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Max Baer Jr.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. 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. n 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.


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Born:
Dec 4, 1937 In Oakland, California, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
19
First Appeared:
In the movie Africa Screams 1949-05-04
Latest Project:
Movie Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth 2020-03-06
Known For
Poster of The Birdmen
Poster of Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer
Poster of Sugarfoot
Poster of Africa Screams
Filmography
Movie Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth Self 2020-03-06
Movie The Last Days of Sharon Tate 1999-07-25
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Series Murder, She Wrote Unknown 1984-09-30
Series Matt Houston Unknown 1982-09-26
Movie The Wild McCullochs Culver Robinson 1975-05-21
Movie Macon County Line Deptuty Reed Morgan 1974-08-08
Movie The Birdmen Tanker 1973-11-08
Movie A Time for Killing Sgt. Luther Liskell 1967-08-01
Movie Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer 1964-01-01
Series The Beverly Hillbillies Jethro Bodine 1962-09-26
Series Surfside 6 Unknown 1960-10-06
Series The Roaring 20's Unknown 1960-10-15
Series Hawaiian Eye Unknown 1959-10-07
Series 77 Sunset Strip Unknown 1958-10-10
Series Maverick Unknown 1957-09-22
Series Sugarfoot Unknown 1957-09-17
Series Cheyenne Unknown 1955-09-20
Movie Africa Screams Grappler McCoy 1949-05-04