Movie Credits
Atlantis: The Lost Empire	(2001)
[ James Garner ][ Leonard Nimoy ][ Michael J. Fox ][ David Ogden Stiers ][ John Mahoney ]
Daddy and Them	(2001)
[ Ben Affleck ][ Billy Bob Thornton ][ Andy Griffith ][ Walton Goggins ]
Toy Story 2	(1999)
[ Tim Allen ][ Dave Foley ][ Tom Hanks ][ Kelsey Grammer ][ R. Lee Ermey ]
Treehouse Hostage	(1999)
[ Frank Welker ][ Vincent Schiavelli ][ Jack McGee ][ Mark Moses ][ Todd Bosley ]
Existo	(1999)
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain	(1998)
[ Hulk Hogan ]
Ernest in the Army	(1998)
Annabelle's Wish	(1997)
[ Frank Welker ][ Clancy Brown ][ James Lafferty ]
Ernest Goes to Africa	(1997)
100 Proof	(1997)
Blood, Friends and Money	(1997)
Someday My Prince Will Come	(1996)
Toy Story	(1996)
[ Don Rickles ]
Snowboard Academy	(1996)
[ Corey Haim ][ Joe Flaherty ]
The Expert	(1995)
[ James Brolin ][ Jeff Speakman ]
Slam Dunk Ernest	(1995)
[ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ]
Toy Story	(1995)
[ Tim Allen ][ Tom Hanks ][ Elton John ][ R. Lee Ermey ][ John Ratzenberger ]
XXX's & OOO's	(1994)
[ John Allen Nelson ][ Michael Gross ][ Paul Gross ]
Your World as I See It	(1994)
Ernest Goes to School	(1994)
[ Will Sasso ]
Ernest Rides Again	(1993)
The Beverly Hillbillies	(1993)
[ Dabney Coleman ][ Rob Schneider ][ Kevin Connolly ][ Diedrich Bader ][ Buddy Ebsen ]
Wilder Napalm	(1993)
[ Dennis Quaid ][ M. Emmet Walsh ][ Arliss Howard ]
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2	(1992)
Ernest Scared Stupid	(1991)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special	(1990)
[ John Landis ]
Ernest Goes to Jail	(1990)
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain	(1989)
Fast Food	(1989)
[ Michael J. Pollard ]
Ernest Saves Christmas	(1988)
Hey Vern, Win ,000	(1987)
Ernest Goes to Camp	(1987)
[ John Vernon ][ Jim Henson ][ Richard Speight Jr. ][ Jacob Vargas ]
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam	(1986)
[ Henry Arnold ]
The Ernest Film Festival	(1986)
The Rousters	(1983)
Knowhutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album	(1983)
Spittin' Image	(1982)
Episode #1.51	(1978)
Daredevil Virgil Simms	(1978)
Episode #1.46	(1977)
Getting the Most from Your Warranty	(1977)
Ethnic Myths	(1977)
Operation Petticoat	(1977)
[ John Astin ][ Jackie Cooper ]

Jim Varney became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky. At age 15 he played Ebeneezer Scrooge in a local children's theater production of "A Christmas Carol", and by 17 was performing professionally in nightclubs and coffee houses. He chose Nashville rather than New York or Los Angeles as a place to pursue his acting career and, with advertising executive John R. Cherry III, turned "Ernest P. Worrell" into a cash cow, making commercials for clients ranging from soft drinks to food stores and, eventually, Disney. Even though Ernest's catchphrase "KnowhutImean?" became a national craze almost immediately, Jim worked in TV and film for more than a decade before his famous alter-ego hit the big screen in 1987's Ernest Goes to Camp (1987).