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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 and Green Acres television sitcoms of the 1960s. As Uncle Joe "who is moving kinda slow", he took over as proprietor of the Shady Rest Hotel following the death of Bea Benaderet, who had played Kate Bradley.

Born in Humansville, Missouri, he was originally a successful dentist before becoming interested in acting. Among the movies he made were Penny Serenade with Cary Grant, Benji, McLintock! with John Wayne, Cheaper by the Dozen, Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die, and The Man from Colorado (1948). Other television shows included Hopalong Cassidy, Judge Roy Bean, Leave It To Beaver and The Rifleman.

Buchanan died in Palm Desert, California and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.

Trivia

Buchanan and one of the other stars of Petticoat Junction appeared together in the movie Benji. The other "star" was none other than Higgins, the unnamed "dog" from the sitcom, who was the star of the movie and a sequel, For The Love of Benji. Higgins was found in an animal shelter and trained by Frank Inn, who also trained Arnold Ziffel (the pig) and all the other animals used on the Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres sitcoms.

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