Jim Varney

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).

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Jim Varney — movies and TV shows

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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

2015

Ernest Goes to Africa

1997

Wilder Napalm

1993

Hey Vern, It's Ernest!

1988

Treehouse Hostage

1999

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

1990

Ernest in the Army

1998

Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus

1987

XXX's & OOO's

1994

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2

1992

Fast Food

1989

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

1989

The Ernest Film Festival

1986

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

1985

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3

2005

Hey Vern, It's My Family Album

1983

Spittin' Image

1982

Your World as I See It

1994

Snowboard Academy

1997

The Importance of Being Ernest

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

1987

Blood, Friends and Money

1997

Existo

1999

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1

1986

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100 Proof

1997