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Thomas William Lester (September 23, 1938 – April 20, 2020) was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show Green Acres as well as crossover appearances on Petticoat Junction which like Green Acres was set in fictional town of Hooterville.
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Apr 22, 2020 · Tom Lester, best known for his role of Eb Dawson on Green Acres, died Monday from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He was 81. Lester’s death was confirmed by his brother Michael...
Apr 20, 2020 · Tom Lester, best known for his role as the smart-aleck farmhand Eb Dawson on the ’60s sitcom “ Green Acres,” died Monday in Nashville, Tenn. from complications related to Parkinson’s disease....
Lester played the same character ("Eb Dawson") on three different series: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Petticoat Junction (1963), and Green Acres (1965).
- September 23, 1938
- April 20, 2020
Apr 21, 2020 · Lester played Eb Dawson on the show between 1965 and 1971, and performed in two feature films, "Gordy" (1994) and "Benji" (1974). Lester is said to have been the last surviving regular cast...
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Apr 20, 2020 · Tom Lester, the actor who played the guileless, brighter-than-he-seemed farmhand Eb Dawson on CBS' 1960s sitcom Green Acres, died Monday in Nashville of complications from Parkinson's disease,...
Apr 20, 2020 · Tom Lester, the gawky Mississippi native who starred as the friendly Hooterville farmhand Eb Dawson on the madcap CBS sitcom Green Acres, has died. He was 81.
