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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 Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley.
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Known For
Penny Serenade
(1941)
Applejack Carney
Shane
(1953)
Fred Lewis
The Comancheros
(1961)
Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen
Rage at Dawn
(1955)
Judge
McLintock!
(1963)
Bunny Dull
Human Desire
(1954)
Alec Simmons
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Judge Tolliver
The Rounders
(1965)
Vince Moore
The Big Trees
(1952)
Walter 'Yukon' Burns
Wichita
(1955)
Doc Black
Cimarron
(1960)
Judge Neal Hefner
Cheaper by the Dozen
(1950)
Dr. Burton
Move Over, Darling
(1963)
Judge Bryson
Donovan's Reef
(1963)
Francis O'Brien
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Ben Rollins
Benji
(1974)
Bill
Full Filmography
Acting
My Son is Guilty
(1939)
Dan, Bartender
Too Many Husbands
(1940)
McDermott
When the Daltons Rode
(1940)
Narrator / Old-Timer (uncredited)
Escape to Glory
(1940)
Charles Atterbee
Arizona
(1940)
Judge Bogardus
The Sea Hawk
(1940)
Ben Rollins
Tear Gas Squad
(1940)
Cousin Andy
Penny Serenade
(1941)
Applejack Carney
You Belong to Me
(1941)
Billings
Texas
(1941)
Buford 'Doc' Thorpe
The Richest Man in Town
(1941)
Pete Martin
Her First Beau
(1941)
Elmer Tuttle
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
Sam Yates
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
(1942)
Curly Bill
Destroyer
(1943)
Kansas Jackson
Good Luck, Mr. Yates
(1943)
Jonesey Jones
City Without Men
(1943)
Judge Michael T. Mallory
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Uncle Willie McLeod
Buffalo Bill
(1944)
Sgt. Chips McGraw
The Impatient Years
(1944)
Judge
Bride by Mistake
(1944)
Jonathan Connors
Strange Affair
(1944)
Lt. Washburn
Abilene Town
(1946)
Sheriff Bravo Trimble
The Walls Came Tumbling Down
(1946)
George Bradford
The Bandit of Sherwood Forest
(1946)
Friar Tuck
Perilous Holiday
(1946)
George Richards
If I'm Lucky
(1946)
Darius J. Magonnagle
The Fighting Guardsman
(1946)
Brown
Renegades
(1946)
Kirk Dembrow
Framed
(1947)
Jeff Cunningham
The Sea of Grass
(1947)
Jeff
Coroner Creek
(1948)
Sheriff O'Hea
The Man from Colorado
(1948)
Doc Merriam
Adventures in Silverado
(1948)
Dr. Hendersonn
The Swordsman
(1948)
Angus MacArden
The Untamed Breed
(1948)
John Rambeau
The Black Arrow
(1948)
Lawless
Best Man Wins
(1948)
Jim Smiley
The Wreck of the Hesperus
(1948)
George Lockhart
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Wiser
Any Number Can Play
(1949)
Ed
Red Canyon
(1949)
Jonah Johnson
The Walking Hills
(1949)
Old Willy
Devil's Doorway
(1950)
Zeke Carmody
Cargo to Capetown
(1950)
Sam Bennett
The Big Hangover
(1950)
Uncle Fred Mahoney
Cheaper by the Dozen
(1950)
Dr. Burton
Rawhide
(1951)
Sam Todd
Cave of Outlaws
(1951)
Dobbs
Silver City
(1951)
Dutch Surrency
The Great Missouri Raid
(1951)
Dr. Samuels
The Big Trees
(1952)
Walter 'Yukon' Burns
Wild Stallion
(1952)
John Wintergreen
Toughest Man in Arizona
(1952)
Jim Hadlock
Flaming Feather
(1952)
Sgt. O'Rourke
Shane
(1953)
Fred Lewis
It Happens Every Thursday
(1953)
Jake
Human Desire
(1954)
Alec Simmons
Make Haste to Live
(1954)
Sheriff Lafe
Destry
(1954)
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor
She Couldn't Say No
(1954)
Ed Meeker
Dawn at Socorro
(1954)
Sheriff Cauthen
Wichita
(1955)
Doc Black
The Silver Star
(1955)
Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)
Rage at Dawn
(1955)
Judge
The Lonesome Trail
(1955)
Dan Wells
Come Next Spring
(1956)
Mr. Canary
Spoilers of the Forest
(1957)
Tom Duncan
The Sheepman
(1958)
Milt Masters
Day of the Badman
(1958)
Sam Wyckoff
Edge of Eternity
(1959)
Sheriff Edwards
It Started with a Kiss
(1959)
Congressman Richard Tappe
King of the Wild Stallions
(1959)
Idaho
Hound-Dog Man
(1959)
Doc Cole
Stump Run
(1959)
Cimarron
(1960)
Judge Neal Hefner
Four Fast Guns
(1960)
Dipper
Chartroose Caboose
(1960)
Woodrow 'Woody' Watts
The Comancheros
(1961)
Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen
Tammy Tell Me True
(1961)
Judge Carver
Devil's Partner
(1961)
Doc Lucas
Ride the High Country
(1962)
Judge Tolliver
Flashing Spikes
(1962)
Crab Holman
Move Over, Darling
(1963)
Judge Bryson
McLintock!
(1963)
Bunny Dull
Donovan's Reef
(1963)
Francis O'Brien
A Ticklish Affair
(1963)
Captain Martin / Gramps
The Rounders
(1965)
Vince Moore
The Man from Button Willow
(1965)
Sorry
Gunpoint
(1966)
Bull
Welcome to Hard Times
(1967)
Brown
Something for a Lonely Man
(1968)
Old Man Wolenski
The Over the Hill Gang
(1969)
Jason Fitch
Angel in My Pocket
(1969)
Axel Gresham
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
(1970)
Jason Fitch
Yuma
(1971)
Mules McNeil
Sam Cade
(1972)
J.J. Jackson
The Marshal of Madrid
(1972)
Deputy JJ Jackson
Benji
(1974)
Bill
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
(1983)
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The History of Hooterville
(2005)
Self (archive footage)