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Max Baer Jr.

<p><b>Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr.</b> (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as Jethro Bodine, the dim-witted relative of Jed Clampett (played by <a href="/en/Buddy_Ebsen" title="Buddy Ebsen" class="wl">Buddy Ebsen</a>) on <i><a href="/en/The_Beverly_Hillbillies" title="The Beverly Hillbillies" class="wl">The Beverly Hillbillies</a></i>.</p>

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<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066479718" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles mw:Transclusion">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-header,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-subheader,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-above,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-title,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-image,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data,body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox-below{text-align:center}</style><div class='mobile-collapse'><header class="mobile-collapse-header mobile-collapse-btn"><b>Quick facts: Max Baer Jr., Born, Occupation(s), Years&nbsp...</b> <span class='arrow'>▼</span></header> <table class="infobox biography vcard mobile-collapse-element"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div class="fn" style="display:inline">Max Baer Jr.</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span><a href="/en/File:Max_Baer,_Jr._1962.JPG" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Max_Baer,_Jr._1962.JPG"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG/220px-Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG" decoding="async" data-file-width="672" data-file-height="872" data-file-type="bitmap" height="285" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG/330px-Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG/440px-Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG 2x" alt="Max_Baer%2C_Jr._1962.JPG"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">As Jethro in 1962</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr.</div><br><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1937-12-04</span>) </span>December 4, 1937<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age<span>&nbsp;</span>85)</span><br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/en/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California" class="wl">Oakland, California</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor, producer, director, comedian, entrepreneur</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years<span>&nbsp;</span>active</th><td class="infobox-data">1949–1991</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline;white-space:nowrap;"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Joanne Kathleen Hill<br></div>
   <div style="line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px;"><span>​</span></div><span> </span><div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"><span>​</span></div><span>(</span><abbr about="#mwt11" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>married</span>&quot;}]]}">m.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1966<span>;</span><span> </span><abbr about="#mwt12" typeof="mw:ExpandedAttrs" data-mw="{&quot;attribs&quot;:[[{&quot;txt&quot;:&quot;title&quot;},{&quot;html&quot;:&quot;<span typeof=\&quot;mw:Nowiki\&quot; data-parsoid=\&quot;{}\&quot;>divorced</span>&quot;}]]}">div.</abbr><span>&nbsp;</span>1971<span>)</span><wbr><span>​</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409" typeof="mw:Extension/templatestyles">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Max_Baer_(boxer)" title="Max Baer (boxer)" class="wl">Max Baer Sr.</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <footer class='mobile-collapse-footer mobile-collapse-btn'><b>Close</b> <span class='arrow'>▲</span></footer></div>



Maximilian Adelbert Baer Jr. is an American actor, producer, comedian, and director widely known for his role as Jethro Bodine, the dim-witted relative of Jed Clampett on The Beverly Hillbillies. 