- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 4, 1937
- Place of Birth
- Oakland, California, USA
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. In 1962, Baer was cast in the role of the doltish Jethro Bodine, Jed Clampett's cousin's son. It p…
Filmography
movieJay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020 · Self
movieThe Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20
2019
movieTruth and Lies: The Family Manson
2017
movieThe Last Days of Sharon Tate
1999
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
movieThe Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies
1993
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984 · Johnny Wheeler, St. Trooper Boone Willoughby
tvMatt Houston
1982
The Asphalt Cowboy
movieThe Asphalt Cowboy
1980 · Max Caulpepper
movieHometown U.S.A.
1979 · Director
movieOde to Billy Joe
1976 · Director, Producer
movieThe Wild McCullochs
1975 · Culver Robinson, Director, Writer, Producer
movieMacon County Line
1974 · Deptuty Reed Morgan, Screenplay, Story, Producer
movieThe Birdmen
1973 · Tanker
movieTwo for the Money
1971 · Producer
movieA Time for Killing
1967 · Sgt. Luther Liskell
movieTender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer
1964
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · Jethro Bodine
tvThe Roaring 20's
1960 · Saunders
tvSurfside 6
1960 · , Joe Wilk
tvHawaiian Eye
1959 · Harry 'Stinger' Hurley (uncredited), Bill Gorham, Ali
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958 · , Government Man
tvMaverick
1957 · Ticket Taker / Ezra, Cowboy, Brazos
tvSugarfoot
1957 · Frank
tvCheyenne
1955 · , Willis