While he worked at a library in Nashville, he played Bobby in four of those films and on a Saturday morning kids show.

Character actor Bill Byrge, best known for appearing alongside Jim Varney in the Ernest films, has passed away. According Byrge's cousin, Sharon Chapman (via Facebook), Byrge died on Thursday, Jan. 9.

Bill Byrge, a comedian and actor known for his appearances alongside Jim Varney in various "Ernest" projects, has died at the age of 92. Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman confirmed the news on Facebook.

Worrell, played by Jim Varney, is a kindly but daffy Southern handyman who constantly launches into long speeches to the consternation of his silent and long-suffering neighbor Vern, who never ...

He was the ‘Bobby’ character in several Ernest movies with Jim Varney. I always teased him ... Saves Christmas” and TV show, “Hey, Vern, It’s Ernest!,” 1990’s “Ernest Goes to ...

Byrge (centre) with Ernest titular co-star Jim Varney (right ... Picture: Facebook Byrge was also in Varney’s Saturday morning show Hey Vern, It’s Ernest in the ’80s.

He was the ‘Bobby’ character in several ‘Ernest’ movies with Jim Varney. I always teased him ... silly Bobby in the television series “Hey Vern, It’s Ernest” and “Ernest Saves ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Bill Byrge, who showed up as the quiet but feisty Bobby on a kids TV show and in four of the goofy Ernest comedies that starred Jim Varney, has died. He was 86.

That eventually led to the “Ernest” franchise, which starred Jim Varney as Ernest ... Byrge was also in Varney’s Saturday morning show “Hey Vern, It’s Ernest” in the ’80s.