Job Dentist, Actor
Years active 1939-74
Top Roles Judge Bogardus, Dr. Burton, Boston Attorney Francis X. O'Brien, Circuit Court Judge Thaddeus Jackson Breen, Uncle Willie McLeod
Top GenresWestern, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure
Top TopicsBook-Based, Romance (Comic), Ranchers
Top Collaborators (Director), (Director), (Director),
Shares birthday with Carl Reiner, Edmund Goulding, Jack Kruschen  see more..

Edgar Buchanan Overview:

Character actor, Edgar Buchanan, was born William Edgar Buchanan on Mar 20, 1903 in Humansville, MO. Buchanan died at the age of 76 on Apr 4, 1979 in Palm Desert, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.

Edgar Buchanan was thickly built, often bewhiskered American actor. He appeared mainly in westerns, portraying veteran sheriffs, boozy bankers, and crooked judges. Outside of the western, he was often as the hero's sidekick, in films like The Sea Hawk (1940) and Penny Serenade (1941). A former dentist, Buchanan started alternating acting with dentistry in the 1930s before becoming a full-time actor. He would make making close to 100 films, featuring his distinctive growling voice and round "country-boy" features. 

(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Illustrated Dictionary of Film Character Actors).

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By monty on Mar 20, 2011 From Noir and Chick Flicks

Great character actor who appeared is such films as Penny Serenade (1941), Texas (1941), The Talk of the Town (1942), and Cheaper by the Dozen (1950) to name a few. The younger generation know him as Uncle Jo from the long running TV series Petticoat Junction (1963 - 1970). Happy Birthday Edgar.... Read full article


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Edgar Buchanan Quotes:

Ellen Simmons: What would you men do if there were no women around to sew your buttons on ?
Alec Simmons: Without women we wouldn't need any buttons !


Elder Bixby: Violence is not our creed.
Walter 'Yukon' Burns: Yeah, I know. And I believe in turning the other cheek... but you just run out of cheeks. It's time to start growing some religious muscle.


Tom Destry: Do you have the authority to swear me in as Deputy?
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor: I thought that had already been taken care of.
Tom Destry: Seems like it kind of got overlooked and I think it ought to be done before I start work.
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor: Well, I'll be glad to help you son. The moment I laid eye on you I figured you was the right man for the job.
Tom Destry: Sort of the way I figured it, too.
The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor: Besides, like the fellow said, if anything goes wrong, it's your funeral.


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Edgar Buchanan Facts
Was originally a dentist with his own practice. At age 38, he turned the practice over to his wife and began his acting career.

He met his wife at dentistry school in Toronto, where she also studied to become a dentist.

He appeared in a total of 13 different productions with Glenn Ford.

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