In 1956, Buchanan portrayed the lead in the 39-episode syndicated Western television series, Judge Roy Bean,[10] set in Langtry, Texas, and filmed in color in California. Like his father before him, he was a successful dentist. They had one child, a son named Buck. Edgar Buchanan was quite a family man. Mildred Marguerite Spence (14 April 1928 - 4 April 1979) (his death) (1 child) Trade Mark (1) Buchanan died of a stroke in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 76. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:Edgar_Buchanan.jpg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:Irene_Ryan_Edgar_Buchanan_1968.JPG, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:Edgar_Buchanan_Mclintock_01.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:Abilene_Town_1946_(3).jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:Abilene_Town_1946.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:McLintock!_9.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Edgar_Buchanan#/media/File:Petticoat_Junction_cast_1968.JPG. In 1939, they moved from Eugene, Oregon, to Altadena, California. They had a son named Buck. Buchanan appeared in more than 100 movies, including Penny Serenade (1941) with Cary Grant, Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942), The Talk of the Town (1942 film) (1942) with Ronald Colman and Jean Arthur, The Man from Colorado (1948), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) (1950), She Couldn't Say No (1954), Ride the High Country (1962) with Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea, McLintock! In 1939, they moved from Eugene, Oregon, to Altadena, California. He was a m… William Edgar Buchanan II was an American actor who had a prolific career in the entertainment industry. Having studied a couple of Shakespearean recitations, he nurtured his newfound interest. He and his wife Mildred were married in 1928. He met his wife at dentistry school in Toronto, where she also studied to become a dentist. Edgar Buchanan's gravestone, with Freemasonic Square and Compasses. (1963) with John Wayne, Move Over, Darling (1963) with Doris Day and James Garner, and Benji (1974). A man of multiple talents, he practiced dentistry in his initial years but had to hand over the practice to his wife later, owing to his increasingly demanding career as an actor. Buchanan is best known for portraying ‘Uncle Joe Carson’ in the TV series ‘Petticoat Junction.’ He appeared in more than 240 episodes of the show, from 1963 to 1970. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. Buchanan and another star from Petticoat Junction appeared together in the movie Benji -The other "star" being Higgins, the unnamed "dog" from the sitcom, who portrayed the title role in the film. Buchanan’s interest in acting developed during his college years. Buchanan appeared as Uncle Joe Carson in all 222 episodes of Petticoat Junction, the only actor from the show to do so, as well as in 17 episodes of Green Acres,[1]:416 and three episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies. On Petticoat Junction, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the 1968 death of show star Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley; Buchanan had starred as second lead since the series' inception. The son of Dr. and Mrs. William Edgar Buchanan, he was born in Humansville, Missouri, and moved with his family to Oregon when he was seven. They got married the year they graduated. He was buried in the ‘Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery’ in Los Angeles. His stairway to fame was paved by his portrayal of ‘Uncle Joe Carson’ in ‘Petticoat Junction.’ He appeared in all of the 222 episodes of the show and was the only character to be present in all of the show’s episodes. William Edgar Buchanan moved with his family to Humansville, Missouri when he was young. Like his father before him, he was a successful dentist. In 1969, in the episode "Kathy Jo's First Birthday Party", he appeared with his real-life son, Buck (who had a cameo as an ice cream vendor). He appeared for a screen test for ‘Warner Bros.’ in 1940. His fan base grew exponentially, as people welcomed the lazy and adorable freeloader ‘Uncle Joe’ into their drawing rooms. Mildred Marguerite Spence (14 April 1928 - 4 April 1979) (his death) (1 child) Trade Mark (1) Gravelly Voice. His wife Mildred (1907–1987) and he, classmates in dental school, were married in 1928, the year he graduated. Buchanan initially lived with his family in Oregon. In 1956, he landed his first leading role in the western TV show named ‘Judge Roy Bean.’ He was also part of the regular cast of fairly popular shows such as ‘Hopalong Cassidy’ and ‘Cade’s Country.’, Buchanan made a host of guest appearances before earning bigger roles. He and his wife established their medical practice together. "Roy Bean, Temple Houston, Bill Longley, Ranald Mackenzie, Buffalo Bill, Jr., and the Texas Rangers: Depictions of West Texans in Series Television, 1955 to 1967", Learn how and when to remove this template message, Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry, "Edgar Buchanan: the frontier dentist who played one on TV", "Actor Edgar Buchanan, TV's 'Uncle Joe,' Is Dead", "Secrets Of TV's The Rifleman: More Than Just Guns And Good Times", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edgar_Buchanan&oldid=986863198, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Mildred Marguerite Spence (1928–1979; his death), Daddy Forge / Jed Christianson / Colonel Hamilton / Red Daniels, Episode: "Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee! He and his wife Mildred were married in 1928. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Among the many television series in which he was cast as a guest star were Cimarron City, The Californians, and The Rifleman. In 1974, starred in the movie ‘Benji,’ in which he shared screen space with Higgins, a dog who was also Buchanan’s co-actor from ‘Petticoat Junction.’ Higgins was cast in the eponymous role of ‘Benji’ in the movie. He was a member of Theta Chi fraternity[7] and a Freemason.[8]. Thus, ‘Uncle Joe’ appeared in 17 crossover episodes of ‘Green Acres’ and three crossover episodes of ‘The Beverly Hillbillies,’ apart from ‘Petticoat Junction.’. He worked as a dentist for 8 years before he seriously considered following his other passion, acting. [9] He portrayed Jed Christianson in the episode "Duel at Sundown" on Maverick with James Garner and Clint Eastwood, and was on Leave It to Beaver (as both "Uncle Billy" and "Captain Jack"), The Twilight Zone, Riverboat (as Wingate Pardee in the 1960 episode, "Duel on the River"), Gunsmoke, Route 66, Bringing Up Buddy, Bus Stop, and The Lloyd Bridges Show. He was 76 years old when he died. When he was 7 years of age, the family moved to Oregon, and that is where Buchanan spent the rest of his childhood. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. He acted in more than a hundred films and 70 TV shows throughout his career. In 1939, Buchanan moved from Oregon to Altadena, California, with his family. Buchanan appeared in more than 100 films, including Texas (1941), in which he played a dentist and appeared with William Holden and Glenn Ford and later in Penny Serenade (1941) with Irene Dunne and Cary Grant, Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942), The Talk of the Town (1942) with Ronald Colman and Jean Arthur, The Man from Colorado (1949), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), She Couldn't Say No (1954), Ride the High Country (1962) with Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea, McLintock! ", This page was last edited on 3 November 2020, at 12:49. Some of his noteworthy guest roles were for ‘Cimarron City,’ ‘The Californians,’ ‘The Rifleman,’ ‘Leave it Beaver,’ The Twilight Zone,’ ‘Gunsmoke,’ and ‘Route 66.’. Later, when he moved to Altadena, they re-established their practice there. He made his film debut in 1939. While movies were his primary interest, he was also intrinsically associated with American TV shows. They had one child, a son named Buck. [11] From 1960 to 1962, he appeared four times on the NBC Western series Laramie; Buchanan made two guest appearances on Perry Mason: in 1958 as a small-town coroner in "The Case of the Perjured Parrot" and in 1962 as a small-town judge in "The Case of the Lurid Letter". They had a son named Buck. [5] In 1939, they moved from Eugene, Oregon, to Altadena, California, where they relocated their dental practice. Spouse/Ex-: Mildred Marguerite Spence (m. 1928 – his death. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. As Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. His condition was worsened by pneumonia. https://beverlyhillbillies.fandom.com/wiki/Edgar_Buchanan?oldid=5596, Mildred Marguerite Spence (1928-79) 1 son. Buchanan died from a stroke complicated by pneumonia in Palm Desert, California, and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles. Martin was born on November 22 1863, in Sharon Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota, USA. Anna was … He passed away on April 4, 1979, in Palm Desert, California. Higgins had been found in an animal shelter and trained by Frank Inn, who also trained Arnold Ziffel (the pig) and all the other animals used on The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres sitcoms. Apparently, his grades in college were terrible, and in a desperate attempt to improve his average score, Buchanan signed up for a relatively easy course on play interpretation. He was particularly fond of playing older men and villainous characters. Edgar Buchanan was born on March 20, 1903, in Humansville, Missouri, US. In 1967, ‘Dot Records’ released a narration by Buchanan, which was titled ‘Phantom 309.’, In 1974, Buchanan starred in the movie ‘Benji.’ Some of his noteworthy TV appearances include his guest roles in ‘Green Acres’ and ‘The Beverly Hillbillies.’. 1979), See the events in life of Edgar Buchanan in Chronological Order. Buchanan's roles as a regular cast member in television programs included Red Connors in the syndicated Western Hopalong Cassidy,[10] and J.J. Jackson in the CBS crime drama Cade's County.[1]. Buchanan initially lived with his family in Oregon. [4] His wife Mildred (1907–1987) and he, classmates in dental school, were married in 1928, the year he graduated. Edgar appeared in six episodes of The Rifleman, playing Grandpa Fogerty in “The Long Goodbye” (episode 119) and Doc Burrage in the other five: “The Pet” (episode 15), “The Second Witness” (episode 23), “The Trade” (episode 24), “The Deadly Wait” (episode 26), and “The Angry Man” (episode 31). Edgar Buchanan was quite a family man. Buchanan had a record of having worked with all the major production houses of his time. He appeared in his first film in 1939, at the age of thirty-six, after which he turned his dentistry practice over to his wife. In 1939, they moved from Eugene, Oregon, to Altadena, California, where they relocated their dental practice. Once Buchanan focused on his acting career in the early 1940s, Mildred was left to take care of the medical practice by herself. 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 The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. From 1960-1962, he appeared four times as Cletus McBain on the NBC western series Laramie, with John Smith and Robert Fuller. Beverly Hillbillies Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. William Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. In 1928, Buchanan graduated from ‘North Pacific College - School of Dentistry,’ which later came to be known as the ‘Oregon Health & Science University - School of Dentistry.’ He earned a DDS degree from the school. In April 1979, Buchanan had a stroke. [12], Buchanan died from a stroke complicated by pneumonia in Palm Desert, California,[12] and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.[13]. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction,[1] Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s.
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