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James Albert Varney Jr. was an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films and for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999).
Birth Name
James Albert Varney Jr.
Born
Wednesday, 15 June 1949
Died
Thursday, 10 February 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Self - Slinky Dog / Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| The Marvelous M Show | Ernest P Worrell / Ernest P. Worrell / Aster Clement | 2011 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Ernest / Phineas Worrell | 2007 |
| The Angry Video Game Nerd | Ernest P. Worrell | 2004 |
| Daddy and Them | Hazel Montgomery | 2001 |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Cookie / Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice) | 2001 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2000 |
| Toy Story 2 | Slinky Dog / Slinky Dog (voice) | 1999 |
| Treehouse Hostage | Carl Banks | 1999 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond | Self - Slinky Dog / Self (archive footage) | 2015 |
| The Marvelous M Show | Ernest P Worrell / Ernest P. Worrell / Aster Clement | 2011 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Ernest / Phineas Worrell | 2007 |
| The Angry Video Game Nerd | Ernest P. Worrell | 2004 |
| Daddy and Them | Hazel Montgomery | 2001 |
| Atlantis: The Lost Empire | Cookie / Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice) | 2001 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2000 |
| Toy Story 2 | Slinky Dog / Slinky Dog (voice) | 1999 |
| Treehouse Hostage | Carl Banks | 1999 |
| Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics | (archive footage) | 1999 |
| Hercules | Ephialtes | 1998 |
| 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain | Lothar Zogg | 1998 |
| Ernest in the Army | Arab on Quicksand / Pvt. Ernest P. Worrell / Army Captain / Ernest P. Worrell | 1998 |
| Annabelle's Wish | Mr. Gus Holder (voice) / Mr. Gus Holder | 1997 |
| 100 Proof | Rae's Father | 1997 |
| Ernest Goes to Africa | African Woman dancer / Ernest P. Worrell / Hey You, the Hindu / Auntie Nelda | 1997 |
| Snowboard Academy | Rudy James | 1997 |
| Viva Variety | Guest | 1997 |
| Blood, Friends and Money | The Old Mariner | 1997 |
| The Story Behind 'Toy Story' | Self | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| Toy Story | Slinky Dog / Slinky Dog (voice) | 1995 |
| Slam Dunk Ernest | Ernest P. Worrell / Ernest | 1995 |
| The Expert | Snake | 1995 |
| Ernest Goes to School | Ernest | 1994 |
| Your World as I See It | Ernest P. Worrell / Aster Clement / Baby Ernest / Auntie Nelda / Bunny / Coy | 1994 |
| Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man | Walt Evergreen | 1994 |
| Ernest Rides Again | Ernest / Ernest P. Worrell | 1993 |
| The Beverly Hillbillies | Jed Clampett | 1993 |
| Wilder Napalm | Rex | 1993 |
| Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2 | Ernest P. Worrell | 1992 |
| Ernest Scared Stupid | Ernest / Ernest P. Worrell | 1991 |
| Ernest Goes to Jail | Ernest P. Worrell / Mr. Nash / Aunt Nelda | 1990 |
| The Simpsons | Cooder | 1989 |
| Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain | Ernest | 1989 |
| Fast Food | Wrangler Bob Bundy / Wrangler Bob | 1989 |
| Comic Relief III | Self | 1989 |
| The 31st Annual Grammy Awards | Self | 1989 |
| Ernest Saves Christmas | Ernest P. Worrell | 1988 |
| Roseanne | Prince Carlos | 1988 |
| Hey, Vern, It's Ernest! | Auntie Nelda / Dr. Otto / Baby Ernest / Ernest P. Worrell / Ernest / Sergeant Glory | 1988 |
| Ernest Goes to Camp | Ernest P. Worrell | 1987 |
| The Ernest Film Festival | Ernest P. Worrell | 1986 |
| Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam | Dr. Otto / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell / Dr. Otto VonSchnick | 1985 |
| The Rousters | Evan Earp | 1983 |
| The Rousters | Evan Earp | 1983 |
| Knowhutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album | Ernest P. Worrell / Davy Worrell & Company / Ace Worrell / Lloyd Worrell / Billy Boogie Worrell / Rhetch Worrell / Pop Worrell | 1983 |
| Spittin' Image | Sheriff | 1982 |
| Pink Lady | Various Characters / Self | 1980 |
| America 2-Night | Virgil Simms | 1978 |
| The Comedy Shop | Self - Comedian | 1978 |
| Operation Petticoat | Seaman 'Doom & Gloom' Broom / Seaman 'Doom & Gloom' Bloom / Doom & Gloom Broom | 1977 |
| Fernwood Tonight | Virgil Simms | 1977 |
| Alice | Milo Skinner | 1976 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Hee Haw | Self | 1969 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Ernest P. Worrell / Ernest's Father | 1954 |
