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Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan in an episode of “The Beverly Hillbillies” (1965)

Shirley Temple and Buddy Ebsen on the set of the 1936 film, “Captain January”. Original B&W photo.

Buddy Ebsen was born on this day in 1908

Buddy Ebsen in Mail Order Bride 1963 1317x1650

Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. He is best known for playing Jethro Bodine, the dim-witted relative of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on The Beverly Hillbillies.

The western series Rawhide is generally remembered for three things: 1) being the vehicle that launched Clint Eastwood's career, 2) a memorable hit theme song sung by popular singer Frankie Laine, and 3) the catch phrase "Head 'em up, move 'em out." Otherwise, it's hard to see why this series would stand out above dozens of other westerns from the same period or would last for almost eight seasons (1959-65). The series originated when CBS, feeling it needed a counterpart to the highly…

Actor Buddy Ebsen, best known for his TV roles in the Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones, was born Apr. 2, 1980. He died on July 6, 2003. What isn't widely known, Ebsen was cast as the Tinman in The Wizard of Oz (1939) until he fell ill from an allergy to the makeup.

Buddy Ebsen 18 x 24 poster, 24 x 36 poster

Was Buddy Ebsen the original Tin Man in 'The Wizard of Oz'?