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13. Buddy Ebsen Made a Cameo in The Beverly Hillbillies Movie – But Not as Jed

No, the actor who embodied the family patriarch in the TV version of The Beverly Hillbillies actually made his cameo portraying another one of his iconic characters. From 1973 to 1980, Ebsen had the titular role as detective Barnaby Jones, and it was as this character that he appeared in the 1993 movie adaptation. Talk about a TV mash-up.

Buddy Ebsen as Baraby Jones
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