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Buddy Ebsen

1908 - 2003

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Buddy Ebsen (born Christian Ludolf Ebsen Jr.; April 2, 1908 – July 6, 2003), also known as Frank "Buddy" Ebsen, was an American actor and dancer, whose career spanned seven decades. One of his most famous roles was as Jed Clampett in the CBS television sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies (1962–1971); afterwards he starred as the title character in the television detective drama Barnaby Jones (1973–1980).Originally a dancer, Ebsen began his film career in Broadway Melody of 1936. He also appeared as a dancer with child star Shirley Temple in Captain January (1936). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Buddy Ebsen has received more than 5,411,290 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Buddy Ebsen is the 5,069th most popular actor (down from 4,365th in 2019), the 7,521st most popular biography from United States (down from 6,777th in 2019) and the 2,366th most popular American Actor.

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  • 5.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Buddy Ebsen ranks 5,069 out of 9,996Before him are Sidney Fox, Henry Daniell, Buddy Hackett, Judith Godrèche, Alexis Smith, and Daniella Alonso. After him are Proof, Shailene Woodley, Carlos Bernard, Jason Gray-Stanford, Antonia Thomas, and Mónica Cruz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Buddy Ebsen ranks 301Before him are Sulo Nurmela, Francisco Aguirre, Ion Lăpușneanu, Matti Sippala, Louis L'Amour, and Hélène Boucher. After him are Karl Warner, Demetrio Neyra, Hans Jakob, Vladimír Syrovátka, Félix Welkenhuysen, and Julio Lores. Among people deceased in 2003, Buddy Ebsen ranks 240Before him are Robert Atkins, Elliott Smith, Jean Lucas, Bruno Heim, Stan Brakhage, and Buddy Hackett. After him are Donald Regan, Vladimir Bogomolov, Anita Borg, Dave DeBusschere, Naftali Temu, and Willem Slijkhuis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Buddy Ebsen ranks 7,521 out of 18,182Before him are Buddy Hackett (1924), Thomas Horsfield (1773), Michael Mullen (1946), Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Jack Bender (1949), and Daniella Alonso (1978). After him are Michael Herr (1940), Karl Warner (1908), Proof (1973), Bret Michaels (1963), Richard Garfield (1963), and Shailene Woodley (1991).

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Buddy Ebsen ranks 2,366Before him are Michael J. Anderson (1953), Michael Paul Chan (1950), Harry Lennix (1964), Awkwafina (1988), Buddy Hackett (1924), and Daniella Alonso (1978). After him are Proof (1973), Shailene Woodley (1991), Carlos Bernard (1962), Rachel Nichols (1980), Betty Field (1913), and Chad Everett (1937).

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