Made stage debut as a dancer in "Whoopee"

Featured in Broadway production of "Flying Colors"

Appeared in "Ziegfeld Follies"

Film debut, "Broadway Melody of 1936"

Danced with Shirley Temple in "Captain January"

Lost role of Tin Man in "The Wizard of Oz" because he was allergic to metallic dust used as make-up

TV debut, "Gruen Guild Playhouse"

TV series debut as George Russell in "Disneyland: The Adventures of Davy Crockett"

Played Sgt. Hunk Marriner in "Northwest Passage"

Portrayed Audrey Hepburn's husband in "Breakfast at Tiffany's"

Appeared as Jed Clampett in "The Beverly Hillbillies"

Starred in CBS detective series "Barnaby Jones"

Reprised Jed Clampett in TV-movie

Campaigned against former co-star Nancy Kulp in her bid for a Pennsylvania congressional seat

Joined cast of "Matt Houston"

Reprised Barnaby Jones in "The Beverly Hillbillies" feature film

Published autobiography, "The Other Side of Oz"

Underwent heart surgery to replace an aortic valve