Hollywood Faces Dossier
143 Archival Vault Holdings
📍 Mississippi, USA
Tom Lester
1938 – 2020
Tom Lester was an American actor and evangelist. He is most remembered for his role as Eb Dawson on the 1965-1971 television series Green Acres. He also appeared as the Eb Dawson character in six 1966-1967 episodes of Petticoat Junction and three 1968 episodes of The Beverly Hillbillies.
Mike Jones's Video Boneyard archive currently preserves 143 physical recordings spanning 139 productions featuring Tom Lester.
Archival Holdings in The Video Boneyard
The following 139 canonical motion pictures and broadcast master recordings featuring Tom Lester are preserved in the studio archives:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Director / Studio | The Video Boneyard | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Furniture, Furniture, Who's Got the Furniture? | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E02 - Lisa's First Day On the Farm | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E03 - The Decorator | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E04 - The Best Laid Plans | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E07 - Neighborliness | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E08 - Lisa the Helpmate | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E10 - Don't Call Us, We'll Call You | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E12 - Lisa Has a Calf | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E13 - The Wedding Anniversary | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E14 - What Happened in Scranton? | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | Green Acres: S01E15 - How to Enlarge a Bedroom | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | My Husband, the Rooster Renter | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1965 | You Can't Plug in a 2 with a 6 | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | A Pig in a Poke | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | An Old-fashioned Christmas | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Double Drick | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres 5 Copies | Leading Role | Richard L. Bare / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E16 - Give Me Land, Lots Of Land | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E18 - Lisa Bakes a Cake | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E26 - The Ballad of Molly Turgis | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E29 - Horse? What Horse? | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E30 - The Rains Came | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E31 - Culture | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S01E32 - Uncle Ollie | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E01 - Wings Over Hooterville | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E02 - Water, Water Everywhere | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E03 - I Didn't Raise My Pig to Be a Soldier | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E05 - The Ugly Duckling | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E06 - One of Our Assemblymen is Missing | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E07 - The Good Old Days | Gus Jr. | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E09 - The Hooterville Image | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E10 - You Ought to Be in Pictures | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E11 - A Home Isn't Built in a Day | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E12 - A Square is Not Round | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Green Acres: S02E14 - Never Trust a Little Old Lady | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | I Didn't Raise My Husband to Be a Fireman | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Never Look a Gift Tractor in the Mouth | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | Send a Boy to College | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | The Day of Decision | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | The Deputy | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1966 | The Price of Apples | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E16 - His Honor | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E17 - It's So Peaceful in the Country | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E18 - Exodus to Bleedswell | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E20 - Never Take Your Wife to a Convention | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E22 - Never Start Talking Unless Your Voice Comes Out | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E23 - The Beverly Hillbillies | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E24 - Lisa's Vegetable Garden | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E25 - The Saucer Season | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E26 - Getting Even With Haney | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E28 - The Vulgar Ring Story | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S02E29 - Who's Lisa? | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E01 - The Man For the Job | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E02 - Lisa's Jam Session | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E03 - Love Comes to Arnold Ziffel | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E04 - Oliver vs. the Phone Company | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E05 - Oliver Takes Over the Phone Company | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E06 - A Kind Word For the President | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1967 | Green Acres: S03E07 - Don't Count Your Tomatoes Before They're Picked | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | A Husband For Eleanor | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | A Star Named Arnold Is Born, Part 1 | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Eb's Romance | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E17 - Not Guilty | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E18 - Home is Where You Run Away From | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E19 - How to Suceed in Television Without Really Trying | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E20 - Arnold, Boy Hero | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E21 - Flight to Nowhere | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E22 - My Mother, the Countess | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S03E23 - The Spring Festival | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S04E08 - Old Mail Day | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Green Acres: S04E12 - How to Get from Hooterville to Pixley Without Moving | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Guess Who's Not Going to the Luau? | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Hail to the Fire Chief | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | How Hooterville Was Floundered | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | Our Son, the Barber | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | The Agricultural Student | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | The Blue Feather | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | The Candidate | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | The Hungarian Curse | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1968 | The Rutabaga Story | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | A Day in the Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | A Hunting We Won't Go | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Eb Uses His Ingenuity | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Economy Flight to Washington | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Everywhere a Chick Chick | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S04E13 - The Birthday Gift | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S04E15 - The Marital Vacation | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S04E22 - Oh, Promise Me | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S04E25 - The Milk Maker | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S04E26 - The Reincarnation of Eb | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E01 - Lisa's Mudder Comes for a Visit | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E02 - Everybody Tries to Love a Countess | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E04 - A Tale of a Tail | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E05 - You and Your Big Shrunken Head | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E06 - The Road | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E07 - Four of Spades | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E08 - The Youth Center | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E10 - Oliver's Schoolgirl Crush | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E11 - Ralph's Nuptials | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E12 - Oliver and the Cornstalk | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Green Acres: S05E13 - Beauty is Skin Deep | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Law Partners | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Retreat From Washington | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1969 | Where There's a Will | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Apple-Picking Time | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Charlie, Homer and Natasha | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Eb's Double Trouble | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Enterprising Eb | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E14 - The Wish-Book | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E15 - Rest and Relaxation | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E16 - Trapped | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E17 - Bundle of Joy | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E18 - The Ex-Con | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E19 - The Cow Killer | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E20 - The Confrontation | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E21 - The Case of the Hooterville Refund Fraud | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E22 - The Picnic | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E23 - The Beeping Rock | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E24 - Uncle Fedor | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E25 - The Wealthy Landowner | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S05E26 - Happy Birthday | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S06E01 - The City Kids | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S06E03 - Jealousy | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Green Acres: S06E12 - The Liberation Movement | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Oliver Goes Broke | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | Oliver's Double | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | The Coming-Out Party | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | The Engagement Ring | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | The Great Mayoralty Campaign | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1970 | The High Cost of Loving | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | A Girl for Drobny | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | Green Acres: S06E23 - The Hole in the Porch | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | King Oliver I | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | Lisa the Psychologist | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | Son of Drobny | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | Star Witness | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | The Carpenter's Ball | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | The Spot Remover | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
| 1971 | The Wedding Deal | Eb Dawson | Unknown / Archive | Vault Archive Master | Archival Master |
Complete Career & Landmark Filmography
Major theatrical features, landmark television appearances, and key credited roles across Tom Lester's historic screen career:
| Year | Production Title | Character / Role | Department / Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Traveling Photographer | Actor (Television) |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Eb Dawson | Actor (Television) |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Eb Dawson | Actor (Television) |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Eb Dawson | Actor (Television) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Fleetus | Actor (Television) |
| 1974 | Benji | Riley | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Actor | Actor (Television) |
| 1979 | Donovan's Kid | Photographer | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1982 | Knight Rider | Ted Moore | Actor (Television) |
| 1989 | Intruder | Officer Mathews | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1990 | Return to Green Acres | Eb Dawson | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1991 | Pistol: The Birth of a Legend | Pete as adult | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 1995 | Gordy | Cousin Jake | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 2008 | Huntin' Buddies | Tom | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 2014 | Campin' Buddies | Tom | Actor (Feature Film) |
| 2014 | Campin' Buddies | Producer | Producer (Feature Film) |
⚖️ Archival Preservation & Scholarship:
All film excerpts, technical specifications, and character credits cataloged in this dossier are curated for film scholarship, legal public domain verification, and historical media education under 17 U.S.C. § 107.