Birthname: William Edgar Buchanan
| Sign | Pisces |
| Born | Mar 20, 1903 Humansville, MO |
| Died | Apr 4, 1979 Palm Desert, CA |
| Age | Died at 76 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn (Hollywood Hills) | |
Edgar Buchanan | |
| Job | Dentist, Actor |
| Years active | 1939-74 |
| Top Roles | Fred Lewis, Sam Todd, Zeke Carmody, Judge Bogardus, Dr. Burton |
| Top Genres | Western, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Action, Adventure |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Romance (Comic), Ranchers |
| Top Collaborators | George Stevens (Director), Wesley Ruggles (Director), Don Siegel (Director), Lloyd Bridges |
| 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.
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Happy Birthday Edgar Buchanan (1903 - 1979)
By monty on Mar 20, 2011 From Noir and Chick FlicksGreat 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:
Walter 'Yukon' Burns: Not women, your Honor. They ain't for the weak.
Zeke Carmody: The railroad is going to make a lot of changes... a lot of changes, Vance. I can remember when your daddy and I trapped the Wind River country. A man could walk a week and never see another living human... just them mountains... big, purple. It's getting so crowded a man can't draw a full breath.
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 !
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