Buddy Ebsen in a Tin Man costume test (left); Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Judy Garland and Bert Lahr in 'The Wizard of Oz.' Actor Buddy Ebsen filmed as the Tin Man for 10 days before he was hospitalized ...

Actor Buddy Ebsen, without realizing at the time, found himself at the center of the TV sitcoms landscape of the 1960s when he agreed to portray Jed Clampett in the television series The Beverly ...

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS ...

Imagine if the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz discovered oil and moved to Beverly Hills. Or that he turned into a private eye who came out of retirement to solve crimes — as he did in Barnaby Jones. It ...

LOS ANGELES -- Buddy Ebsen was known for the genial characters he played on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones" but enjoyed a rich creative life beyond television, family and friends said.

LOS ANGELES — Buddy Ebsen, the loose-limbed dancer turned Hollywood actor who achieved stardom and riches in the television series ‘‘The Beverly Hillbillies'' and ‘‘Barnaby Jones,'' has died, a ...