Jim Varney

CrewActorWriter Jun 15 (died age 50) Lexington, Kentucky, USA 1976–2021 (45 year career)

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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

Film

Toy Story

Slinky Dog (voice)

Film

Toy Story 2

Slinky Dog (voice)

Film

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)

Film

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jed Clampett

Film

Annabelle's Wish

Mr. Gus Holder (voice)

Film

Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest P. Worrell

Film

Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest

Film

Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest P. Worrell

Filmography

Acting (49)

Movies (41)

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015

as Self (archive footage)

7.1

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3

2005

as Self

8.0

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

2005

as Self (archive footage)

7.0

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

as Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)

Daddy and Them

as Hazel Montgomery

Toy Story 2

as Slinky Dog (voice)

Treehouse Hostage

as Carl Banks

Existo

as Marcel Horowitz

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain

as Lothar Zogg

Ernest in the Army

as Ernest P. Worrell

Annabelle's Wish

as Mr. Gus Holder (voice)

6.5

Blood, Friends and Money

1997

as The Old Mariner

5.0

Ernest Goes to Africa

as Ernest P. Worrell

Snowboard Academy

as Rudy James

100 Proof

as Rae's Father

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

1996

as Self

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Toy Story

1995

as Slinky Dog (voice)

The Expert

as Snake

Slam Dunk Ernest

as Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest Goes to School

1994

as Ernest P. Worrell

4.0

Your World as I See It

as Ernest P. Worrell

XXX's & OOO's

as Self

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Jed Clampett

Wilder Napalm

as Rex

Ernest Rides Again

as Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2

as Ernest P. Worrell

Ernest Scared Stupid

as Ernest

Ernest Goes to Jail

as Ernest P. Worrell

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

as Ernest

Fast Food

as Wrangler Bob

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

1989

as Ernest P. Worrell

4.8

Ernest Saves Christmas

1988

as Ernest P. Worrell

5.4

Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus

as Self

Ernest Goes to Camp

as Ernest P. Worrell

Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!

1987

as Ernest P. Worrell

5.0

The Ernest Film Festival

1986

as Ernest P. Worrell

4.7

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1

1986

as Ernest P. Worrell

4.8

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

1985

as Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell

5.1

Hey Vern, It's My Family Album

1983

as Ernest P. Worrell

5.1

Spittin' Image

1982

The Importance of Being Ernest

as Self (archive footage)

Television (8)

Duckman

1994

as Walt Evergreen (voice)

The Simpsons

as Cooder (voice)

Roseanne

as Prince Carlos

Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

as Ernest

The Rousters

as Evan Earp

America 2-Night

as Virgil Simms

Operation Petticoat

as Seaman Broom

Alice

Crew (3)

Movies (3)

Seen

2021

Thanks

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

2001

In Memory Of

7.0

Hey Vern, It's My Family Album

1983

Writer

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