Edgar Buchanan
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| Born |
William Edgar Buchanan II March 20, 1903 Humansville, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 1979 (aged 76) Palm Desert, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Dentist, Actor, Singer |
| Years active | 1939–74 |
| Spouse(s) | Mildred Marguerite Spence (1928–79) (his death) |
| Children | William Edgar Buchanan III "Buck" adopted son (1946–2005) |
Edgar Buchanan (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television, most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s.
As Uncle Joe, he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the 1968 real-life death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley. In 1969, in the episode "Kathy Joe's First Birthday Party", he appeared with his real-life son, Buck (who had a cameo as an ice cream vendor).
William Edgar Buchanan, born in Humansville, Missouri, moved with his family to Oregon when he was seven. Buchanan earned a DDS degree from North Pacific College School of Dentistry (which later became Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry). Like his father before him, he was a successful dentist. He and his wife Mildred (1907–1987), classmates in dental school, were married in 1928. They had one child, a son named Buck. In 1939, they moved from Eugene, Oregon, to Altadena, California, where they moved their dental practice. He joined the Pasadena Playhouse as an actor. He appeared in his first film in 1939, at the age of 36, after which he turned his dentistry practice over to his wife. He was a member of Theta Chi Fraternity and a Freemason.
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