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Max Baer Jr.
Actor

Max Baer Jr.

4 Dec 1937Born
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Oakland, California, USABirthplace

Biography

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Maximilian Adalbert "Max" Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for playing Jethro Bodine, the dimwitted nephew of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on The Beverly Hillbillies. After the death of Donna Douglas in January 2015, Baer became the last surviving member of that show's main cast.

Baer's first acting role was in Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Blackpool Pavilion in England in 1949.

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He began acting professionally in 1960 at Warner Bros., where he made appearances on television programs such as Maverick, Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, Cheyenne, The Roaring 20s, and 77 Sunset Strip. His career took off two years later, when he joined the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies.

In 1962, Baer was cast in the role of the doltish Jethro Bodine, Jed Clampett's cousin's son. It proved to be the high point of his acting career and the role for which he is best remembered.

He continued to take other parts during the nine-year run of The Beverly Hillbilles and appeared on the television programs Vacation Playhouse and Love, American Style, as well as in the western A Time for Killing.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2017Truth and Lies: The Family MansonFilm
  2. 1999The Last Days of Sharon TateFilm
  3. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries (2 episodes)
  4. 1993The Legend of the Beverly HillbilliesFilm
  5. 1984Murder, She WroteSeries: Johnny Wheeler, St. Trooper Boone Willoughby (1 episode)
  6. 1982Matt HoustonSeries (2 episodes)
  7. 1980The Asphalt CowboyFilm: Max Caulpepper
  8. 1979Hometown U.S.A.Film: Director
  9. 1976Ode to Billy JoeFilm: Director
  10. 1975The Wild McCullochsFilm: Culver Robinson, Director, Writer
  11. 1974Macon County LineFilm: Deptuty Reed Morgan, Screenplay
  12. 1973The BirdmenFilm: Tanker
  13. 1967A Time for KillingFilm: Sgt. Luther Liskell
  14. 1964Tender Hearted Tiger: Max BaerFilm
  15. 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeries: Jethro Bodine (274 episodes)
  16. 1960The Roaring 20'sSeries: Saunders (1 episode)
  17. 1960Surfside 6Series: Joe Wilk (1 episode)
  18. 1959Hawaiian EyeSeries: Harry 'Stinger' Hurley (uncredited), Bill Gorham, Ali (1 episode)
  19. 195877 Sunset StripSeries: Government Man (2 episodes)
  20. 1957MaverickSeries: Ticket Taker / Ezra, Cowboy, Brazos (1 episode)
  21. 1957SugarfootSeries: Frank (1 episode)
  22. 1955CheyenneSeries: Willis (3 episodes)

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