Max Baer Jr.

Born: 1937-12-04

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.


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A Time for Killing

as Sgt. Luther Liskell
Released: 1967-08-01

During the Civil War, Confederate soldiers escape from a Union prison and head for the Mexican...

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Macon County Line

as Deptuty Reed Morgan
Released: 1974-08-08

A vengeful Southern sheriff is out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of...

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The Birdmen

as Tanker
Released: 1973-11-08

During WWII an American soldier sent to Norway to help with the escape of a scientist working on...

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Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

as Self
Released: 2020-03-06

An illuminating portrait of Jay Sebring — the long-forgotten artist, designer, and entrepreneur...

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The Wild McCullochs

as Culver Robinson
Released: 1975-05-21

A story about the rich McCulloch Family, their overbearing father and the children's misguided...

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The Last Days of Sharon Tate

as uncredited
Released: 1999-07-25

The documentary profiled the final and last days of Sharon Tate Polanski, a beloved actress and...

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Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer

as uncredited
Released: 1964-01-01

A documentary film about the life and career of one-time Heavyweight boxing champion of the...

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The Beverly Hillbillies

as Jethro Bodine
First aired: 1962-09-26

Jed Clampett's swamp is loaded with oil. When a wildcatter discovers the huge pool, Jed sells...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Johnny Wheeler
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Murder, She Wrote

as St. Trooper Boone Willoughby
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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77 Sunset Strip

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-10

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...

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77 Sunset Strip

as Government Man
First aired: 1958-10-10

Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this...

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Maverick

as Brazos
First aired: 1957-09-22

Maverick is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins....

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Maverick

as Ticket Taker / Ezra
First aired: 1957-09-22

Maverick is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins....

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Maverick

as Cowboy
First aired: 1957-09-22

Maverick is an American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins....

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Cheyenne

as uncredited
First aired: 1955-09-20

Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on...

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Hawaiian Eye

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-10-07

Private Eyes Tom Lopaka and Tracy Steele are based out of Hawaiian Village Resort where they...

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Matt Houston

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-26

Matt Houston is an American crime drama series that aired on ABC from 1982 to 1985. Created by...

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Surfside 6

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-06

Surfside 6 was an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a...

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Sugarfoot

as Frank
First aired: 1957-09-17

Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The...

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The Roaring 20's

as uncredited
First aired: 1960-10-15

The adventures of a newspaper reporter covering the world of cops and gangsters in 1920s Chicago.

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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