"The Beverly Hillbillies" Soupy Sales, Max Baer Jr. circa 1966
Caption: "The Beverly Hillbillies" Soupy Sales, Max Baer Jr. circa 1966
Actor, Producer, Director
Born: December 4, 1937
Star sign: Sagittarius
Height: 6' 4" (1.93 m)
Known for: The Beverly Hillbillies (1962), The Wild McCullochs (1975), The Birdmen (1971), Macon County Line (1974)
Source: IMDB
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. Baer ...