Edgar Buchanan
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William Edgar Buchanan II was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly
Buchanan circa 1971
A "crossover" episode: Irene Ryan as "Granny" from The Beverly Hillbillies and Edgar Buchanan as "Uncle Joe" on Petticoat Junction (1968)
Petticoat Junction
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Petticoat Junction is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 1963 to April 1970. The series takes place at the Shady Rest Hotel, which is run by Kate Bradley; her th
Edgar Buchanan
…Edgar Buchanan II (March 20, 1903 – April 4, 1979) was an American actor with a long career in both film and television. He is most familiar today as Uncle Joe Carson from the Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s. Edgar Buchanan was born to Rose (Kee) Buchanan…
Title screen from seasons 1–2
Cast members from seasons 1-2, L-R: Pat Woodell (Bobbie Jo), Jeannine Riley (Billie Jo) and Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Jo)
The season-three cast in 1966. On table: Higgins the dog; front row (L-R): Lori Saunders (Bobbie Jo), Bea Benaderet (Kate), Edgar Buchanan (Uncle Joe); back row (L-R): Frank Cady (Sam Drucker), Gunilla Hutton (Billie Jo), Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Jo), Rufe Davis (Floyd Smoot), Smiley Burnette (Charley Pratt)
1967 cast, L-R: Meredith MacRae (Billie Jo), Lori Saunders (Bobbie Jo), and Linda Kaye Henning (Betty Jo)