Celebrating the life of

Buddy Ebsen

02 Apr 2008 - 06 Jul 2003

Buddy Ebsen, born Christian Ludolf Ebsen, Jr., was an American character actor and dancer. He was most famously known as Jed Clampett in the long-running CBS sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies." He also starred in other mini series such as: "Barnaby Jones" and the "Davy Crockett." Apart from being an actor, he was also a writer as he published a novel the year before he passed away. Ebsen is survive... more

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A tribute to Buddy Ebsen

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He starred as the title character in the detective series "Barnaby Jones"

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Kathy Montilla Married to his third wife Dorothy Knott, they had one child

Ebsen passed away of pneumonia on July 6, 2003, at the age of 95 at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, California

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Kathy Montilla He has a star on the "St. Louis Walk of Fame"

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Kathy Montilla The siblings were known as "The Baby Astaires" while performing as a dance act in Supper Clubs and in Vaudeville

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Kathy Montilla His television debut was on an episode of "The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre"

His last regular television series was on the third season of "Matt Houston"

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Married to Nancy Wolcott for 41 years from 1944 to 1985

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Kathy Montilla The Ebsens appeared at the Broadway musical, "Ziegfeld Follies of 1934"

Married to Ruth Cambridge for 6 years from 1936 to 1942, they had two daughters, Elizabeth and Alix

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Kathy Montilla Co-founded the "Beverly Hills Coin Club" in 1987 as he was a coin collector

Provided his voice for an episode of the animated sitcom "King of the Hill"

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Kathy Montilla Together with his sister, they went to New York to try their luck as dancers

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Kathy Montilla Ebsen has a star on the "Hollywood Walk of Fame" at 1765 Vine Street

Buddy Ebsen and Bing Crosby singing, "In the Summertime" on Bing's show in 1963

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On a rare interview with actor, comedian Buddy Ebsen

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Appeared in the musical film, "Broadway Melody of 1936"

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Appeared as Doc Golightly in the film, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" alongside Audrey Hepburn who plays as his young wife

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Starred as a sidekick in Walt Disney's miniseries, "Davy Crockett"

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Became famous as Jed Clampett in the long-running sitcom "The Beverly Hillbillies"

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Ebsen doing the tap dance with Barbara Stanwyck in the musical film, "Banjo On My Knee"

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