Edgar Buchanan

Edgar Buchanan
Buchanan circa 1971
Born	William Edgar Buchanan II (1903-03-20)March 20, 1903 Humansville, Missouri, U.S.
Died	April 4, 1979(1979-04-04) (aged 76) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Education	North Pacific College (DDS)
Occupations	Dentist actor singer
Years active	1939–1974
Spouse	Mildred Marguerite Spence ​ ​ (m. 1928⁠–⁠1979)​
Children	1

William 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,^[1] Green Acres, and The Beverly Hillbillies television sitcoms of the 1960s.