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Buddy Ebsen

1908 - 2003

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Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980). Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his film career in Broadway Melody of 1936. He also appeared as a dancer with child star Shirley Temple in Captain January (1936). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Buddy Ebsen is the 4,302nd most popular actor (up from 4,410th in 2019), the 6,847th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,472nd in 2019) and the 1,977th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Buddy Ebsen ranks 4,302 out of 13,578. Before him are Laima Vaikule, Adrienne Corri, Devika Rani, Romain Duris, Dave Legeno, and Ole Ernst. After him are Linda Cardellini, Paul Hörbiger, Bellamy Young, H. B. Warner, Richard Kind, and Van Johnson.

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Among people born in 1908, Buddy Ebsen ranks 269. Before him are Alfons Rebane, Walter Bruch, Ivan Brown, Jesús Castro, Devika Rani, and Yvette Cauchois. After him are Aleksei Arbuzov, Helmut Käutner, Jenő Vincze, Tommaso Landolfi, Winston Graham, and Arkhip Lyulka. Among people deceased in 2003, Buddy Ebsen ranks 228. Before him are Alfredo Hernández, Yuriy Voynov, Wolfgang Peters, Rachel de Queiroz, Meir Vilner, and Halima Nosirova. After him are Carlos Roberto Reina, Winston Graham, Marina Ladynina, José Craveirinha, Johnny Walker, and Rick Husband.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy Ebsen ranks 6,849 out of 20,380. Before him are Lynn Anderson (1947), Emerson Spencer (1906), Shea Whigham (1969), George Dole (1885), Carol Morris (1936), and Kevin S. Bright (1954). After him are Linda Cardellini (1975), Julia Ward Howe (1819), Mildred Gillars (1900), Richard Helms (1913), Bellamy Young (1970), and Jerry Buss (1933).

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Among actors born in United States, Buddy Ebsen ranks 1,978. Before him are Vondie Curtis-Hall (1950), Derek Luke (1974), Susan Kohner (1936), John Hawkes (1959), Rooney Mara (1985), and Shea Whigham (1969). After him are Linda Cardellini (1975), Bellamy Young (1970), Richard Kind (1956), Van Johnson (1916), Mädchen Amick (1970), and Alan Ruck (1956).

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