ACTOR
Edgar Buchanan
1903 - 1979

Edgar Buchanan
William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Buchanan is the 7,104th most popular actor (up from 7,694th in 2019), the 11,015th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,369th in 2019) and the 3,285th most popular American Actor.
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Among ACTORS
Among actors, Edgar Buchanan ranks 7,104 out of 13,578. Before him are Giuliana De Sio, Nazanin Boniadi, Evelyn Venable, Collin Chou, Markie Post, and DeObia Oparei. After him are Ed Westwick, Christian Serratos, Lynn-Holly Johnson, Montagu Love, Stephen Amell, and Jacques Bergerac.
Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiuliana De Sio
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 7,099
Nazanin Boniadi
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 7,100
Evelyn Venable
1913 - 1993
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 7,101
Collin Chou
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 7,102
Markie Post
1950 - 2021
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 7,103
DeObia Oparei
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 7,104
Edgar Buchanan
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 7,105
Ed Westwick
1987 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 7,106
Christian Serratos
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 7,107
Lynn-Holly Johnson
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 7,108
Montagu Love
1877 - 1943
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 7,109
Stephen Amell
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 7,110
Jacques Bergerac
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 7,111
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Edgar Buchanan ranks 343. Before him are Jaipal Singh Munda, Mikhail Svetlov, George E. Stone, Mike Mansfield, Vera Stroyeva, and Otto von Porat. After him are Luis Izzeta, Sybil Bauer, Marjorie Cox Crawford, Luther Adler, Ernst Klodwig, and Roy Acuff. Among people deceased in 1979, Edgar Buchanan ranks 273. Before him are Ann Dvorak, Mikhail Ogonkov, Akwasi Afrifa, Jocelyne LaGarde, Yvonne Mitchell, and Dick Esser. After him are John F. Seitz, George Brent, Lowell George, Roy Harris, Arthur Fiedler, and J. G. Farrell.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsJaipal Singh Munda
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1970
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 337
Mikhail Svetlov
WRITER
1903 - 1964
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 338
George E. Stone
ACTOR
1903 - 1967
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 339
Mike Mansfield
POLITICIAN
1903 - 2001
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 340
Vera Stroyeva
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 341
Otto von Porat
BOXER
1903 - 1982
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 342
Edgar Buchanan
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 343
Luis Izzeta
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 344
Sybil Bauer
SWIMMER
1903 - 1927
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 345
Marjorie Cox Crawford
TENNIS PLAYER
1903 - 1983
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 346
Luther Adler
ACTOR
1903 - 1984
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 347
Ernst Klodwig
RACING DRIVER
1903 - 1973
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 348
Roy Acuff
SINGER
1903 - 1992
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 349
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsAnn Dvorak
ACTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 267
Mikhail Ogonkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1979
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 268
Akwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 269
Jocelyne LaGarde
ACTOR
1924 - 1979
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 270
Yvonne Mitchell
ACTOR
1915 - 1979
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 271
Dick Esser
HOCKEY PLAYER
1918 - 1979
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 272
Edgar Buchanan
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 273
John F. Seitz
INVENTOR
1892 - 1979
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 274
George Brent
ACTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 275
Lowell George
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1979
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 276
Roy Harris
COMPOSER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 277
Arthur Fiedler
CONDUCTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 278
J. G. Farrell
WRITER
1935 - 1979
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 279
In United States
Among people born in United States, Edgar Buchanan ranks 11,017 out of 20,380. Before him are Sam Balter (1909), Robert Creeley (1926), Richard Garfield (1963), Baby Dodds (1898), Markie Post (1950), and Bud Shank (1926). After him are Christian Serratos (1990), Frank Henry (1909), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Patty Smyth (1957), and Lisa Joy (1972).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSam Balter
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1909 - 1998
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11,011
Robert Creeley
WRITER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11,012
Richard Garfield
MATHEMATICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11,013
Baby Dodds
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1959
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11,014
Markie Post
ACTOR
1950 - 2021
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 11,015
Bud Shank
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 11,016
Edgar Buchanan
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 11,017
Christian Serratos
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 11,018
Frank Henry
ATHLETE
1909 - 1989
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 11,019
Lynn-Holly Johnson
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 11,020
Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin
GEOLOGIST
1843 - 1928
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 11,021
Patty Smyth
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 11,022
Lisa Joy
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 11,023
Among ACTORS In United States
Among actors born in United States, Edgar Buchanan ranks 3,286. Before him are Ben Browder (1962), Tom Lenk (1976), Todd Field (1964), Martha Mansfield (1899), Evelyn Venable (1913), and Markie Post (1950). After him are Christian Serratos (1990), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Zachary Levi (1980), Frank Albertson (1909), Shelley Berman (1925), and Siobhan Fallon Hogan (1961).
Ben Browder
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 3,280
Tom Lenk
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 3,281
Todd Field
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 3,282
Martha Mansfield
1899 - 1923
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 3,283
Evelyn Venable
1913 - 1993
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 3,284
Markie Post
1950 - 2021
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 3,285
Edgar Buchanan
1903 - 1979
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,286
Christian Serratos
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,287
Lynn-Holly Johnson
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,288
Zachary Levi
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3,289
Frank Albertson
1909 - 1964
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 3,290
Shelley Berman
1925 - 2017
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 3,291
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 3,292