Jim Varney

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-06-15 (51 years old)

Deathday

2000-02-10

Place of Birth

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Jim Varney

Biography

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, who was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies in the following years, giving Varney fame nationally in the United States.

Acting

1995

Toy Story

as Slinky Dog (voice)

2001

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

as Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)

1993

1988

Ernest Saves Christmas

as Ernest P. Worrell

2001

Daddy and Them

as Hazel Montgomery

1993

Ernest Rides Again

as Ernest P. Worrell

1997

Ernest Goes to Africa

as Ernest P. Worrell

1997

Snowboard Academy

as Rudy James

1998

Ernest in the Army

as Ernest P. Worrell

1995

Slam Dunk Ernest

as Ernest P. Worrell

1987

Ernest Goes to Camp

as Ernest P. Worrell

1990

Ernest Goes to Jail

as Ernest P. Worrell

1986

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

as Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell

1993

-

The Importance of Being Ernest

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Blood, Friends and Money

as The Old Mariner

1999

Treehouse Hostage

as Carl Banks

1989

Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

as Ernest P. Worrell

1997

Annabelle's Wish

as Mr. Gus Holder (voice)

1994

Ernest Goes to School

as Ernest P. Worrell

1994

Your World as I See It

as Ernest P. Worrell

1994

1992

1983

Hey Vern, It's My Family Album

as Ernest P. Worrell

1989

Fast Food

as Wrangler Bob

1986

1999

Existo

as Marcel Horowitz

1995

The Expert

as Snake

1999

Toy Story 2

as Slinky Dog (voice)

1986

The Ernest Film Festival

as Ernest P. Worrell

1997

100 Proof

as Rae's Father

2005

Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2020

Jim Varney: The Original Viral Star

as Self / Ernest P. Worrel (archive footage)

2015

Production

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