William Edgar Buchanan II was an American actor who had a prolific career in the entertainment industry. A man of multiple talents, he practiced dentistry in his initial years but had to hand over the practice to his wife later, owing to his increasingly demanding career as an actor. Buchanan is best known for portraying ‘Uncle Joe Carson’ in the TV series ‘Petticoat Junction.’ He appeared in more than 240 episodes of the show, from 1963 to 1970. He acted in more than a hundred films and 70 TV shows throughout his career. Buchanan died of a stroke in Palm Desert, California, at the age of 76.
