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Edgar Buchanan (1903–1979)
At the age of seven, he and his family moved to Oregon. After studying at the University of Oregon, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a dentist, graduating from North Pacific Dental College. From 1929 to 1937, he practiced oral surgery in Eugene, Oregon. He then moved his practice to Altadena, CA. There he joined the Pasadena ...
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Born:in Humansville, Missouri, USADied:(age 76) in Palm Desert, California, USA |
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Actor (174 credits)
Actor (174 credits)
1973
Love, American Style
(TV Series)
The judge 'brockmerton' (segment "love and the family hour")
The judge 'brockmerton' (segment "love and the family hour")
- Love and the Cryptic Gift/Love and the Family Hour/Love and the Legend/Love and the Sexpert
(1973)
... The judge 'brockmerton' (segment "love and the family hour")
1972
The Partridge Family
(TV Series)
Judge McElwreath
Judge McElwreath
- M is for the Many Things
(1972)
... Judge McElwreath
1971-1972
Cade's County
(TV Series)
J.J. Jackson / J. J. Jackson
J.J. Jackson / J. J. Jackson
- The Witness
(1972)
... J.J. Jackson
- The Fake
(1972)
... J.J. Jackson
- Blackout
(1972)
... J.J. Jackson
- Jessie
(1972)
... J.J. Jackson
- Ragged Edge
(1972)
... J.J. Jackson
1971
The Virginian
(TV Series)
Teddy Birdwell
Teddy Birdwell
- The Legacy of Spencer Flats
(1971)
... Teddy Birdwell
1963-1970
Petticoat Junction
(TV Series)
Uncle Joe Carson
Uncle Joe Carson
- Betty Jo's Business
(1970)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- No, No, You Can't Take Her Away
(1970)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- Love Rears Its Ugly Head
(1970)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- Last Train to Pixley
(1970)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- Whiplash, Whiplash
(1970)
... Uncle Joe Carson
1965-1969
Green Acres
(TV Series)
Uncle Joe Carson
Uncle Joe Carson
- Everybody Tries to Love a Countess
(1969)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- How Hooterville Was Floundered
(1968)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- Hail to the Fire Chief
(1968)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- The Deputy
(1966)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- The Day of Decision
(1966)
... Uncle Joe Carson
1968
The Beverly Hillbillies
(TV Series)
Uncle Joe Carson
Uncle Joe Carson
- Christmas in Hooterville
(1968)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- The Thanksgiving Spirit
(1968)
... Uncle Joe Carson
- Granny Goes to Hooterville
(1968)
... Uncle Joe Carson
1962-1963
Dr. Kildare
(TV Series)
Judge Wilfred Manning / Steve Devitt
Judge Wilfred Manning / Steve Devitt
- To Each His Own Prison
(1963)
... Judge Wilfred Manning
- The Administrator
(1962)
... Steve Devitt
1962-1963
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
York / Dan Witter
York / Dan Witter
- Old York
(1963)
... York
- Old Dan
(1962)
... Dan Witter
1962-1963
The Lloyd Bridges Show
(TV Series)
Andrew Jackson Tyree / Doc Lawton
Andrew Jackson Tyree / Doc Lawton
- The Tyrees of Capitol Hill
(1963)
... Andrew Jackson Tyree
- Just Married
(1962)
... Doc Lawton
1957-1963
Leave It to Beaver
(TV Series)
Uncle Billy Cleaver / Captain Jack
Uncle Billy Cleaver / Captain Jack
- Uncle Billy's Visit
(1963)
... Uncle Billy Cleaver
- Uncle Billy
(1960)
... Uncle Billy Cleaver
- Captain Jack
(1957)
... Captain Jack
1958-1962
Perry Mason
(TV Series)
Judge Edward Daley / Coroner Andy Templet
Judge Edward Daley / Coroner Andy Templet
- The Case of the Lurid Letter
(1962)
... Judge Edward Daley
- The Case of the Perjured Parrot
(1958)
... Coroner Andy Templet
1960-1962
Laramie
(TV Series)
Cletus McBain / Tully Casper / Doc / ...
Cletus McBain / Tully Casper / Doc / ...
- The Long Road Back
(1962)
... Cletus McBain
- Stolen Tribute
(1961)
... Tully Casper
- Men of Defiance
(1960)
... Doc
- Saddle and Spur
(1960)
... Calico
1960-1962
Route 66
(TV Series)
Magistrate Abe Chumley / Jack McConkle
Magistrate Abe Chumley / Jack McConkle
- Journey to Nineveh
(1962)
... Magistrate Abe Chumley
- The Beryllium Eater
(1960)
... Jack McConkle
1960-1962
Outlaws
(TV Series)
Neely / Nulty
Neely / Nulty
- All in a Day's Work
(1962)
... Neely
- Starfall: Part 1
(1960)
... Nulty
1962
The Twilight Zone
(TV Series)
Doc Bolton
Doc Bolton
- The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank
(1962)
... Doc Bolton
1961
The Andy Griffith Show
(TV Series)
Henry Wheeler
Henry Wheeler
- Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter
(1961)
... Henry Wheeler
1959-1961
The Rifleman
(TV Series)
Doc J. Burrage / Doc Burrage / Grandpa Fogarty
Doc J. Burrage / Doc Burrage / Grandpa Fogarty
- The Long Goodbye
(1961)
... Grandpa Fogarty
- The Angry Man
(1959)
... Doc J. Burrage
- The Deadly Wait
(1959)
... Doc Burrage
- The Trade
(1959)
... Doc Burrage
- The Second Witness
(1959)
... Doc J. Burrage
1960-1961
Bonanza
(TV Series)
John Henry Hill / Hallelujah Hicks
John Henry Hill / Hallelujah Hicks
- Sam Hill
(1961)
... John Henry Hill
- The Trail Gang
(1960)
... Hallelujah Hicks
1957-1961
Tales of Wells Fargo
(TV Series)
Bob Dawson / Doc Dawson
Bob Dawson / Doc Dawson
- The Repentant Outlaw
(1961)
... Doc Dawson
- Doc Dawson
(1960)
... Doc Dawson
- Bob Dawson
(1959)
... Bob Dawson
- The Manuscript
(1958)
... Bob Dawson
- The Prisoner
(1958)
... Bob Dawson
1961
National Velvet
(TV Series)
Grandpa Harwell
Grandpa Harwell
- Grandpa Returns
(1961)
... Grandpa Harwell
- Grandpa
(1961)
... Grandpa Harwell
1958-1961
Maverick
(TV Series)
Red Daniels / Sheriff Hadley / Col. Hamilton / ...
Red Daniels / Sheriff Hadley / Col. Hamilton / ...
- The Cactus Switch
(1961)
... Red Daniels
- Hadley's Hunters
(1960)
... Sheriff Hadley
- Easy Mark
(1959)
... Col. Hamilton
- Duel at Sundown
(1959)
... Jed Christianson
- Island in the Swamp
(1958)
... Daddy David Forge
1957-1960
Wagon Train
(TV Series)
Ben Mattox / Thaddeus Briscoe
Ben Mattox / Thaddeus Briscoe
- The Jane Hawkins Story
(1960)
... Ben Mattox
- The John Darro Story
(1957)
... Thaddeus Briscoe
1960
Assignment: Underwater
(TV Series)
Charlie Noble
Charlie Noble
- Charlie Noble's Pearl
(1960)
... Charlie Noble
1955-1959
General Electric Theater
(TV Series)
Timothy Dwight / Doctor / Parson Meacham / ...
Timothy Dwight / Doctor / Parson Meacham / ...
- The Indian Giver
(1959)
... Timothy Dwight
- Silent Ambush
(1958)
... Doctor
- Bargain Bride
(1957)
... Parson Meacham
- The Town with a Past
(1957)
- The Road That Led Afar
(1956)
... Preacher Bailey
1958-1959
The Californians
(TV Series)
Major / Dutch
Major / Dutch
- One Ton of Peppercorns
(1959)
... Major
- The Golden Bride
(1958)
... Dutch
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
(TV Series)
Chester Blake / Pop Michaels
Chester Blake / Pop Michaels
- Amos Carter
(1959)
... Chester Blake
- Railroaded
(1959)
... Pop Michaels
1958
The Millionaire
(TV Series)
William Eliot Vaughan
William Eliot Vaughan
- The William Vaughan Story
(1958)
... William Eliot Vaughan
1958
The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna
(TV Series)
Jasper Stokes
Jasper Stokes
- Hayride Ahoy
(1958)
... Jasper Stokes
1958
The Restless Gun
(TV Series)
Sheriff Jeb Barnes / Ethan Greenfield
Sheriff Jeb Barnes / Ethan Greenfield
- The Gold Star
(1958)
... Sheriff Jeb Barnes
- Aunt Emma
(1958)
... Ethan Greenfield
1956-1958
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
(TV Series)
Park Commissioner / Judge Willoughby
Park Commissioner / Judge Willoughby
- Old Band Pavilion
(1958)
... Park Commissioner
- Fifty Dollar Bill
(1956)
... Judge Willoughby
1957
Climax!
(TV Series)
Constable / Spencer
Constable / Spencer
- Deadly Climate
(1957)
... Constable
- Avalanche at Devil's Pass
(1957)
... Spencer
1955-1956
Judge Roy Bean
(TV Series)
Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean
- Desperate Journey
(1956)
... Judge Roy Bean
- Vinegarone
(1956)
... Judge Roy Bean
- The Wedding of Old Sam
(1956)
... Judge Roy Bean
- The Travelers
(1956)
... Judge Roy Bean
- The Runaway
(1956)
... Judge Roy Bean
1956
Telephone Time
(TV Series)
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley
- Harry in Search of Himself
(1956)
... Horace Greeley
1953-1956
Make Room for Daddy
(TV Series)
Captain Critch / Captain Chris
Captain Critch / Captain Chris
- Danny's Birthday
(1956)
... Captain Critch
- The Sea Captain
(1953)
... Captain Chris
1955
Luke and the Tenderfoot
(TV Series)
Luke Herkimer
Luke Herkimer
- The John Wesley Hardin Story
(1955)
... Luke Herkimer
- The Boston Kid
(1955)
... Luke Herkimer
1953-1955
Cavalcade of America
(TV Series)
Horace Greeley / Doc Mathew
Horace Greeley / Doc Mathew
- Stay On, Stranger
(1955)
... Doc Mathew
- Petticoat Doctor
(1955)
... Horace Greeley
- One Nation Indivisible
(1953)
... Horace Greeley
- The Tenderfoot
(1953)
1952-1954
Hopalong Cassidy
(TV Series)
Red Connors / Sheriff Red Connors
Red Connors / Sheriff Red Connors
- Tricky Fingers
(1954)
... Red Connors
- The Emerald Saint
(1954)
... Red Connors
- The Black Sombrero
(1954)
... Red Connors
- Frameup for Murder
(1954)
... Red Connors
- Masquerade for Matilda
(1954)
... Red Connors
-1954
Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson
(TV Series)
Uncle Harry
Uncle Harry
- Uncle Harry
(1954)
... Uncle Harry
- Con Game
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Soundtrack (6 credits)
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Self (7 credits)
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Archive footage (7 credits)
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(1963-65) TV commercial: Ivory Liquid Dish Detergent See more »Alternate Names:
Edgar BuchanonHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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In his TV Archives interview, Paul Henning said the reason why Edgar Buchanan was the one who was always holding Higgins in Petticoat Junction is because the dog was too heavy for Bea or the girls to pick up. See more »Trademark:
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