The actor played the role of David Browne ... The plot of ‘Opie’s Hobo Friend,’ guest starring Buddy Ebsen One morning, Andy and Opie Griffith embark on a fishing trip and unexpectedly ...

Buddy Ebsen had a brush with death before he found ... declared that his client was going to take on the role instead. A confused Ebsen approached Freed, but it was too late – he was pushed ...

The Beverly Hillbillies was canceled in 1971 (CBS was trying to change its image and wanted to move away from "rural" sitcoms), Buddy Ebsen landed on his feet, scoring the title role in the ...

Buddy Ebsen was the original choice for the role of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Unfortunately, the actor had a severe allergic reaction and, after only ten days of filming was ...

Buddy Ebsen, that is, star — along with Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, Max Baer Jr., and co. — of The Beverly Hillbillies. The ...

Buddy Ebsen, the hoofer-turned-actor who danced with ... But then Disney saw a towering young actor in a small role in the horror film "Them!" and Fess Parker became "the king of the wild frontier." ...

Buddy Ebsen was a bona fide superstar of the screen ... scarecrow,” the Register wrote in a 2003 obituary. He landed the role of the Tin Man in the classic “The Wizard of Oz” in 1939.

Buddy Ebsen, the loose-limbed dancer turned Hollywood ... Disney had already chosen a young Texan, Fess Parker, for the role but he hired Ebsen as Crockett's partner. When the Crockett episodes ...

Buddy Ebsen was 64 years old when he became Barnaby ... but she will always be known as Betty Jones on Barnaby Jones, the role which earned her two Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination.

Editor’s note: This story was published in August 2015 The onetime Balboa Island home of Buddy Ebsen, best known for his role as Jed Clampett in the 1960s TV comedy “The Beverly Hillbillies ...

Buddy Ebsen, the hoofer-turned-actor who danced with ... But then Disney saw a towering young actor in a small role in the horror film “Them!” and Fess Parker became “the king of the wild ...

Kiki Ebsen is reflecting on her father's life and legacy in a new one-woman show, "My Buddy: The Other Side of Oz." The sitcom star is known for classic films and TV shows like "Barnaby Jones" and ...