Bill Byrge, the librarian-turned-actor who was a regular in the Ernest movies, died January 9 in Nashville. He was 92. News of his death was confirmed by his cousin Sharon Chapman on Facebook. “My ...

"Billy just had this way about him and you obviously noticed him automatically no matter where he was at," Bill Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman tells PEOPLE Bill Byrge, an actor best known for his role ...

A documentary about the life and career of Jim Varney, the actor who portrayed Ernest P. Worrell, is in post-production. The documentary, titled "The Importance of Being Ernest," will feature unseen ...

While he worked at a library in Nashville, he played Bobby in four of those films and on a Saturday morning kids show. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Bill Byrge, who showed up as the quiet but feisty ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Make no mistake, Ernest is incredibly clumsy and accident-prone in all of his movies, but ...

Bill Byrge, best known for playing Ernest's neighbor Bobby in several of the Ernest comedy films, died on Thursday. Byrge’s cousin, Sharon Chapman, shared news of his death in a Facebook post shared ...

"He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying," his cousin, Sharon Chapman, wrote on Facebook. Bill Byrge, best known for playing Ernest's neighbor Bobby in several of the Ernest ...

Bill Byrge, an actor who appeared in many of the “Ernest” comedy films as “Bobby,” died on Thursday at the age of 92 in Nashville, Tenn. Byrge’s cousin, Sharon Chapman, confirmed his death in a ...