Deceased

How Did Edgar Buchanan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 76

Also known asWilliam Edgar Buchanan IIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn20/03/1903Born inHumansville, Missouri, USADied04/04/1979Died inPalm DesertCausestrokeWikidataQ950397 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#30512 ↗

William Edgar Buchanan II was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s.

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Filmography111 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1983	Hollywood Out-takes and Rare FootageMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	80
1974	BenjiMovie	Bill	71
1972	The Marshal of MadridMovie	Deputy JJ Jackson	69
1972	Sam CadeMovie	J.J. Jackson	69
1971	Cade's CountySeries	Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson	68
1970	The Partridge FamilySeries	Judge McElwreath	67
1970	The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides AgainMovie	Jason Fitch	67
1969	Angel in My PocketMovie	Axel Gresham	66
1969	The Over the Hill GangMovie	Jason Fitch	66
1968	The Mod SquadSeries	Hargis	65
1968	Something for a Lonely ManMovie	Old Man Wolenski	65
1967	Welcome to Hard TimesMovie	Brown	64
1966	GunpointMovie	Bull	63
1965	Green AcresSeries	Uncle Joe Carson	62
1965	The RoundersMovie	Vince Moore	62
1963	Petticoat JunctionSeries	Uncle Joe Carson	60
1963	McLintock!Movie	Bunny Dull	60
1963	Donovan's ReefMovie	Francis O'Brien	60
1963	Vacation PlayhouseSeries	Luke	60
1963	Move Over, DarlingMovie	Judge Bryson	60
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	59
1962	Stoney BurkeSeries	—	59
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	Uncle Joe Carson	59
1962	The Lloyd Bridges ShowSeries	Doc Lawton	59
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Judge Wilfred Manning	58
1961	The ComancherosMovie	Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen	58
1961	Tammy Tell Me TrueMovie	Judge Carver	58
1961	Bus StopSeries	—	58
1960	The Andy Griffith ShowSeries	Henry Wheeler	57
1960	ThrillerSeries	Doc O'Connor	57
1960	The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries	Judge Franklin	57
1960	Route 66Series	—	57
1960	CimarronMovie	Judge Neal Hefner	57
1960	Bringing Up BuddySeries	—	57
1960	OutlawsSeries	—	57
1960	Stagecoach WestSeries	Lum Jensen	57
1960	The Tall ManSeries	—	57
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Doc Bolton	56
1959	BonanzaSeries	Hallelujah Hicks	56
1959	LaramieSeries	—	56
1959	RiverboatSeries	Wingate Pardee	56
1959	It Started with a KissMovie	Richard Tappe	56
1959	Edge of EternityMovie	Sheriff Edwards	56
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	55
1958	BroncoSeries	—	55
1958	Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries	Pop Michaels	55
1958	Bat MastersonSeries	Cactus Charlie	55
1958	The SheepmanMovie	Milt Masters	55
1958	Day of the BadmanMovie	Sam Wyckoff	55
1957	Wagon TrainSeries	Ben Mattox	54
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Andy Templet	54
1957	Have Gun, Will TravelSeries	—	54
1957	MaverickSeries	Jed Christianson	54
1957	TrackdownSeries	Tully Saxon	54
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Judge Edward Daley	54
1957	The Restless GunSeries	Ethan Greenfield	54
1957	The CaliforniansSeries	Major	54
1957	Leave It to BeaverSeries	Captain Jack	54
1957	26 MenSeries	—	54
1957	Spoilers of the ForestMovie	Tom Duncan	54
1956	The Adventures of Jim BowieSeries	—	53
1956	Come Next SpringMovie	Mr. Canary	53
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Pops	52
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Dan	52
1955	The MillionaireSeries	William Eliot Vaughan	52
1955	WichitaMovie	Doc Black	52
1955	The Lonesome TrailMovie	Dan Wells	52
1954	Climax!Series	Spencer	51
1954	DestryMovie	The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor	51
1954	Make Haste to LiveMovie	Sheriff Lafe	51
1954	Human DesireMovie	Alec Simmons	51
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Doctor	50
1953	The Danny Thomas ShowSeries	Captain Archie	50
1953	ShaneMovie	Fred Lewis	50
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Papa Mumby	49
1952	The Adventures of Ozzie and HarrietSeries	Park Commissioner	49
1952	Wild StallionMovie	John Wintergreen	49
1952	Cavalcade of AmericaSeries	Horace Greeley	49
1952	Hopalong CassidySeries	Red Connors	49
1952	The Big TreesMovie	Walter 'Yukon' Burns	49
1952	Flaming FeatherMovie	Sgt. O'Rourke	49
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Henry Maguire	48
1951	Silver CityMovie	Dutch Surrency	48
1951	RawhideMovie	Sam Todd	48
1950	Devil's DoorwayMovie	Zeke Carmody	47
1949	Lust for GoldMovie	Wiser	46
1949	Red CanyonMovie	Jonah Johnson	46
1949	The Walking HillsMovie	Old Willy	46
1948	Studio OneSeries	Dan Ferris	45
1948	Adventures in SilveradoMovie	Dr. Hendersonn	45
1948	The Wreck of the HesperusMovie	George Lockhart	45
1947	The Sea of GrassMovie	Jeff	44
1946	The Walls Came Tumbling DownMovie	George Bradford	43
1946	The Bandit of Sherwood ForestMovie	Friar Tuck	43
1946	RenegadesMovie	Kirk Dembrow	43
1945	The Fighting GuardsmanMovie	Brown	42
1944	Buffalo BillMovie	Sgt. Chips McGraw	41
1944	Bride by MistakeMovie	Jonathan Connors	41
1944	Strange AffairMovie	Lt. Washburn	41
1943	DestroyerMovie	Kansas Jackson	40
1943	Good Luck, Mr. YatesMovie	Jonesey Jones	40
1942	Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieMovie	Curly Bill	39
1942	The Talk of the TownMovie	Sam Yates	39
1941	TexasMovie	Buford 'Doc' Thorpe	38
1941	You Belong to MeMovie	Billings	38
1941	Penny SerenadeMovie	Applejack	38
1940	The Sea HawkMovie	Ben Rollins	37
1940	ArizonaMovie	Judge Bogardus	37
1940	Escape to GloryMovie	Charles Atterbee	37
1940	Too Many HusbandsMovie	McDermott	37
1939	My Son Is GuiltyMovie	Dan, Bartender	36