Portrait of Edgar Buchanan

Acting

Edgar Buchanan

Career

Active from 1940 to 1974, busiest in 1948 with 8 main titles.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 99 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Edgar Buchanan Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.0, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.7, average 5.5
  • Uncanny
    1.0, average 2.5
  • Dark Humor
    1.5, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 15
  • Historical Setting 13
  • Classic Hollywood 5
  • Western 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Moral Ambiguity 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Moral Conflict 3
  • Redemption 3
  • Old West 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

151
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1970s

7 titles ยท average score 53
Benji
Benji (1974)
GoodWatch score 54

as Bill

The Marshal of Madrid
The Marshal of Madrid (1972)

as Deputy JJ Jackson

Sam Cade
Sam Cade (1972)

as J.J. Jackson

Cade's County
Cade's County (1971)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show ยท as Senior Deputy J.J. Jackson

Yuma
Yuma (1971)
GoodWatch score 55

as Mules McNeil

The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jason Fitch

The Partridge Family
The Partridge Family (1970)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Judge McElwreath

1960s

37 titles ยท average score 61
The Over the Hill Gang
The Over the Hill Gang (1969)
GoodWatch score 59

as Jason Fitch

Angel in My Pocket
Angel in My Pocket (1969)
GoodWatch score 73

as Axel Gresham

Gunpoint
Gunpoint (1966)
GoodWatch score 61

as Bull

The Man from Button Willow
The Man from Button Willow (1965)
GoodWatch score 53

as Sorry (voice)

The Rounders
The Rounders (1965)
GoodWatch score 56

as Vince Moore

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Joe Carson

Ride the High Country
Ride the High Country (1962)
GoodWatch score 84

as Judge Tolliver

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Joe Carson

Devil's Partner
Devil's Partner (1961)
GoodWatch score 36

as Doc Lucas

Four Fast Guns
Four Fast Guns (1960)
GoodWatch score 60

as Dipper

Chartroose Caboose
Chartroose Caboose (1960)

as Woodrow 'Woody' Watts

The Andy Griffith Show
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show ยท as Henry Wheeler

1950s

63 titles ยท average score 66
King of the Wild Stallions
King of the Wild Stallions (1959)
GoodWatch score 63

as Idaho

The Sheepman
The Sheepman (1958)
GoodWatch score 66

as Milt Masters

Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean (1955)

TV show

The Silver Star
The Silver Star (1955)

as Will 'Bill' Dowdy (as Edgar Buchanon)

Destry
Destry (1954)
GoodWatch score 59

as The Honorable Hiram J. Sellers, Mayor

Human Desire
Human Desire (1954)
GoodWatch score 65

as Alec Simmons

Shane
Shane (1953)
GoodWatch score 83

as Fred Lewis

Hopalong Cassidy
Hopalong Cassidy (1952)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show ยท as Red Connors

Toughest Man in Arizona
Toughest Man in Arizona (1952)

as Jim Hadlock

Cave of Outlaws
Cave of Outlaws (1951)
GoodWatch score 57

as Dobbs

Rawhide
Rawhide (1951)
GoodWatch score 65

as Sam Todd

Cheaper by the Dozen
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
GoodWatch score 76

as Dr. Burton

1940s

43 titles ยท average score 60
Adventures in Silverado
Adventures in Silverado (1948)

as Dr. Hendersonn

The Man from Colorado
The Man from Colorado (1948)
GoodWatch score 57

as Doc Merriam

Abilene Town
Abilene Town (1946)
GoodWatch score 56

as Sheriff Bravo Trimble

The Walls Came Tumbling Down
The Walls Came Tumbling Down (1946)
GoodWatch score 64

as George Bradford

Destroyer
Destroyer (1943)
GoodWatch score 65

as Kansas Jackson

Good Luck, Mr. Yates
Good Luck, Mr. Yates (1943)

as Jonesey Jones

City Without Men
City Without Men (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Judge Michael T. Mallory

The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes (1943)
GoodWatch score 69

as Uncle Willie McLeod

The Talk of the Town
The Talk of the Town (1942)
GoodWatch score 83

as Sam Yates

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die (1942)
GoodWatch score 46

as Curly Bill

You Belong to Me
You Belong to Me (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Billings

Penny Serenade
Penny Serenade (1941)
GoodWatch score 82

as Applejack

1930s

1 title
My Son Is Guilty
My Son Is Guilty (1939)

as Dan, Bartender