Buddy Ebsen was known for a lot of different acting roles. He appeared in a series of successful TV shows and movies before opting to portray Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies. The famed actor ...

Buddy Ebsen is well known for his role on "The Beverly Hillbillies," but the actor almost had an even more iconic role: a ...

Vilma Ebsen, who danced in the film "Broadway Melody of 1936" with her brother Buddy long before he became famous on "The Beverly Hillbillies," has died. She was 96. By The Associated Press Vilma ...

For decades, the story of Buddy Ebsen, the original choice to play the Tin Man in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, has lived in a strange space between fact and folklore. Online retellings often frame ...

LOS ANGELES, July 7 (UPI) -- Buddy Ebsen, the lanky vaudeville and Broadway dancer who gained fame as a Hollywood actor in "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Barnaby Jones" and Disney's "Davy Crockett" ...

Buddy Ebsen was originally cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, but repeated exposure to aluminum powder makeup left him struggling to breathe and sent him to the hospital. His daughter later ...

Buddy Ebsen was a dad to seven kids: Elizabeth, Alix, Susie, Cathy, Bonnie, Kiki and Dustin The actor raised his family on a California ranch, where they maintained their privacy Ebsen inspired two of ...

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