Quiz

His friend of many years, Glenn Ford, once told a story of when Edgar was preparing to do some painful dental work on him. The anesthesia consisted of others passing by and allowing the patient, Glenn, to take swallows of whiskey to help ease the pain of the process. About every third drink Glenn took, Edgar took one as well.

Was originally a dentist with his own practice. At age 36, he turned the practice over to his wife and began his acting career.

He appeared in13 movies with Glenn Ford: My Son Is Guilty (1939), Texas (1941), Desperados (1943), Ombre sul mare (1943), Il cerchio si chiude (1947), Non si può continuare ad uccidere (1948), La sete dell'oro (1949), La bestia umana (1954), La legge del più forte (1958), Cominciò con un bacio (1959), Cimarron (1960), Gli indomabili dell'Arizona (1965) and The Marshal of Madrid (1971).

He provided his dentistry skills on the set numerous times. One such occasion, he pulled the tooth of his stand-in of 25 years, Jack Henderson.

He played the same character (Uncle Joe Carson) on three different series: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963) and La fattoria dei giorni felici (1965).

Was one of only three co-stars of Petticoat Junction (1963) who remained with the series for its entire seven-year run, the others being Linda Henning and Frank Cady.

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

Edgar Buchanan's grandfather, Bramentus L. Buchanan (1840-1904), was a private in Company A, 6th Missouri Cavalry (Union) as well as the Dade County, MO Home Guard (Union) during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

Member of Theta Chi Fraternity (Alpha Sigma Chapter, University of Oregon)

His favorite role was in the film Texas (1941), as Buford 'Doc' Thorpe.

In his TV Archives interview, Paul Henning said the reason why Edgar Buchanan was the one who was always holding Higgins in Petticoat Junction is because the dog was too heavy for Bea or the girls to pick up.

In 1967, Dot Records released "Phantom 309" (Dot #17047), a narration by Buchanan. The 45-rpm single was backed with "Cotton Picker".

Edgar was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and a Freemason.

Edgar Buchanan is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s.

Interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California. Morning Light Section, Map #G06, Lot 7780, Single Ground Interment Space 3.