Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1909-02-11
- Day of Death1959-11-21 (50 years)
- Place of BirthOmaha - Nebraska - USA
- Also Known As-
Max Baer
Biography
Max Baer is arguably best known today for siring Max Baer Jr., the actor who played Jethro Bodine on the classic TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). However, old-timers, followers of the sweet science, and viewers of the film Cinderella Man (2005) all know that Max Sr. was boxing's heavyweight champion of the world for all of 364 days, from the time he knocked out Primo Carnera on June...Read More
Acting Career
- 1958
Once Upon a Horse...
As: Ben
- 1957
Utah Blaine
As: Gus Ortmann
- 1956
Requiem for a Heavyweight
As: Mike
- 1956
Playhouse 90
As: Mike
- 1956
The Harder They Fall
As: Buddy Brannen
- 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
As: Killer King
- 1951
Skipalong Rosenbloom
As: Butcher Baer
- 1950
Riding High
As: Bertie (uncredited)
1949Bride for Sale
As: Litka
- 1949
Africa Screams
As: Grappler McCoy
1943Buckskin Frontier
As: Tiny
1943Ladies' Day
As: Hippo Jones
1942The McGuerins from Brooklyn
As: Professor Samson
- 1942
The Navy Comes Through
As: Coxswain G. Berringer
1937Over She Goes
As: Silas Morner
- 1933
The Prizefighter and the Lady
As: Steve Morgan