Of his young co-star, Buddy once said: "Of all the moppet stars to come down the pike, the most classic, enduring, and once-in-a-lifetime package of talent and stardom was Shirley Temple."Ħ. Ebsen played a lighthouse keeper opposite orphan Shirley Temple in Captain January (1936), one of her most successful films.
In the meantime, MGM recast the role of the Tin Man with Jack Haley.ĥ. He wound up being hospitalized for two weeks and recuperating for an additional six weeks. He began experiencing severe cramps and shortness of breath. His costume and make-up were altered several times, but he could barely sit down and dancing was "an ordeal of pain." However, it was the aluminum dust used in his make-up that almost killed him. The make-up for Dorothy's three companions proved tortuous, especially for Ebsen. Buddy Ebsen was not only originally cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz (1939), but he filmed several scenes with Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and Bert Lahr.
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Ebsen and Howard knew each from working together in the made-for-TV movie Fire on the Mountain (1981) and on The Andy Griffith Show (where Ebsen guest-starred in the episode "Opie's Hobo Friend").Ĥ. Don Ameche went on to win a Best Supporting Actor for that role in Cocoon.
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However, Ebsen was contractually obligated to the Matt Houston TV series at the time and he couldn't accept the part. Director Ron Howard originally offered the role of Art Selwyn in Cocoon (1985) to Buddy Ebsen. It was only after Ebsen described his character to Martin as "a cool, methodical human being, a shrewd judge of character" that Martin blurted out "Jones" and the show became Barnaby Jones.ģ. Martin considered Flint or Cobb (which Ebsen didn't like). However, the last name did not come easily. When Buddy Ebsen's private eye show was being developed, producer Quinn Martin settled quickly on the first name of Barnaby. If Jed could always control the money, he'd never get lost."Ģ. The show sounded like a lot of fun, and I was supposed to be part of it, but how could I survive in it? Then the answer came: These hillbillies were rich. A guy could get lost in such a situation. Jed had an occasional dry, philosophical, or naïve laugh line, but essentially he was the straight man. Most of the laughs were coming as a result of Granny, Jethro, Elly May, and (cousin) Pearl. In his autobiography, The Other Side of Oz, Buddy Ebsen recalls Beverly Hillbillies creator Paul Henning pitching the show to him by reenacting scenes from the first script: "We were all laughing and wiping tears, and then I got a chilling thought.
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