Edgar Buchanan

Born in Humansville , Missouri , he was originally a successful Dentist before becoming interested in acting.Among the movies he made were '' Penny Serenade '' with Cary Grant , '' Benji '', '' McLintock! '' with John Wayne , '' Cheaper By The Dozen '', and '' Tombstone, The Town Too Tough To Die ''. Other television shows included '' Hopalong Cassidy '', '' Judge Roy Bean '', '' Leave It To Beaver '' and '' The Rifleman ''.

Buchanan died in Palm Desert , California and was interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles .

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Buchanan and one of the other stars of ''Petticoat Junction'' appeared together in the movie ''Benji''. The other "star" was none other than Higgins , the unnamed "dog" from the sitcom, who was the star of the movie and a sequel, '' For The Love Of Benji ''. Higgins was found in an animal shelter and trained by Frank Inn , who also trained Arnold Ziffel (the pig) and all the other animals used on the '' Beverly Hillbillies '', ''Petticoat Junction'', and ''Green Acres'' sitcoms.

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