Biography
James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr.Β (June 15, 1949 β February 10, 2000) was anΒ AmericanΒ actor,Β voice artist, andΒ comedian, best known for his role asΒ Ernest P. Worrell. The character was used in numerousΒ television commercialΒ campaignsΒ 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)
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
2005
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
2001
Daddy and Them
2001
Treehouse Hostage
1999
Existo
1999
Toy Story 2
1999
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
1998
Ernest in the Army
1998
Ernest Goes to Africa
1997
Snowboard Academy
1997
Blood, Friends and Money
1997
Annabelle's Wish
1997
100 Proof
1997
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
1996
Toy Story
1995
Slam Dunk Ernest
1995
The Expert
1995
Ernest Goes to School
1994
Your World as I See It
1994
XXX's & OOO's
1994
Duckman
1994
The Beverly Hillbillies
1993
Ernest Rides Again
1993
Wilder Napalm
1993
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2
1992
Ernest Scared Stupid
1991
Ernest Goes to Jail
1990
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
1989
Fast Food
1989
The Simpsons
1989
Ernest Saves Christmas
1988
Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
1988
Roseanne
1988
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus
1987
Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!
1987
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1
1986
The Ernest Film Festival
1986
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
1985
Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
1983
The Rousters
1983
Spittin' Image
1982
America 2-Night
1978
Operation Petticoat
1977
Alice
1976
The Importance of Being Ernest