Jim Varney

Jim Varney

6/15/1949 – 2/10/2000Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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).

Filmography (49 titles)

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond7.1Movie

Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Self (archive footage) · 2015

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood7.0Movie

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

Self (archive footage) · 2005

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 38.0Movie

Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3

Self · 2005

Daddy and Them5.4Movie

Daddy and Them

Hazel Montgomery · 2001

Atlantis: The Lost Empire7.0Movie

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice) · 2001

Toy Story 27.6Movie

Toy Story 2

Slinky Dog (voice) · 1999

Treehouse Hostage4.3Movie

Treehouse Hostage

Carl Banks · 1999

Existo4.0Movie

Existo

Marcel Horowitz · 1999

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain4.8Movie

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain

Lothar Zogg · 1998

Ernest in the Army3.9Movie

Ernest in the Army

Ernest P. Worrell · 1998

Annabelle's Wish6.6Movie

Annabelle's Wish

Mr. Gus Holder (voice) · 1997

100 Proof5.0Movie

100 Proof

Rae's Father · 1997

Snowboard Academy3.7Movie

Snowboard Academy

Rudy James · 1997

Ernest Goes to Africa4.2Movie

Ernest Goes to Africa

Ernest P. Worrell · 1997

Blood, Friends and Money6.5Movie

Blood, Friends and Money

The Old Mariner · 1997

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'7.5Movie

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

Self · 1996

Toy Story8.0Movie

Toy Story

Slinky Dog (voice) · 1995

The Expert5.5Movie

The Expert

Snake · 1995

Slam Dunk Ernest4.3Movie

Slam Dunk Ernest

Ernest P. Worrell · 1995

XXX's & OOO's7.0Movie

XXX's & OOO's

Self · 1994

Ernest Goes to School4.0Movie

Ernest Goes to School

Ernest P. Worrell · 1994

Duckman7.2Show

Duckman

Walt Evergreen (voice) · 1994

Your World as I See It5.1Movie

Your World as I See It

Ernest P. Worrell · 1994

Ernest Rides Again4.3Movie

Ernest Rides Again

Ernest P. Worrell · 1993

The Beverly Hillbillies6.3Movie

The Beverly Hillbillies

Jed Clampett · 1993

Wilder Napalm5.6Movie

Wilder Napalm

Rex · 1993

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 25.1Movie

Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2

Ernest P. Worrell · 1992

Ernest Scared Stupid5.3Movie

Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest · 1991

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration6.0Movie

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration

Ernest · 1990

Ernest Goes to Jail5.0Movie

Ernest Goes to Jail

Ernest P. Worrell · 1990