Edgar Buchanan

Name: Edgar Buchanan
Date of Birth: March 20, 1903
Place of Birth: Humansville, Missouri, USA

Mini-bio: At the age of seven, he and his family moved to Oregon. After studying at the University of Oregon, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a dentist, graduating from North Pacific Dental Col...( read more)

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Edgar Buchanan mini-bio: At the age of seven, he and his family moved to Oregon. After studying at the University of Oregon, he followed in his father's footsteps and became a dentist, graduating from North Pacific Dental College. From 1929 to 1937 he was the practiced oral surgery in Eugene, Oregon. He then moved his practice to Altadena, CA. There he joined the Pasadena Community Playhouse, eventually giving up dentistry at the age of 36 to become an actor. He made his film debut in 1939. His chubby face and gravelly voice were featured in over 100 films, but he is perhaps best known for TV roles in "Judge Roy Bean" (1956), "Petticoat Junction" (1963), and "Cade's County" (1971).

Date of Death:
April 4, 1979, Palm Desert, California, USA (stroke complicated by pneumonia)