Max Baer Jr (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for playing Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies.
Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. was born in Oakland, California, the son of boxing champion Max Baer and his wife Mary Ellen Sullivan. His brother and sister are James Baer (b. 1941) and Maude Baer (b. 1943). His uncle was boxer and actor Buddy Baer. Contradictory to his later role as ...
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Max Baer Jr (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He is best known for playing Jethro Bodine on The Beverly Hillbillies.
Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. was born in Oakland, California, the son of boxing champion Max Baer and his wife Mary Ellen Sullivan. His brother and sister are James Baer (b. 1941) and Maude Baer (b. 1943). His uncle was boxer and actor Buddy Baer. Contradictory to his later role as "Jethro Bodine", in real life Baer had earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Santa Clara University, with a minor in philosophy.
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 Maverick, Surfside 6, Hawaiian Eye, Cheyenne and 77 Sunset Strip. His career took off two years later, when he joined the cast of The Beverly Hillbillies.
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