<P> James Albert Varney Jr . ( June 15 , 1949 -- February 10 , 2000 ) was an American actor , comedian , and writer . He is best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell , who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films and a Daytime Emmy Award . He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1993 ) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story ( 1995 ) and Toy Story 2 ( 1999 ) . </P>
<P> James Albert Varney Jr . ( June 15 , 1949 -- February 10 , 2000 ) was an American actor , comedian , and writer . He is best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell , who was used in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films and a Daytime Emmy Award . He gained further notability for playing Jed Clampett in the film version of The Beverly Hillbillies ( 1993 ) and providing the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story ( 1995 ) and Toy Story 2 ( 1999 ) . </P>
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who played ernest in ernest goes to camp
James Albert Varney Jr .
James Albert Varney Jr .