Edgar Buchanan
American actor (1903-1979) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 76
William Edgar Buchanan II was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s.
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1979Died4 April 19791974
BenjiFilm, Bill1970
The Partridge FamilySeries, Judge McElwreath1967
Welcome to Hard TimesFilm, Brown1965
Green AcresSeries, Joe Carson
The RoundersFilm, 1965Vince Moore1962
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries, Joe Carson
Ride the High CountryFilm, 1962Judge Tolliver1961
Dr. KildareSeries, Steve Devitt1960
Route 66Series, Magistrate Abe Chumley
CimarronFilm, 1960Judge Neal Hefner1958
Bat MastersonSeries, Cactus Charlie
The SheepmanFilm, 1958Milt Masters1957
Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1955
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Pops1954
DestryFilm, The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor1953
ShaneFilm, Fred Lewis1952
The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries, Park Commissioner1951
RawhideFilm, Sam Todd1949
Lust for GoldFilm, Wiser1948
Studio OneSeries, Dan Ferris1947
FramedFilm, Jeff Cunningham1944
Buffalo BillFilm, Sgt. Chips McGraw1942
The Talk of the TownFilm, Sam Yates1940
ArizonaFilm, Judge Bogardus1903Born20 March 1903
BenjiFilm, Bill1970The Partridge FamilySeries, Judge McElwreath1967Welcome to Hard TimesFilm, Brown1965Green AcresSeries, Joe CarsonThe RoundersFilm, 1965Vince Moore1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries, Joe CarsonRide the High CountryFilm, 1962Judge Tolliver1961Dr. KildareSeries, Steve Devitt1960Route 66Series, Magistrate Abe ChumleyCimarronFilm, 1960Judge Neal Hefner1958Bat MastersonSeries, Cactus CharlieThe SheepmanFilm, 1958Milt Masters1957Have Gun, Will TravelSeries1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries, Pops1954DestryFilm, The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor1953ShaneFilm, Fred Lewis1952The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries, Park Commissioner1951RawhideFilm, Sam Todd1949Lust for GoldFilm, Wiser1948Studio OneSeries, Dan Ferris1947FramedFilm, Jeff Cunningham1944Buffalo BillFilm, Sgt. Chips McGraw1942The Talk of the TownFilm, Sam Yates1940ArizonaFilm, Judge Bogardus1903Born20 March 1903People around Edgar
Close ties
Glenn Ford Also in Cimarron, Human Desire and The Sheepman
George Sherman Directed Dawn at Socorro and Renegades
Randolph Scott Also in Ride the High Country (1962)
George Stevens Produced Shane and Penny Serenade
Wesley Ruggles Produced Too Many Husbands and Arizona
Ray Enright Directed Coroner Creek and Flaming Feather
Samuel Bischoff Produced Texas and Three Cheers for the Irish
Aaron Rosenberg Produced Move Over, Darling (1963)
Walter Baldwin Also in Cheaper by the Dozen and Destry
Denver Pyle Also in The Rounders and The Man from Colorado
Henry Fonda Produced You Belong to Me (1941)
Michael Curtiz Directed The Comancheros and The Sea Hawk
Jean Arthur Also in The Talk of the Town and Arizona
Don Siegel Produced Edge of Eternity (1959)
Anthony Mann Directed Cimarron and Devil's Doorway- John Sturges Directed The Walking Hills and Best Man Wins
Lloyd Bacon Directed Three Cheers for the Irish (1940)
Jack Elam Also in Wichita, Rawhide and Edge of Eternity- Gordon Douglas Directed The Black Arrow (1948)
Burt Kennedy Directed Welcome to Hard Times and The Rounders- Henry Levin Directed The Man from Colorado (1948)
R. G. Springsteen Directed Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)- Harry Keller Directed Day of the Badman (1958)
Louis F. Edelman Produced The Big Trees and Destroyer
Known for
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Shane 1953
The Talk of the Town 1942
The Sea Hawk 1940
Ride the High Country 1962
The Sheepman 1958
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
173 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
About this person
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1903 to 1979 · aged 76
