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.

The poster for “Ernest Saves Christmas.” Touchstone Pictures Chapman didn’t state the cause of death. Byrge is best known for starring on the 1980s children’s “Ernest” franchise ...

It’s Ernest” and “Ernest Saves Christmas,” which is notable for being shot almost entirely on the Walt Disney World property outside of Orlando, Florida. He co-starred in the two other ...

In 1988, he would appear as the silent, silly Bobby in the television series “Hey Vern, It’s Ernest” and “Ernest Saves Christmas,” which is notable for being shot almost entirely on the Walt Disney ...

Byrge went on to appear alongside Varney as the character Bobby in the 1988 film “Ernest Saves Christmas” and TV show, “Hey, Vern, It’s Ernest!,” 1990’s “Ernest Goes to Jail,” 1991 ...

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Ernest Jones sighed the exhale of a man who has ... As he stood against a wall in the visiting locker room at SoFi Stadium assessing the end of this season, his contract — and, he hopes, his ...