Elly Clampett, played by Irene Ryan, was the matriarch of the Clampett family in the 1960s television show 'The Beverly Hillbillies'. Jed Clampett, played by Buddy Ebsen, was the patriarch of the family and a former backwoodsman who struck it rich when he found OIL on his land. Jethro Clampett, played by Max Baer Jr., was Jed's nephew and the dim-witted son of Elly. YOKEL Clampett, played by Raymond Bailey, was Jed's brother and Elly's brother-in-law. Finally, May Clampett, played by Sharon Tate, was Jed and Elly's daughter.