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Jacob Henry "Buddy" Baer (June 11, 1915 – July 18, 1986) was an American boxer and later an actor with parts in seventeen films, as well as roles on multiple television series in the 1950s and 1960s.
Buddy Baer was a tall and muscular actor who played giants and villains in films and TV shows. He was the younger brother of boxing champion Max Baer and the uncle of Max Baer Jr.
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Buddy Baer. Actor: Quo Vadis. Buddy was the younger brother of world heavyweight champion Max Baer. In films, he played giants in Quo Vadis (1951) and Jack and the Beanstalk (1952).
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- July 18, 1986
Jul 19, 1986 · Jacob (Buddy) Baer, the gentle giant of professional boxing during the Joe Louis era, died Friday at Veterans Hospital. He was 71. Baer, who suffered from diabetes, hypertension and Alzheimer’s...
Learn about Buddy Baer, the younger brother of Max Baer, who challenged Joe Louis twice for the World Heavyweight Championship in the 1940s. Find out his record, knockouts, and controversies in this comprehensive biography.
Buddy Baer rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Early on in his acting career, Baer landed roles in various films, including "Africa Screams" (1949) with Bud Abbott, the historical feature "Quo Vadis" (1951) with Robert Taylor and "Two Tickets to Broadway" (1951).
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