Edgar Buchanan's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Green Acres Uncle Joe C… The Rifleman Doc Burrage Petticoat Junction Joseph P. '… Hopalong Cassidy Red Connors Tales of Wells Fargo Bob Dawson Cade's County J.J. Jackson Cavalcade of America Horace Gree… Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson Uncle Harry National Velvet Grandpa Har…

Main Movie Roles 1974 - Benji 1965 - The Rounders 1963 - Move Over, Darling 1963 - McLintock! 1963 - Donovan's Reef 1962 - Ride the High Country 1961 - The Comancheros 1960 - Cimarron 1955 - Rage at Dawn 1954 - Human Desire 1953 - Shane 1952 - The Big Trees 1951 - Rawhide 1950 - Devil's Doorway 1950 - Cheaper by the Dozen 1947 - Framed 1946 - Abilene Town 1944 - Buffalo Bill 1942 - The Talk of the Town 1941 - Penny Serenade 1940 - Arizona 1940 - The Sea Hawk

BIOGRAPHY:

At the age of seven, he and his family moved to Oregon. After studying at the University of Oregon, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a dentist, graduating from North Pacific Dental College. From 1929 to 1937 he was the practiced oral surgery in Eugene, Oregon. He then moved his practice to Altadena, CA. There he joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse, eventually giving up dentistry at the age of 36 to become an actor. He made his film debut in 1939. His chubby face and gravelly voice were featured in over 100 films, but he is perhaps best known for TV roles in "Judge Roy Bean" (1956), "Petticoat Junction" (1963), and "Cade's County" (1971).


TRIVIA:

• He provided dentistry skills on the set numerous times. One such occasion, he pulled the tooth of his stand-in of 25 years, Jack Henderson.
• Was originally a dentist with his own practice. At age 38, he turned the practice over to his wife and began his acting career.
• Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Alpha Sigma Chapter, University of Oregon)
• He met his wife at dentistry school in Toronto, where she also studied to become a dentist.
• He appeared in a total of 13 different productions with 'Glenn Ford (I)' (qv).
• Was one of only three co-stars of _"Petticoat Junction" (1963)_ (qv) who remained with the series for its entire seven-year run, the others being 'Linda Henning' (qv) and 'Frank Cady' (qv).