Personal Info
Max Baer
Acting
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 14, 1934, to the day he lost his title to Jimmy Braddock on June 13, 1935. Cinephiles also will remember the colorful Max from his numerous bit roles in films, including Bud Abbott and Lou Costello's Afric…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tender Hearted Tiger: Max Baer
Once Upon a Horse...
as Ben
Utah Blaine
as Gus Ortmann
The Harder They Fall
as Buddy Brannen
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Mike
Skipalong Rosenbloom
as Butcher Baer
The Champs Step Out
as Max
Riding High
as Bertie (uncredited)
Africa Screams
as Grappler McCoy
