William Edgar Buchanan
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 20, 1903 Humansville, MO |
| Died | Apr 4, 1979 Palm Desert, CA |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) | |
Edgar Buchanan | |
| Job | Dentist, Actor |
| Years active | 1939-74 |
| Top Roles | Fred Lewis, Axel Gresham, Sam Todd, Jason Fitch, Alec Simmons |
| Top Genres | Western, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Ranchers |
| Top Collaborators | George Stevens (Director), Wesley Ruggles (Director), Don Siegel (Director), Lloyd Bridges |
| Shares birthday with | Carl Reiner, Edmund Goulding, Jack Kruschen see more.. |
Edgar Buchanan Overview:
Character actor, Edgar Buchanan, was born William Edgar Buchanan on Mar 20, 1903 in Humansville, MO. Buchanan died at the age of 76 on Apr 4, 1979 in Palm Desert, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
Edgar Buchanan was thickly built, often bewhiskered American actor. He appeared mainly in westerns, portraying veteran sheriffs, boozy bankers, and crooked judges. Outside of the western, he was often as the hero's sidekick, in films like The Sea Hawk (1940) and Penny Serenade (1941). A former dentist, Buchanan started alternating acting with dentistry in the 1930s before becoming a full-time actor. He would make making close to 100 films, featuring his distinctive growling voice and round "country-boy" features.
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Happy Birthday (1903 - 1979)
By monty on Mar 20, 2011 From Noir and Chick FlicksGreat character actor who appeared is such films as Penny Serenade (1941), Texas (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), and Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) to name a few. The younger generation know him as Uncle Jo from the long running TV series Petticoat Junction (1963 - 1970). Happy Birthday Edgar.... Read full article
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Edgar Buchanan Quotes:
Walter 'Yukon' Burns: Oh, lady, even I have been given up by women reformers! The biggest mistake a woman can make is to pick the wrong man and try to make him right.
Younger Miles: When I pay a man, I expect him to be loyal enough to keep his mouth shut.
Chris Denning: And if you don't pay him?
Younger Miles: He still gets paid, some other way.
Chris Denning: [Speaking to a man in the bar, loud enough for everyone to hear] Hey, you there. You know Mrs. Miles? I took her home last night. She was drunk. Dead drunk.
[the others in the saloon begin to clear away]
Sheriff O'Hea: [Walking in the door] Hi, everybody. I'm serving notice on all you evildoers to make yourself scarce, because the majesty of the law has just arrived. Well, just in time!
Judge Crenshaw: Mr. Burns, I've heard you were an honest man and good with a gun. But I also heard you confessed to weakness for liquor, cards and women.
Walter 'Yukon' Burns: Not women, your Honor. They ain't for the weak.
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