'I wondered if I was dying,' said the actor of the life-threatening situation.

Buddy Ebsen in a Tin Man costume test (left); Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Judy Garland and Bert Lahr in 'The Wizard of Oz.' In The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man famously sings “If I Only Had a Heart.” But for ...

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS ...

“The Entertaining Life of Buddy Ebsen” is the new exhibition hosted by the University of Wyoming’s American Heritage Center (AHC). Ebsen enjoyed a show business career that spanned more than 70 years ...

Ebsen and his sister Vilma danced through Broadway shows and MGM musicals of the 1930s. When she retired, Ebsen continued on his own, dancing with Shirley Temple and turning dramatic actor. Except for ...

This article was corrected on July 10, 2003. HOLLYWOOD — Actor and musical entertainer Buddy Ebsen, who had an aborted Hollywood film career and then went on to strike oil in television with such ...