Pat Buttram | |
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![]() Buttram in 1970 | |
Born | Maxwell Emmett Buttram June 19, 1915 Addison, Alabama, U.S. |
Died | January 8, 1994 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 78)
Resting place | Maxwell Chapel, United Methodist Church, Haleyville, Alabama, U.S. |
Alma mater | Birmingham-Southern College |
Occupation(s) | Actor, writer |
Years active | 1944-1995 |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 (1 adopted) |
Maxwell Emmett "Pat" Buttram (June 19, 1915 – January 8, 1994) was an American character actor. Buttram was known for playing the sidekick of Gene Autry and for playing the character of Mr. Haney in the television series Green Acres. He had a distinctive voice that, in his own words, "never quite made it through puberty."