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Max Baer Jr.

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Known For

87 Years Old

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. 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.

Born

Oakland, California, USA on 4th December 1937

All Credits

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
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Surfside 6
Joe Wilk
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Surfside 6
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Hawaiian Eye
Ali
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Hawaiian Eye
Bill Gorham
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Hawaiian Eye
Harry 'Stinger' Hurley (uncredited)
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Murder, She Wrote
St. Trooper Boone Willoughby
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Murder, She Wrote
Johnny Wheeler
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Maverick
Brazos
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Maverick
Cowboy
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Maverick
Ticket Taker / Ezra
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Cheyenne
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Matt Houston
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The Roaring 20's
Saunders
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77 Sunset Strip
Government Man
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77 Sunset Strip
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Sugarfoot
Frank
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The Beverly Hillbillies
Jethro Bodine
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E! True Hollywood Story
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A Time for Killing
Sgt. Luther Liskell
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Macon County Line
Deptuty Reed Morgan
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Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
Self
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The Birdmen
Tanker
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The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
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The Last Days of Sharon Tate
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The Wild McCullochs
Culver Robinson
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The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
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Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer