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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 15, 1949
Died
February 10, 2000
Place of Birth
Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Also Known As
- James Varney
- James Albert Varney
- James Albert Varney Jr.
- Jim Varnie
- 吉姆·瓦尼
Jim Varney
1.5 Popularity
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
6.9
Self (archive footage)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
7.0
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005
8.0
Self
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
2005
5.3
Hazel Montgomery
Daddy and Them
2001
7.0
Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
7.6
Slinky Dog (voice)
Toy Story 2
1999
4.2
Carl Banks
Treehouse Hostage
1999
3.0
Marcel Horowitz
Existo
1999
4.8
Lothar Zogg
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
1998
3.9
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest in the Army
1998
Credits
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
2015
6.9
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2005
7.0
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
as Self
2005
8.0
Daddy and Them
as Hazel Montgomery
2001
5.3
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
2001
7.0
Toy Story 2
as Slinky Dog (voice)
1999
7.6
Treehouse Hostage
as Carl Banks
1999
4.2
Existo
as Marcel Horowitz
1999
3.0
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
as Lothar Zogg
1998
4.8
Ernest in the Army
as Ernest P. Worrell
1998
3.9
Annabelle's Wish
as Mr. Gus Holder (voice)
1997
6.5
100 Proof
as Rae's Father
1997
5.0
Snowboard Academy
as Rudy James
1997
3.4
Ernest Goes to Africa
as Ernest P. Worrell
1997
4.1
Blood, Friends and Money
as The Old Mariner
1997
5.0
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
1996
7.5
Toy Story
as Slinky Dog (voice)
1995
8.0
The Expert
as Snake
1995
4.4
Slam Dunk Ernest
as Ernest P. Worrell
1995
4.3
XXX's & OOO's
as Self
1994
6.0
Ernest Goes to School
as Ernest P. Worrell
1994
4.0
Duckman
as Walt Evergreen (voice)
1994
7.1
Your World as I See It
as Ernest P. Worrell
1994
5.3
Ernest Rides Again
as Ernest P. Worrell
1993
4.2
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Jed Clampett
1993
6.3
Wilder Napalm
as Rex
1993
5.5
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2
as Ernest P. Worrell
1992
5.5
Ernest Scared Stupid
as Ernest
1991
5.3
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
as Ernest
1990
6.0
Ernest Goes to Jail
as Ernest P. Worrell
1990
5.0
The Simpsons
as Cooder (voice)
1989
8.0
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
as Ernest P. Worrell
1989
4.8
Fast Food
as Wrangler Bob
1989
4.8
Ernest Saves Christmas
as Ernest P. Worrell
1988
5.4
Roseanne
as Prince Carlos
1988
6.8
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
as Ernest
1988
5.1
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus
as Self
1987
6.5
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Ernest P. Worrell
1987
5.3
Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!
as Ernest P. Worrell
1987
5.0
The Ernest Film Festival
as Ernest P. Worrell
1986
4.7
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1
as Ernest P. Worrell
1986
4.8
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
as Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell
1985
5.1
The Rousters
as Evan Earp
1983
3.0
Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
as Ernest P. Worrell
1983
5.1
Spittin' Image
1982
0.0
America 2-Night
as Virgil Simms
1978
8.2
Operation Petticoat
as Seaman Broom
1977
6.9
Alice
1976
7.1
The Importance of Being Ernest
as Self (archive footage)
N/A
0.0