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Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 20, 1903
Died Apr 04, 1979 (76)
Birthplace Humansville, Missouri, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 U ... ncle 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

Filmography

Benji

Benji

1974

as Bill

Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972

as J.J. Jackson

The Marshal of Madrid

The Marshal of Madrid

1972

as Deputy JJ Jackson

Yuma

Yuma

1971

as Mules McNeil

The Over the Hill Gang

The Over the Hill Gang

1969

as Jason Fitch

Angel in My Pocket

Angel in My Pocket

1969

as Axel Gresham

Something for a Lonely Man

Something for a Lonely Man

1968

as Old Man Wolenski

Gunpoint

Gunpoint

1966

as Bull

The Rounders

The Rounders

1965

as Vince Moore

A Ticklish Affair

A Ticklish Affair

1963

as Captain Martin / Gramps

Move Over, Darling

Move Over, Darling

1963

as Judge Bryson

McLintock!

McLintock!

1963

as Bunny Dull

Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

1963

as Francis O'Brien

Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

1962

as Crab Holman

Ride the High Country

Ride the High Country

1962

as Judge Tolliver

Devil's Partner

Devil's Partner

1961

as Doc Lucas

Tammy Tell Me True

Tammy Tell Me True

1961

as Judge Carver

The Comancheros

The Comancheros

1961

as Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen

Chartroose Caboose

Chartroose Caboose

1960

as Woodrow 'Woody' Watts

Four Fast Guns

Four Fast Guns

1960

as Dipper

Cimarron

Cimarron

1960

as Judge Neal Hefner

Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

1959

as Sheriff Edwards

It Started with a Kiss

It Started with a Kiss

1959

as Congressman Richard Tappe

Hound-Dog Man

Hound-Dog Man

1959

as Doc Cole

The Sheepman

The Sheepman

1958

as Milt Masters

Day of the Badman

Day of the Badman

1958

as Sam Wyckoff

Spoilers of the Forest

Spoilers of the Forest

1957

as Tom Duncan

Come Next Spring

Come Next Spring

1956

as Mr. Canary

The Silver Star

The Silver Star

1955

as Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)

The Lonesome Trail

The Lonesome Trail

1955

as Dan Wells

Rage at Dawn

Rage at Dawn

1955

as Judge

Wichita

Wichita

1955

as Doc Black

Human Desire

Human Desire

1954

as Alec Simmons

Make Haste to Live

Make Haste to Live

1954

as Sheriff Lafe

She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No

1954

as Ed Meeker

Destry

Destry

1954

as The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor

Dawn at Socorro

Dawn at Socorro

1954

as Sheriff Cauthen

Shane

Shane

1953

as Fred Lewis

Wild Stallion

Wild Stallion

1952

as John Wintergreen

Toughest Man in Arizona

Toughest Man in Arizona

1952

as Jim Hadlock

The Big Trees

The Big Trees

1952

as Walter 'Yukon' Burns

Flaming Feather

Flaming Feather

1952

as Sgt. O'Rourke

Cave of Outlaws

Cave of Outlaws

1951

as Dobbs

Rawhide

Rawhide

1951

as Sam Todd

Silver City

Silver City

1951

as Dutch Surrency

The Great Missouri Raid

The Great Missouri Raid

1951

as Dr. Samuels

Cargo to Capetown

Cargo to Capetown

1950

as Sam Bennett

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

1950

as Dr. Burton

Devil's Doorway

Devil's Doorway

1950

as Zeke Carmody

The Big Hangover

The Big Hangover

1950

as Uncle Fred Mahoney

Red Canyon

Red Canyon

1949

as Jonah Johnson

The Walking Hills

The Walking Hills

1949

as Old Willy

Lust for Gold

Lust for Gold

1949

as Wiser

Any Number Can Play

Any Number Can Play

1949

as Ed

Best Man Wins

Best Man Wins

1948

as Jim Smiley

The Wreck of the Hesperus

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1948

as George Lockhart

Adventures in Silverado

Adventures in Silverado

1948

as Dr. Hendersonn

The Swordsman

The Swordsman

1948

as Angus MacArden

The Black Arrow

The Black Arrow

1948

as Lawless

The Untamed Breed

The Untamed Breed

1948

as John Rambeau

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948

as Doc Merriam

Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek

1948

as Sheriff O'Hea

Framed

Framed

1947

as Jeff Cunningham

The Sea of Grass

The Sea of Grass

1947

as Jeff

Abilene Town

Abilene Town

1946

as Sheriff Bravo Trimble

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

The Walls Came Tumbling Down

1946

as George Bradford

Renegades

Renegades

1946

as Kirk Dembrow

Perilous Holiday

Perilous Holiday

1946

as George Richards

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

The Bandit of Sherwood Forest

1946

as Friar Tuck

The Fighting Guardsman

The Fighting Guardsman

1946

as Brown

If I'm Lucky

If I'm Lucky

1946

as Darius J. Magonnagle

Strange Affair

Strange Affair

1944

as Lt. Washburn

The Impatient Years

The Impatient Years

1944

as Judge

Bride by Mistake

Bride by Mistake

1944

as Jonathan Connors

Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill

1944

as Sgt. Chips McGraw

City Without Men

City Without Men

1943

as Judge Michael T. Mallory

Destroyer

Destroyer

1943

as Kansas Jackson

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

Good Luck, Mr. Yates

1943

as Jonesey Jones

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes

1943

as Uncle Willie McLeod

The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

1942

as Sam Yates

The Richest Man in Town

The Richest Man in Town

1941

as Pete Martin

You Belong to Me

You Belong to Me

1941

as Billings

Penny Serenade

Penny Serenade

1941

as Applejack Carney

Texas

Texas

1941

as Buford 'Doc' Thorpe

Her First Beau

Her First Beau

1941

as Elmer Tuttle

Arizona

Arizona

1940

as Judge Bogardus

Escape to Glory

Escape to Glory

1940

as Charles Atterbee

Too Many Husbands

Too Many Husbands

1940

as McDermott

Tear Gas Squad

Tear Gas Squad

1940

as Cousin Andy

When the Daltons Rode

When the Daltons Rode

1940

as Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)

The Sea Hawk

The Sea Hawk

1940

as Ben Rollins

My Son is Guilty

My Son is Guilty

1939

as Dan, Bartender

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Petticoat Junction

as Uncle Joe Carson

Episodes: 222

First Aired: Sep 24, 1963

Hopalong Cassidy

as Red Connors

Episodes: 40

First Aired: Sep 19, 1952

Cade's County

as Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Sep 19, 1971

Green Acres

as Uncle Joe Carson

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Sep 15, 1965

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Uncle Joe Carson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 26, 1962

Leave It to Beaver

as Captain Jack

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Maverick

as Jed Christianson

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Vacation Playhouse

as Luke

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1963

Cavalcade of America

as Horace Greeley

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

The Andy Griffith Show

as Henry Wheeler

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1960

Perry Mason

as Andy Templet

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

Gunsmoke

as Dan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Studio One

as Dan Ferris

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 07, 1948

General Electric Theater

as Buckskin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

The Twilight Zone

as Doc Bolton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1959

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Pops

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1955

The Millionaire

as William Eliot Vaughan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 1955

Thriller

as Doc O'Connor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1960

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Henry Maguire

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1951

Climax!

as Spencer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Pop Michaels

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Bat Masterson

as Cactus Charlie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 08, 1958

Riverboat

as Wingate Pardee

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1959

Dr. Kildare

as Steve Devitt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Judge Franklin

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1960

Route 66

as Magistrate Abe Chumley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Californians

as Major

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1957

Wagon Train

as Ben Mattox

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 1957

Dr. Kildare

as Judge Wilfred Manning

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 27, 1961

The Rifleman

as Grandpa Fogarty

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Maverick

as Daddy David Forge

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Gunsmoke

as York

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

General Electric Theater

as Colonel Starbottle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Parson Meacham

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Preacher Bailey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Doctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

General Electric Theater

as Timothy Dwight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 01, 1953

Cavalcade of America

as Doc Mathew

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Wanted: Dead or Alive

as Chester Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1958

Perry Mason

as Judge Edward Daley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 1957

The Danny Thomas Show

as Captain Archie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1953

Maverick

as Sheriff Hadley

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 1957

Climax!

as Constable

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1954

The Restless Gun

as Ethan Greenfield

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1957

Stagecoach West

as Lum Jensen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1960

The Lloyd Bridges Show

as Doc Lawton

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1962

The Gale Storm Show

as Jasper Stokes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 1956

Bonanza

as Hallelujah Hicks

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 1959

The Rifleman

as Doc J. Burrage

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Judge Roy Bean

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Sep 01, 1955

The Rifleman

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 30, 1958

Outlaws

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 26, 1960

National Velvet

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 18, 1960

Trackdown

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1957

Route 66

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 07, 1960

The Mod Squad

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 1968

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

The Tall Man

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1960

Bringing Up Buddy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 10, 1960

Bus Stop

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1961

Have Gun, Will Travel

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 1957

Bronco

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 1958

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 07, 1956

Lawman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 05, 1958

Laramie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1959

Cavalcade of America

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1952

Stoney Burke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

26 Men

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1957

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


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2024 6 12 17 8
2024 7 17 26 7
2024 8 12 28 6
2024 9 13 27 5
2024 10 5 8 3
2024 11 6 15 2
2024 12 8 12 4
2025 1 12 22 6
2025 2 10 19 1
2025 3 5 10 1
2025 4 1 1 1
2025 5 2 3 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 3 12 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 0 1 0

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