Buddy Ebsen
Buddy Ebsen, born Christian Rudolph Ebsen, Jr. ( born April 2, 1908 in Belleville, Illinois; † 6 July 2003 TORRANCE, California ) was an American actor. Is best known for his role as Ebsen Jed Clampett in the popular television series The Beverly Hillbillies and Barnaby Jones by the private detective.
Curriculum vitae
The son of the Danish father Rudolf Christian Ebsen, Sr. and his mother Frances Latvian learned after moving to Orlando, Florida to dance in his father's school and graduated from high school in 1926 from. From 1926 to 1927 he studied at the University of Florida and then to 1928 at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. Financial problems of the family then forced him to the University at the age of 20 years to leave. Ebsen moved with only 26.75 dollars in my pocket to New York and tried his luck as a dancer there.
With his sister Vilma both stepped in vaudeville under the stage name The Baby Astaire and had as a chorister and small roles on Broadway, as in the musical Flying Colors or in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934. Through the mediation of the agent Walter Winchell them then made the jump in the prestigious Palace Theatre, the center of Vaudeville.
In 1936, the Ebsens were invited to a screen test at MGM and received a two-year contract. They moved to Hollywood and had a first film appearance in the film musical Broadway Melody 1936 (orig. Broadway Melody of 1936), which should remain Vilma Ebsens only film. She retired from show business, but her brother Buddy was given additional roles, so born 1936 in For dancing and Captain January ( in which he danced with Shirley Temple ) or 1938 Broadway Melody of 1938 next to Judy Garland. His flamboyant dance style earned him a contract by Walt Disney, who had used him as a drawing aid for the Mickey Mouse animations in the Silly Symphonies short films.
In 1939, Ebsen was for the movie musical " The Wizard of Oz " ( Wizard of Oz) involved, in which he was to play the Tin Man. He played all the vocal numbers, went through all the samples and had already started the filming, as the aluminum dust makeup of it caused health problems that forced him to leave the role to Jack Haley. Some of his vocal recordings, however, are preserved in the soundtrack of the film. By the end of his life Ebsen had recurrent lung problems, which he attributed to this role.
Popular then made him the Disneyland television series Davy Crockett (1954-1955), in which he played the role of George Russell on the side of Fess Parker. For this, the cinema publications also used internationally Davy Crockett, King of the Trapper ( Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier, 1954) and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates came ( Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, 1956).
Ebsen was quite famous by the comedy series The Beverly Hillbillies, which ran on CBS during 1962-1971. Of the critics, the series was, however, assessed only moderate. From 1973 to 1980 sat Ebsen continued his career as a television detective Barnaby Jones at CBS and was album as a speaker in the documentary series Disney Family active. Even in retirement, he joined again in brief guest roles in various series. With some novels and an autobiography Ebsen was also active as a writer and he can also be heard on some recordings as a singer and speaker.
In the address 1775 Vine Street Buddy Ebsen received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Walt Disney Company appointed him in 1993 for " Disney Legend " ( " Disney Legend" ).
Works
- The Other Side of Oz Donovan Publishing, 1993, ISBN 1-880538-08-3. ( Autobiography )
- Sizzling Cold Case: ( The Legend of Lori London) A Barnaby Jones Novel. AuthorHouse, 2006, ISBN 1-4259-4049-8.
- Polynesian Concept. Prentice-Hall, 1972, ISBN 0-13-685339-0.
- Kelly 's Quest. 1st Books Library, 2000, ISBN 1-58820-187-2.
Media
- Buddy Ebsen Says Howdy, CD
- The Beverly Hillbillies Soundtrack CD
- Broadway Melody Of 1936, CD ( Cast Recording )
- Classic Disney Volume IV -60 Years of Magical Music, CD
- The Wizard of Oz Soundtrack CD