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 | Judge Bogardus, Sam Yates, Jonah Johnson, Dr. Burton, Sheriff O'Hea |
| 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:
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.
Tom Destry: Do you have the authority to swear me in as Deputy?
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor: I thought that had already been taken care of.
Tom Destry: Seems like it kind of got overlooked and I think it ought to be done before I start work.
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor: Well, I'll be glad to help you son. The moment I laid eye on you I figured you was the right man for the job.
Tom Destry: Sort of the way I figured it, too.
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor: Besides, like the fellow said, if anything goes wrong, it's your funeral.
Younger Miles: [Miles catches his wife drinking again] I warned you, Abbie!
Abbie Miles: I'm in my own home!
[Miles slaps her and walks out just as Abbie's father walks in]
Sheriff O'Hea: Has that ever happened before, Abbie?
[She shakes her head and cries]
Sheriff O'Hea: When you were a little girl, I couldn't bring myself to lay a hand on you, even to spank you, no matter how wild you got. I never thought I'd live to see the day my girl got slapped and I did nothing about it.
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