Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; [1] April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, [2] was an American actor and dancer. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective ...

Jul 6, 2003 · Born Charles Ludolf Ebsen, Jr, he moved with his family to Palm Beach County, Florida, when he was 10 years old. Two years later, the family moved to Orlando, Florida, where his father operated a dance studio, and he and his sisters learned to dance.

Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., commonly known as Buddy Ebsen in the show business, was born in Belleville, Illinois on April 2, 1908, to Christian Ludolf Ebsen Sr. and Frances. His father was Danish and a choreographer by profession and his mother, who was Latvian, used to paint.

Born Christian Rudolph Ebsen, April 2, 1908, in Belleville, IL; died of pneumonia, July 6, 2003, in Torrance, CA. Actor and dancer. Buddy Ebsen's career spanned more than 60 years, encompassing the latter days of vaudeville, Broadway success, and a brief foray into film.

Apr 11, 2024 · Buddy Ebsen was born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr on April 2, 1908 in Belleville, Illinois. Although he didn’t recognize it when he was young, the fact that his German-born father was a choreographer and an advocate of physical fitness — and owned a dance studio — would turn out to play a major influence on his life and future as a performer.

Buddy Ebsen. Actor: The Beverly Hillbillies. Buddy Ebsen began his career as a dancer in the late 1920s in a Broadway chorus. He later formed a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen, which also appeared on Broadway.

Apr 11, 2024 · Buddy Ebsen was born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr on April 2, 1908 in Belleville, Illinois. Although he didn't recognize it when he was young, the fact that his German-born father was a...

Jul 8, 2003 · Buddy Ebsen, the hoofer-turned-actor who danced with Shirley Temple in the movies but achieved his greatest success on television as the folksy Clampett family patriarch on “The Beverly...

Born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr., Buddy Ebsen, an actor and dancer, performed for nearly seven decades and starred in scores of films. Starting in early childhood, Ebsen, along with his sisters, learned to dance at his father’s dance studio, where he …

Buddy Ebsen. Actor: The Beverly Hillbillies. Buddy Ebsen began his career as a dancer in the late 1920s in a Broadway chorus. He later formed a vaudeville act with his sister Vilma Ebsen, which also appeared on Broadway.