Edgar Buchanan
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Wednesday, December 8, 2021 – TaleWriter
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Born on March 20, 1903 – Died on April 4, 1979
I didn’t know his name while I was growing up, only knew him as Uncle Joe, and back in the day, Petty Coat Junction was the only TV program I knew him from. I watched Westerns back then but I didn’t pay a lot of attention to names: Lucas McCain was Lucas McCain, not Chuck Connors. As far as the other characters, well, they were just there to generate the story.
Buchanan played many roles on many TV shows, often appearing in multiple episodes of the same series. One of my favorite Western programs is Laramie, and he was in four episodes as four different characters. One I particularly liked was his Tully Casper character teaming with Jess Harper (Robert Fuller) in the Stolen Tribute episode.
(Read an interview with Robert Fuller in Saddlebag Dispatches Summer 2021 issue (https://saddlebagdispatches.com/). Annnd for a shameless plug, you can also read my short story Justice for Duff O’Casey in the same issue.)
There’s no doubt about it, Edgar Buchanan was an excellent Western actor. Though many of his roles exhibited similar characteristics, he always managed to give each character a uniqueness that only a first-rate performer can.
. . . And so, I leave you with this . . .
Quote: (From Brainyquote.com)
“Acting is magical. Change your look and your attitude, and you can be anyone.”
–––Alicia Witt, actress, singer, songwriter (Born: August 21, 1975)–––
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