But the series clicked and lasted until 1980.
"With such a glut of private-eye shows, I didn't see how another one could succeed," he said. "The Beverly Hillbillies" attracted as many as 60 million viewers on CBS between 19.Įbsen returned to series TV in 1973 as "Barnaby Jones," a private investigator forced out of retirement to solve the murder of his son Hal, who had taken over the business. Television brought Ebsen's amiable personality to the home screen in the 1950s, with his first national role as Parker's sidekick in "Davy Crockett."Īs Jed Clampett, head of a newly rich Ozark family plunked down in snooty Beverly Hills, Ebsen became a national favorite.
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When she retired, Ebsen continued on his own, dancing with Shirley Temple and turning dramatic actor.Įxcept for an allergy to aluminum paint, he would have been one of the Yellow Brick Road quartet in the "The Wizard of Oz." After 10 days of filming, Ebsen fell ill because of the aluminum makeup on his skin and was replaced as the Tin Man by Jack Haley. Ebsen later starred in the CBS detective series "Barnaby Jones," which ran from 1973 until 1980.Įbsen costarred in the TV series "Davy Crockett" and in films including "Breakfast at Tiffany's."Įbsen and his sister Vilma danced through Broadway shows and MGM musicals of the 1930s.
He died at Torrance Memorial Medical Center, where he was hospitalized last month.Įbsen, who lived in Palos Verdes Estates, near Los Angeles, began his nine-year run as mountaineer Jed Clampett in 1962, when "The Beverly Hillbillies" premiered. "We choose to not grieve Buddy's passing but to celebrate the life of this extraordinary man," the family said in the statement.
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