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Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr. (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as Jethro Bodine, the dim-witted relative of Jed Clampett (played by Buddy Ebsen) on The Beverly Hillbillies.
Actor: The Prizefighter and the Lady. Max Baer is arguably best known today for siring Max Baer Jr., the actor who played Jethro Bodine on the classic TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962).
- February 11, 1909
- November 21, 1959
Mar 28, 2024 · Max Baer Jr. is a multi-talented American film and television actor, screenwriter, director and producer, who is probably still known for his popular role as Jethro Bodine in the TV series “The Beverly Hillbillies.” He is also a comedian and entrepreneur.
Mar 14, 2023 · Max Baer Jr., who played Jethro on The Beverly Hillbillies is 85 years old and became the last living member of the cast following the death of Donna Douglas, who played Elly May, in 2015 at age 82. Jethro is the cousin of lead character Jed Clampett (Buddy Ebsen) on the show.
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The son of former heavyweight boxing champion Max Baer, Max Baer Jr. is a classic (except probably to him) example of Hollywood typecasting. Known around the world as "Jethro Bodine" in the smash TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), Baer did not find work as an actor in Hollywood for three years after the Hillbillies went off the air.
- December 4, 1937
Aug 6, 2024 · ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ was one of the most popular TV shows of the 1960s, with Max Baer Jr. as Jethro Bodine. Learn much more about the actor through these 11 facts.
Nov 21, 2021 · Max Baer Jr. was born on 4 December 1937 in California, United States. He is still alive and turned 83 as of 2021. Baer Jr. is the only living regular cast of The Beverly Hillibillies that aired between 1962 and 1971.