too oft... Read full article
Know Your Character Actor –
By smumcountry on Apr 24, 2015 From Smum CountyApril 24, 2015 by smumcounty The Know Your Character Actor series on this blog, in the past, has documented the careers and lives of many actors who most people wouldn?t be familiar with unless they were ardent classic film lovers. But that was the point. I wanted to raise awareness of these too oft... Read full article
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Buddy Ebsen Quotes:
Davy Crockett: I've been doing some thinking.
George Russel: Me, too. You know, we're pretty far down the river. Ain't it about time we decide where we're going?
Sally Burke: Why don't you go back and see Gordon?
Irene Foster: I will not!
Sally Burke: You *came* here to see him, didn't you?
Irene Foster: Yes, but I still have a little pride left.
Ted Burke: So's Gandhi, but he's getting awful thin.
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