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 | Ed, Jeff, Cook on Brewton Ranch, Billings, Sgt. Chips McGraw, Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen |
| Top Genres | Western, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Ranchers |
| Top Collaborators | George Stevens (Director), Wesley Ruggles (Director), Aaron Spelling, Don Siegel (Director) |
| 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:
Jimmy Rapp: On what charge?
Sheriff Cauthen: Disturbin' my peace of mind.
Dan Mitchell: I understand you filed for reelection next fall, Bravo.
Sheriff Bravo Trimble: Yeah, they talked me into it. I figured on opening up a saloon or maybe going back to practicing dentistry. But somebody has got to keep law and order in the county.
Dan Mitchell: Now, Bravo, I thought we were old friends.
Sheriff Bravo Trimble: We are, Dan, we are. But you got the idea that you ought to kick up a fuss about things that are going to happen anyway. I don't figure it that way. A man's got to live. Cows get lost, sometimes accidents happen and fellas get killed. Why get hot under the collar about I? And why go hunting for fellas that don't want to be found?
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