LOS ANGELES -- Buddy Ebsen was known for the genial characters he played on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Barnaby Jones" but enjoyed a rich creative life beyond television, family and friends said.

Actor Buddy Ebsen is seen at the opening ceremony of Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim, Calif., in 2001. Ebsen died Sunday at Torrance Memorial Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. He was 95 ...

LOS ANGELES — Buddy Ebsen, the loose-limbed dancer turned Hollywood actor who achieved stardom and riches in the television series ‘‘The Beverly Hillbillies'' and ‘‘Barnaby Jones,'' has died, a ...

Buddy Ebsen, who would later star on 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' filmed as the Tin Man for just 10 days before he was ...