Max Baer Jr.

Biography

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…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Johnny Wheeler
2. The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) — Jethro Bodine
3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) — Self
4. E! True Hollywood Story (1996)
5. Maverick (1957) — Ticket Taker / Ezra
6. Macon County Line (1974) — Deptuty Reed Morgan
7. A Time for Killing (1967) — Sgt. Luther Liskell
8. Matt Houston (1982)
9. 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
10. Cheyenne (1955)
11. Hawaiian Eye (1959) — Harry 'Stinger' Hurley (uncredited)
12. The Birdmen (1973) — Tanker
13. Sugarfoot (1957) — Frank
14. The Wild McCullochs (1975) — Culver Robinson
15. Truth and Lies: The Family Manson (2017)
16. Surfside 6 (1960)
17. Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth (2020) — Self
18. The Legend of the Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
19. The Last Days of Sharon Tate (1999)
20. Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer (1964)
21. The Death of a Playmate: The Dorothy Stratten Story 20/20 (2019)
22. The Asphalt Cowboy (1980) — Max Caulpepper
23. The Roaring 20's (1960) — Saunders

Directed

1. Ode to Billy Joe (1976) — Director
2. The Wild McCullochs (1975) — Director
3. Hometown U.S.A. (1979) — Director