How Old Is Max Baer Jr.? Max Baer Jr. Birthday
Max Baer Jr. was born on December 4, 1937 and is 86 years old now.
Birthday: December 4, 1937
How Old - Age: 86
Max Baer Jr. Death Fact Check
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Is Max Baer Jr.'s father, Maximilian Adelbert Baer, dead or alive?
Maximilian Adelbert Baer's information is not available now.
Is Max Baer Jr.'s mother, Mary Ellen Sullivan, dead or alive?
Max Baer Jr.'s mother, Mary Ellen Sullivan, died on April 30, 1978 as she was 74 years old.
Max Baer Jr.'s sister :
- Maude Baer
Max Baer Jr.'s brother :
- James Baer
Max Baer Jr. - Biography
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 finally had to put himself to work as an actor in his movie Macon County Line (1974), which he also wrote and produced with a friend. Although it didn't let him escape his Jethro character, he did earn more than $35 million dollars in box office and (later) rental receipts. This after an initial investment of just over $100,000. Not bad for a boy with a "sixth grade education!"
In 1962, Baer was cast in the role of the doltish Jethro Bodine, Jed Clampett's cousin's son. 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 Killing.
In 1985, Baer began investigating the gambling industry. He noted that tourists paid a US$5 to US$6 admission to tour the "Ponderosa Ranch", which was the location for filming some episodes of TV's Bonanza. There was nothing to see but a working cattle ranch, but people enjoyed it because of the Bonanza connection. Baer decided that tourists would also pay for something dealing with The Beverly Hillbillies. He began using his Jethro Bodine role as a marketing opportunity toward the gambling and hotel industry. Baer obtained the sublicensing rights, including food and beverage rights, to The Beverly Hillbillies from CBS in 1991. His business partner estimates the cost of obtaining the rights and developing the ideas has been US$1 million. Sixty-five Beverly Hillbillies slot machines were built in 1999 and placed in 10 casinos.
He remained close friends with Buddy Ebsen until Ebsen's death from pneumonia on July 6, 2003. Just before his acting mentor's death, he and Donna Douglas both had visited Ebsen in the hospital. With the 2015 death of co-star Donna Douglas, Baer is the only surviving cast member.
