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Jim Varney
American actor and comedian (1949-2000) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 50
James Albert Varney Jr. was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his Emmy Award winning comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, originating in a series of television commercial advertising campaigns, and later growing into a film and television franchise.
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ExistoFilm, Marcel Horowitz1998
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega MountainFilm, Lothar Zogg1996
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'Film1995
Slam Dunk ErnestFilm, Ernest P. Worrell1994
DuckmanSeries, Walt Evergreen (voice)1993
Ernest Rides AgainFilm, Ernest P. Worrell1992
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2Film, Ernest P. Worrell1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary CelebrationFilm, Ernest1989Emmy AwardAward
The SimpsonsSeries, 1989Cooder (voice)
Ernest Goes to Splash MountainFilm, 1989Ernest P. Worrell1988
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!Series, Ernest
RoseanneSeries, 1988Prince Carlos1987
Ernest Goes to CampFilm, Ernest P. Worrell1986
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1Film, Ernest P. Worrell1983
The RoustersSeries, Evan Earp
Hey Vern, It's My Family AlbumFilm, 1983Writer1982
Spittin' ImageFilm1978
America 2-NightSeries, Virgil Simms1977
Operation PetticoatSeries, Seaman Broom1976
AliceSeries1949Born15 June 1949People around Jim
John R. Cherry III Directed Ernest Saves Christmas (1989)
Bill Byrge Also in Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
Blake Clark Duets: Slinky Dog- Gailard Sartain Also in Ernest Saves Christmas (1989)
Sean McNamara Directed 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
Laurie Metcalf Also in Roseanne, Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Debi Derryberry Also in Hey Vern, It's Ernest! and Toy Story
Linda Kash Also in Ernest Goes to School (1994)
Tom Hanks Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Tony Curtis Also in Roseanne and Operation Petticoat
Don Rickles Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Tim Allen Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Blake Edwards Directed Operation Petticoat (1960)
R. Lee Ermey Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
John Lasseter Directed Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Andrew Stanton Wrote Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Jack Angel Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2- Mary Kay Bergman Also in Annabelle's Wish and Toy Story 2
John Morris Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Elmo Williams Produced Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
Ian Bryce Produced The Beverly Hillbillies (1994)
Jeff Pidgeon Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Aria Curzon Also in Annabelle's Wish and Treehouse Hostage
Sherry Lynn Also in Toy Story and Toy Story 2
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Toy Story 1995
Toy Story 2 1999
Atlantis: The Lost Empire 2001
Annabelle's Wish 1997
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
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Television 8
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About this person
He played Jed Clampett in the 1993 The Beverly Hillbillies film adaptation, and also covered a song for the film titled "Hot Rod Lincoln". He voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films of the Toy Story franchise (1995-1999). He died of lung cancer on February 10, 2000, leaving two posthumous releases, Daddy and Them and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
