Buddy Ebsen
| Relationship | Randy Charles Johnson made a memorial commentary about Ebsen on the 20th anniversary of his death and described him as an actor he admired. |
|---|---|
| Sentiment | Positive |
| Assessment | Randy speaks admiringly of Ebsen, calling him "awesome" and "terrific" and saying he had been missed. |
Buddy Ebsen was an actor whom Randy Charles Johnson discussed in a memorial video marking the 20th anniversary of his death. Randy identifies him as the performer who starred as Jed Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies and also recounts the near-casting and replacement history around The Wizard of Oz Tin Man role.
Randy's relationship to Ebsen is evaluative rather than personal: he presents him as a figure he admired and praises him repeatedly as an "awesome" and "terrific" actor.
Randy's commentary
In the video, Randy says Ebsen had died 20 years earlier, describes him as a great performer, and closes by saying Ebsen "has been missed."
Randy also says Ebsen was originally going to play the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz but had to be replaced after an allergic reaction to aluminum powder sent him to the hospital. That account is presented as part of Randy's narration, not as a separate source-backed biography here.
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Source note: The transcript is enough to identify the subject and Randy's attitude, but it uses a few caption errors such as "Epson" and "Tan Man" that should be read as Buddy Ebsen and Tin Man.
References
- Randy Johnson, The 20th Anniversary Of Buddy Ebsen's Death (randy commentary), archived transcript.