Buddy Ebsen, on the TV series.
Jim Varney in the movie.
That was Buddy Ebsen.
Jed Clampett moved to Beverly Hills, California after finding oil on their Missouri Ozarks land.
Buddy Ebsen played JED Clampett on Beverly Hillibillies http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055662/fullcredits#cast a full cast listing is here.
The dog was a bloodhound and in the show his name was "Duke"
The name of the company that bought the Beverly Hillbillies'' land was O.K. Oil Company. Jed Clampett sold it to them, received a fortune, and used that fortune to move his family to Beverly Hills in California.
It is my understanding that Jed Clampett only had one child, daughter Ellie Mae. the "son" whom you are referring to is actually Jed Clampett's nephew, Jethro.
Duke was the name of Jed Clampett's dog on the Beverly Hillbillies. He was a bloodhound.
J.D. "Jed" Clampett , his full name was never revealed .
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The Beverly Hillbillies - 1962 Admiral Jed Clampett 4-1 was released on: USA: 15 September 1965
The Beverly Hillbillies - 1962 The Teahouse of Jed Clampett 9-17 was released on: USA: 2 February 1971
The Beverly Hillbillies - 1962 Doctor Jed Clampett 3-5 was released on: USA: 21 October 1964
Jed Clampett moved to Beverly Hills, California after finding oil on their Missouri Ozarks land.
"The Ballad of Jed Clampett" was written by Paul Henning, with music by Flatt and Scruggs. It served as the theme song for the television show "The Beverly Hillbillies."
When he shoots the ground
Cousin Joshua was a fictitious character in the TV show "Beverly Hillbillies." He was Jed Clampett's cousin from Tennessee who occasionally visited the Clampett family in Beverly Hills.
Buddy Ebsen played JED Clampett on Beverly Hillibillies http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055662/fullcredits#cast a full cast listing is here.