Best known as Jed Clampett, the down-home millionaire on The Beverly Hillbillies ... Vilma. That was a big accomplishment for him to reunite the family,” explains Kiki. Soon Buddy and Vilma ...

Buddy Ebsen was cast as Clampett patriarch Jed ... big boat to go with it. Television didn't get them for me, but it will sure help me keep them." Despite its continuing success, The Beverly ...

As Ebsen recalled, “You get more negative reactions than positive reactions as you go through life, and the big lesson ... of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” starring Jim Varney as Jed.