Acting credits
49
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Jim Varney
Acting
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1.3
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Movies: 42Series: 8Crew credits: 3
TMDB ID: 12899
IMDb ID: nm0001815
Known for: Acting
Born: June 15, 1949
Died: February 10, 2000
Age: 50
Place of birth: Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1976 - 2021
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 5.78
Wikidata: Q276181
Also known as
James Varney • James Albert Varney • James Albert Varney Jr. • Jim Varnie • 吉姆·瓦尼
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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).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Jim Varney.
Seen
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2021 Movie
7.1
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
as Self (archive footage)
2015 Movie
7.0
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
2005 Movie
8.0
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
as Self
2005 Movie
5.3
Daddy and Them
as Hazel Montgomery
2001 Movie
7.0
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
as Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
2001 Movie
7.6
Toy Story 2
as Slinky Dog (voice)
1999 Movie
4.2
Treehouse Hostage
as Carl Banks
1999 Movie
3.0
Existo
as Marcel Horowitz
1999 Movie
4.8
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
as Lothar Zogg
1998 Movie
3.8
Ernest in the Army
as Ernest P. Worrell
1998 Movie
6.5
Annabelle's Wish
as Mr. Gus Holder (voice)
1997 Movie
5.0
100 Proof
as Rae's Father
1997 Movie
3.4
Snowboard Academy
as Rudy James
1997 Movie
4.1
Ernest Goes to Africa
as Ernest P. Worrell
1997 Movie
5.0
Blood, Friends and Money
as The Old Mariner
1997 Movie
7.7
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
as Self
1996 Movie
8.0
Toy Story
as Slinky Dog (voice)
1995 Movie
4.4
The Expert
as Snake
1995 Movie
4.2
Slam Dunk Ernest
as Ernest P. Worrell
1995 Movie
6.0
XXX's & OOO's
as Self
1994 Movie
4.0
Ernest Goes to School
as Ernest P. Worrell
1994 Movie
5.3
Your World as I See It
as Ernest P. Worrell
1994 Movie
4.2
Ernest Rides Again
as Ernest P. Worrell
1993 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Jim Varney.
7.1
Duckman
as Walt Evergreen (voice) • 1 eps
1994 Series
8.0
The Simpsons
as Cooder (voice) • 1 eps
1989 Series
6.8
Roseanne
as Prince Carlos • 1 eps
1988 Series
5.1
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
as Ernest • 13 eps
1988 Series
3.0
The Rousters
as Evan Earp • 13 eps
1983 Series
8.2
America 2-Night
as Virgil Simms • 65 eps
1978 Series
6.9
Operation Petticoat
as Seaman Broom • 33 eps
1977 Series
7.1
Alice
1 eps
1976 Series