Edgar Buchanan

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William Edgar Buchanan (born March 20, 1903 in Humansville , Missouri , † April 4, 1979 in Palm Desert , California ) was an American actor .

Life

Buchanan grew up in Oregon . Like his father, he learned the profession of dentist before him and married in 1928, his wife also practiced as a dentist. His acting career began after the couple moved to California in 1939 . When he got his first feature film role that same year , he passed his practice on to his wife. At the beginning of his career, Buchanan also played a few minor supporting roles, some of which were not mentioned in the credits, including in Michael Curtiz ' adventure film The Lord of the Seven Seas , but in his second film he had a larger supporting role than Detective Adolph McDermott in the comedy film One husband too many at the side of Jean Arthur and Fred MacMurray . In 1941 and 1942 he starred alongside Cary Grant in the Oscar- nominated films Chords of Love and Witness for the Prosecution . Most of his film roles were soon westerns , including in a 1942 film adaptation of the life of Wyatt Earp as the gunslinger "Curly Bill" Brocious . He was seen alongside John Wayne in The Comancheros and MacLintock , alongside Henry Fonda in Nebraska and Arkansas Murder Burners, as well as Audie Murphy in Destry Clean Up and The Colt is the Law . He also played Fred Lewis in the Oscar-winning western classic My Great Friend Shane with Alan Ladd in the lead role.

In addition to his film career, he also appeared in American television series from the mid-1950s . In addition to guest roles in series such as West of Santa Fé , At the foot of the Blue Mountains , Bonanza and Smoking Colts , he was best known in the United States for various long-standing series leading roles. From 1952 he was seen alongside William Boyd in 40 episodes of the series Hopalong Cassidy , between 1956 and 1957 he played in 39 episodes Roy Bean in the series Roy Bean, a judge in the wild west . In the hit sitcom Petticoat Junction , he played between 1963 and 1970 in all 222 episodes the role of Uncle Joe Carson , for which he is largely known in the United States. He also appeared several times as Uncle Joe Carson in the simultaneously produced series Green Acres and The Beverly Hillbillies . After the end of Petticoat Junction , he played alongside Glenn Ford in the western series Sheriff Cade , but this was discontinued after the first season. In the 1970s he was only seen sporadically as an actor, his last appearance was in 1974 in Benji - On the Hot Track .

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SURNAME Buchanan, Edgar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Buchanan, William Edgar (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Humansville , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1979
Place of death Palm Desert , California