Biografía Primeros años El so verdaderu nome yera William Edgar Buchanan, y nació en Humansville, Missouri. Siendo mozu, la so familia camudar a Oregón. Al igual que'l so padre, aportó a un bon dentista. Casóse con Mildred en 1927, y en 1939 el matrimoniu treslladóse a vivir a Altadena, California, onde él se xunió al Pasadena Playhouse como actor. Debutó nel cine en 1939, dempués de lo que dexó la odontoloxía. Foi miembru de la Fraternidá Theta Chi y Francmasón.Edgar Buchanan's gravestone, with Freemasonic Square and Compasses. (Retrieved Nov. 27, 2007)
Carrera Buchanan actuó en más de cien películes, incluyendo ente elles Penny Serenade (1941), con Cary Grant, Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die (1942), The Man from Colorado (1948), Cheaper by the Dozen (1950), She Couldn't Say No (1954), McLintock! (1963), con John Wayne, Move Over, Darling (1963) con Doris Day y James Garner, y Benji (1974). Ente les series televisives pa les qu'actuó figuren Hopalong Cassidy, Judge Roy Bean (na qu'interpretaba al Xuez Roy Bean), l'episodiu "Duel at Sundown" de Maverick, con James Garner y Clint Eastwood, Leave It To Beaver (como "Tíu Billy" y "Capitán Jack"), Dimensión Desconocida, Gunsmoke, Bringing Up Buddy, The Californians, Bus Stop, The Lloyd Bridges Show, Cade's County y The Rifleman. En total actuó nos 222 episodios de Petticoat Junction, en 17 Green Acres, y en 3 de The Beverly Hillbillies. Ente 1960 y 1962 interpretó cuatro veces a Cletus McBain na producción del xéneru western de la NBC Laramie, con John Smith y Robert Fuller.
Fallecimientu Buchanan finó por causa de un accidente cerebrovascular complicáu con una neumonía en Palm Desert, California, y foi enterráu nel Campusantu Forest Lawn Memorial Park de Los Angeles.
Filmografía Añu Títulu Papel Observaciones 1974 Benji Bill 1969 Angel in My Pocket Axel Gresham 1967 Welcome to Hard Times Brown 1966 Gunpoint Bull 1965 The Man from Button Willow Sorry voz The Rounders Vince Moore 1963 Move Over, Darling Xuez Bryson McLintock! Bunny Dull A Ticklish Affair Capitán Martin Donovan's Ref. Abogáu de Boston 1962 Ride the High Country Xuez Tolliver Devil's Partner Don Lucas 1961 The Comancheros Xuez Thaddeus Jackson Breen Tammy Tell Me True Xuez Carver 1960 Cimarron Xuez Neal Hefner Chartroose Caboose Woody Watts Four Fast Guns Dipper 1959 Hound-Dog Man Doc Cole Edge of Eternity Xérif Edwards It Started with a Kiss Congresista Tappe King of the Wild Stallions Idaho Stump Run Buck Gaskin 1958 The Sheepman Milt Masters Day of the Bad Man Sam Wyckoff 1957 Spoilers of the Forest Tom Duncan 1956 Come Next Spring Mr. Canary 1955 Wichita Doc Black The Lonesome Trail Dan Wells The Silver Star Will 'Bill' Dowdy Rage at Dawn Xuez 1954 Destry L'Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Alcalde Dawn at Socorro Xérif Cauthen Human Desire Alec Simmons Make Haste to Live Xérif Lafe She Couldn't Say No Ed Meeker 1953 Shane Fred Lewis It Happens Every Thursday Jake 1952 Toughest Man in Arizona Jim Hadlock Wild Stallion John Wintergreen Flaming Feather Sgt. O'Rourke The Big Trees Walter 'Yukon' Burns 1951 Silver City Dutch Surrency Cave of Outlaws Dobbs Rawhide Sam Todd The Great Missouri Raid Dr. Samuels 1950 Devil's Doorway Zeke Carmody The Big Hangover Tíu Fred Mahoney Cargu to Capetown Sam Bennett Cheaper by the Dozen Dr. Burton 1949 Any Number Can Play Ed Lust for Gold Wiser Red Canyon Jonah Johnson The Walking Hills Old Willy 1948 The Untamed Breed John Rambeau The Man from Colorado Doc Merriam Coroner Creek Xérif O'Hea The Black Arrow Bandíu Best Man Wins Jim Smiley Adventures in Silverado Dr. Hendersonn The Wreck of the Hesperus George Lockhart The Swordsman Angus MacArden 1947 Framed Jeff Cunningham The Sea of Grass Jeff, Cocineru en Brewton Ranch 1946 If I'm Lucky Darius J. Magonnagle Renegades Kirk Dembrow The Walls Came Tumbling Down George Bradford Perilous Holiday George Richards The Bandit of Sherwood Forest Flaire Tuck Abilene Town Xérif 'Bravo' Trimble The Fighting Guardsman Pepe 1944 Strange Affair Tte. Washburn The Impatient Years Xuez Bride by Mistake Jonathan Connors Buffalo Bill Sarxentu Chips McGraw 1943 Destroyer Kansas Jackson Good Luck, Mr. Yates Jonesey Jones The Desperadoes Tíu Willie McLeod City Without Men Michael T. Mallory1942 The Talk of the Town Sam Yates Tombstone, the Town Too Tough to Die Curly Bill Brocious 1941 You Belong to Me Billings Texas Buford 'Doc' Thorpe The Richest Man in Town Pete Martin Her First Beau Elmer Tuttle Penny Serenade Applejack Carney 1940 Arizona Xuez Bogardus When the Daltons Rode Narrador ensin creitos The Sea Hawk Ben Rollins ensin creitos The Doctor Takes a Wife Porteru ensin creitos Escape to Glory Charles Atterbee Tear Gas Squad Andy, un policía Three Cheers for the Irish Convidáu a la fiesta ensin creitos Too Many Husbands Detective Adolph McDermott 1939 My Son Is Guilty Dan
Televisión añu || Títulu || Papel || Observaciones |- | 1973 || Love, American Style || || Segmentu: Love and the Family Hour |- | 1972 || The Partridge Family || || Episodiu: M is for Many Things |- | 1971-1972 || Cade's County || J.J. Jackson || |- | rowspan="2"|1971 || Yuma || Mules McNeil || |- | The Virginian || Teddy Birdwell || Episodiu: The Legacy of Spencer Flats |- | 1963-1970 || Petticoat Junction || 'Tíu Joe' Carson || |- | rowspan="3"|1970 || The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again || Jason Fitch || |- | The Mod Squad || Hargis || Episodiu: Welcome to the Human Race, Levi Frazee ! |- | The Name of the Game || Felson || Episodiu: Little Bear Died Running |- | 1965-1969 || Green Acres || Tíu Joe Carson]] || Hubo actuaciones del repartu de Petticoat Junction na serie
| 1969 || The Over-the-Hill Gang || Jason Fitch || |- | rowspan="2"|1968 || The Beverly Hillbillies || Tíu Joe Carson || Temporada 1968-1969 - Episodiu: Granny Goes to HootervilleTemporada 1968-1969 - Episodiu: The Thanksgiving StoryTemporada 1968-1969 Christmas in Hooterville |- | Something for a Lonely Man || Old Man Wolenski || |- | 1965 || Luke and the Tenderfoot || Luke Herkimer || |- | 1957-1963 || Leave It to Beaver || Capitán JackWilliam 'Tíu Billy' CleaverWilliam 'Tíu Billy' Cleaver || Temporada 1957-1958 Episodiu: Capitán JackTemporada 1960-1961 Episodiu: Tíu BillyTemporada 1962-1963 Episodiu: Uncle Billy's Visit]] |- | rowspan="3"|1962, 1963 || Dr. Kildare || Steve DevittXuez Manning || Episodiu: The AdministratorEpisodiu: To Each His Own Prison |- | Gunsmoke || Dan WitterDan York || Episodiu: Old DanEpisodiu: Old York |- | The Lloyd Bridges Show || DocTyree || Episodiu: Just MarriedEpisodiu: Tyrees of Capitol Hill |- | 1960-1962 || Laramie || Tully CasperCletus McBain || Episodiu: Saddle and SpurEpisodiu: Men of DefianceEpisodiu: Stolen TributeEpisodiu: The Long Road Back |- | 1958, 1962 || Perry Mason || Andy TempletXuez Edward Daley || 2ª temporada, episodiu: The Case of the Perjured Parrot6ª temporada, episodiu: The Case of the Lurid Letter |- | rowspan="7"|1962 || Dennis the Menace || Mr. Meekin || Temporada 1962-1963, episodiu: Dennis and the Hermit]] |- | The Wide Country || Tíu Walt Guthrie || Episodiu: Good Old Uncle Walt |- | Have Gun — Will Travel || Cardiff || Episodiu: Man in an Hourglass |- | Stoney Burke || Dawes || Episodiu: Fight Night |- | Alcoa Premiere || Crab Holman || Episodiu: Flashing Spikes |- | Thriller || Doc O'Connor || Episodiu: 'Til Death Do Us Part |- | Dimensión Desconocida || Doc Bolton || The Last Rites of Jeff Myrtlebank |- | rowspan="2"|1958-1961 || The Rifleman || Doc BurrageGrandpa Fogarty || |- | Maverick || Buddy ForgeJedCoronel HamiltonRed Daniels || Temporada 1958-1959, episodiu: Island in the SwampTemporada 1958-1959, episodiu: Duel at SundownTemporada 1959-1960, episodiu: Easy MarkTemporada 1960-1961, episodiu: Hadley's HuntersTemporada 1960-1961, episodiu: The Cactus Switch |- | 1957-1961 || Tales of Wells Fargo || Bob Dawson || |- | 1960, 1961 || Bonanza || Hallelujah HicksJohn Henry Hill || Episodiu: The Trail GangEpisodiu: Sam Hill |- | rowspan="7"|1961 || The Andy Griffith Show || Henry Wheeler || Temporada 1961-1962, episodiu: Aunt Bee's Brief Encounter |- | Bus Stop || Xuez Neal || Episodiu: The Man from Bootstrap |- | The New Bob Cummings Show || || Episodiu: The Oxtail Incident |- | The Tall Man || Archie Keogh|| Episodiu: The Judas Palm |- | The Barbara Stanwyck Show || Xuez Franklin || Episodiu: A Man's Game |- | National Velvet || Grandpa Harwell || Episodiu: GrandpaEpisodiu: Grandpa Returns |- | Klondike || Sam Perkins || Episodiu: The Golden Burru
| 1957, 1960 || Wagon Train || The TrampBen Mattox || Episodiu: The John Darro StoryEpisodiu: The Jane Hawkins Story |- | rowspan="7"|1960 || Riverboat || Brian Cloud || Episodiu: Duel on the River |- | Route 66 || Jack McConkle || Primer temporada (1960-1961), episodiu: The Beryllium Eater]] |- | The Outlaws || Nulty || Episodiu: Starfall (1)Episodiu: Starfall (2) |- | Stagecoach West || Lum Jensen || Episodiu: Red Sand |- | Assignment: Underwater || Charlie Noble || Episodiu: Charlie Noble's Pearl |- | Bat Masterson || Cactus Charlie || Episodiu: Debt of Honor |- | Tarascu || Pop Owens || Episodiu: Winter Kill |- | 1958, 1959 || The Californians || DutchAlcalde || Episodiu: The Golden BrideEpisodiu: One Top of Peppercorns |- | 1955-1959 || General Electric Theater || || |- | rowspan="5"|1959 || The Deputy || Isbel || Episodiu: Man of Peace |- | Alfred Hitchcock Presents || Pops || Temporada 5ª (1959-1960), episodiu: Coyote Moon]] |- | Wanted: Dead or Alive || Pop MichaelsChester Blake || Episodiu: RailroadedEpisodiu: Amos Carter |- | Trackdown|| Tully Saxon|| Episodiu: The Trick |- | Lawman || Jess Miller || Episodiu: The Captives |- | rowspan="6"|1958 || Cimarron City || Shanty || Episodiu: Kid on a Calico Horse |- | 26 Men || || Episodiu: Cross and Doublecross |- | The Gale Storm Show || Jasper Stokes || Episodiu: Hayride Ahoy |- | Studio One || Dan Ferris || Episodiu: Birthday Present |- | The Restless Gun || Ethan GreenfieldXérif Gabe Starns || Episodiu: Aunt EmmaEpisodiu: The Gold Star |- | The Adventures of Jim Bowie || Ringtail || Episodiu: Deaf Smith |- | rowspan="3"|1957 || Climax!|| Spencer|| Temporada 3ª, episodiu: Avalanche at Devil's PassTemporada 3ª, episodiu: Deadly Climate]] |- | The Christophers || John Augustus || Episodiu: Sentence Deferred |- | Whirlybirds || Burton || Episodiu: The Perfect Crime |- | rowspan="3"|1956 || Crossroads || Bart Alden || Episodiu: The Lamp of Father Cataldo |- | Strange Stories || || Episodiu: Con Game |- | Judge Roy Bean || Xuez Roy Bean || |- | 1953, 1955 || Cavalcade of America ||Horace GreeleyHorace GreeleyDoc Mathew || Episodiu: The TenderfootEpisodiu: One Nation IndivisibleEpisodiu: Petticoat DoctorEpisodiu: Stay On, Stranger |- | rowspan="2"|1955 || Screen Directors Playhouse || Sub Royal || Episodiu: The Bush Roper |- | Ford Theatre || Papa Mumby || Episodiu: The Mumbysa |- | 1952-1954 || Hopalong Cassidy || Red Connors || |- | 1954 || Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson || Tíu Harry || Episodiu: Uncle Harry |- | 1953 || Make Room for Daddy'' || Capitán Chris || Episodiu''': The Sea Captain
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