Jim Varney
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1949-06-15 – 2000-02-10
Place of birth: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Biography
James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell. The character was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies. Other roles included Jed Clampett in the film adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), and "Cookie" Farnsworth in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).
Known for
Toy Story
1995Slinky Dog (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993Jed Clampett
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
1998Lothar Zogg
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988Ernest P. Worrell
Daddy and Them
2001Hazel Montgomery
Ernest Scared Stupid
1991Ernest
Ernest Rides Again
1993Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest Goes to Africa
1997Ernest P. Worrell
Snowboard Academy
1997Rudy James
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
2005Self
Ernest in the Army
1998Ernest P. Worrell
Slam Dunk Ernest
1995Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest Goes to Jail
1990Ernest P. Worrell
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
1985Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell
Wilder Napalm
1993Rex
Spittin' Image
1982
The Importance of Being Ernest
Self (archive footage)