From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edgar Buchanan (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres and Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. As Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar Buchanan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Humansville, Missouri, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1903-03-20 |
| Died | 1979-04-04 |
Movies
The History of Hooterville
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1983
Benji
as Bill
1974
The Marshal of Madrid
as Deputy JJ Jackson
1972
Sam Cade
as J.J. Jackson
1972
Yuma
as Mules McNeil
1971
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Jason Fitch
1970
The Over the Hill Gang
as Jason Fitch
1969
Angel in My Pocket
as Axel Gresham
1969
Something for a Lonely Man
as Old Man Wolenski
1968
Welcome to Hard Times
as Brown
1967
Gunpoint
as Bull
1966
The Man from Button Willow
as Sorry
1965
The Rounders
as Vince Moore
1965
Move Over, Darling
as Judge Bryson
1963
McLintock!
as Bunny Dull
1963
A Ticklish Affair
as Captain Martin / Gramps
1963
Donovan's Reef
as Francis O'Brien
1963
Flashing Spikes
as Crab Holman
1962
Ride the High Country
as Judge Tolliver
1962
The Comancheros
as Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen
1961
Devil's Partner
as Doc Lucas
1961
Tammy Tell Me True
as Judge Carver
1961
Chartroose Caboose
as Woodrow 'Woody' Watts
1960
Cimarron
as Judge Neal Hefner
1960
Four Fast Guns
as Dipper
1960
1959
Hound-Dog Man
as Doc Cole
1959
Edge of Eternity
as Sheriff Edwards
1959
It Started with a Kiss
as Congressman Richard Tappe
1959
King of the Wild Stallions
as Idaho
1959
The Sheepman
as Milt Masters
1958
Day of the Badman
as Sam Wyckoff
1958
Spoilers of the Forest
as Tom Duncan
1957
Come Next Spring
as Mr. Canary
1956
Wichita
as Doc Black
1955
The Lonesome Trail
as Dan Wells
1955
The Silver Star
as Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)
1955
Rage at Dawn
as Judge
1955
Destry
as The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor
1954
Dawn at Socorro
as Sheriff Cauthen
1954
Human Desire
as Alec Simmons
1954
Make Haste to Live
as Sheriff Lafe
1954
She Couldn't Say No
as Ed Meeker
1954
Shane
as Fred Lewis
1953
It Happens Every Thursday
as Jake
1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
as Jim Hadlock
1952
Wild Stallion
as John Wintergreen
1952
The Big Trees
as Walter 'Yukon' Burns
1952
Flaming Feather
as Sgt. O'Rourke
1952
Silver City
as Dutch Surrency
1951
Cave of Outlaws
as Dobbs
1951
Rawhide
as Sam Todd
1951
The Great Missouri Raid
as Dr. Samuels
1951
Devil's Doorway
as Zeke Carmody
1950
The Big Hangover
as Uncle Fred Mahoney
1950
Cargo to Capetown
as Sam Bennett
1950
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Dr. Burton
1950
Any Number Can Play
as Ed
1949
Lust for Gold
as Wiser
1949
Red Canyon
as Jonah Johnson
1949
The Walking Hills
as Old Willy
1949
The Untamed Breed
as John Rambeau
1948
The Man from Colorado
as Doc Merriam
1948
Coroner Creek
as Sheriff O'Hea
1948
Best Man Wins
as Jim Smiley
1948
Adventures in Silverado
as Dr. Hendersonn
1948
The Black Arrow
as Lawless
1948
The Wreck of the Hesperus
as George Lockhart
1948
The Swordsman
as Angus MacArden
1948
Framed
as Jeff Cunningham
1947
The Sea of Grass
as Jeff
1947
If I'm Lucky
as Darius J. Magonnagle
1946
Renegades
as Kirk Dembrow
1946
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
as George Bradford
1946
Perilous Holiday
as George Richards
1946
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
as Friar Tuck
1946
Abilene Town
as Sheriff Bravo Trimble
1946
The Fighting Guardsman
as Brown
1946
Strange Affair
as Lt. Washburn
1944
The Impatient Years
as Judge
1944
Bride by Mistake
as Jonathan Connors
1944
Buffalo Bill
as Sgt. Chips McGraw
1944
Destroyer
as Kansas Jackson
1943
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
as Jonesey Jones
1943
The Desperadoes
as Uncle Willie McLeod
1943
City Without Men
as Judge Michael T. Mallory
1943
The Talk of the Town
as Sam Yates
1942
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
as Curly Bill
1942
You Belong to Me
as Billings
1941
Texas
as Buford 'Doc' Thorpe
1941
The Richest Man in Town
as Pete Martin
1941
Her First Beau
as Elmer Tuttle
1941
Penny Serenade
as Applejack Carney
1941
Arizona
as Judge Bogardus
1940
When the Daltons Rode
as Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)
1940
The Sea Hawk
as Ben Rollins
1940
Escape to Glory
as Charles Atterbee
1940
Tear Gas Squad
as Cousin Andy
1940
Too Many Husbands
as McDermott
1940
My Son is Guilty
as Dan, Bartender
1939
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