Where Are They Now - Friday, September 28, 2018
Hello fans,
Jethro for the WIN!!! Max Baer Jr. came from behind to become today's features celebrity. He had 38 positive votes and not a single negative vote. That's awesome, just as it should be.
I grew up on "The Beverly Hillbillies" and Jethro was my favorite character. When he goes on about the pink chickens (flamingos) and the cement pond (the pool), nothing makes me happier.
Now, let's see what's keeping Max Baer Jr. busy these days!
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--DEAD OR ALIVE?--
See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Judy Tenuta: Comedienne, known for eccentric and ribald stand-up routines
Claude Akins: Played good ol' Sheriff Lobo on the TV series "The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo" and "B.J. and the Bear", he also appeared in movies such as "The Great Bank Robbery" and "The Devil's Brigade"
Brad Davis: Starred in the movie "Midnight Express"
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Max Baer Jr.
Learn More About Max Baer Jr. on Celebrity Nooz
BIRTH DATE: December 4, 1937 in Oakland, California, USA
BIRTH NAME: Max Adelbert Baer Jr.
CLAIM TO FAME: Played the lovable goof Jethro Bodine on the Beverly Hillbillies from 1962 till 1971.
FAMILY LIFE: Baer was married to Joanne Kathleen Hill from 1966 until their divorced in 1971.
INFO: 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 show went off the air.
He 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.
TRIVIA: Baer is the last surviving member of the main cast if the Beverly Hillbillies.
He licensed the "Beverly Hillbillies" name and characters from CBS in order to establish a Casino called "Jethro's". A picture of Granny will hang over every bed with the caption: "Don't you touch her boy."
He tried to shed the public's "hillbilly" perception of him by starring as good-guy crime fighter Max Colepepper in the unsold pilot, "The Asphalt Cowboy," in the early 70s.
Earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Santa Clara University (minored in philosophy).
Auditioned for Jethro only after driving his roommate to the audition for the same part.
The success of "Ode to Billy Joe," which was the first film to be based on a popular song, convinced Baer to pursue the rights to Madonna's 'Like a Virgin.' When ABC tried to prevent him from making the film, Max sued and won a judgment of over two million dollars.
WHERE IS HE NOW: Since the early 2000s Baer has been trying to develop a Beverly Hillbillies-themed hotel and casino. As of 2017, ongoing litigation involving Max Baer Jr, the developer and Douglas County has delayed the project indefinitely.
CREDITS:
1989-1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)...St. Trooper Boone Willoughby / Johnny Wheeler
- Who Killed J.B. Fletcher? (1991) ... St. Trooper Boone Willoughby (as Max Baer)
- Jack and Bill (1989) ... Johnny Wheeler (as Max Baer)
1984 Matt Houston (TV Series)...Andy MacKay / Andy McKay
- Escape from Nam: Part 2 (1984) ... Andy MacKay (as Max Baer)
- Return to Nam: Part 1 (1984) ... Andy McKay
1982 The Circle Family (TV Movie)
1980 The Asphalt Cowboy (TV Movie)...Max Caulpepper
1979 Fantasy Island (TV Series)...Big Jake Farley
- Nobody's There/The Dancer (1979) ... Big Jake Farley (as Max Baer)
1975 The Wild McCullochs...Culver Robinson
1974 Macon County Line...Deputy Reed Morgan (as Max Baer)
1972-1973 Love, American Style (TV Series)...Jackie Lee Rhodes (segment "Love and the Games People Play") / Rocky (segment "Love and the Fullback")
- Love and the Games People Play/Love and High Spirits/Love and the Memento/Love and the Single Husband/Love and the Stutter (1973) ... Jackie Lee Rhodes (segment "Love and the Games People Play")
- Love and the Advice Column/Love and the Bathtub/Love and the Fullback/Love and the Guru/Love and the Physical (1972) ... Rocky (segment "Love and the Fullback")
1971 The Birdmen (TV Movie)...Tanker
1962-1971 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV Series)...Jethro Bodine / Jethrine Bodine / Robin Hood
All 273 episodes
1967 A Time for Killing...Sgt. Luther Liskell (as Max Baer)
1963 Vacation Playhouse (TV Series)
- Hooray for Love (1963)
1962 It's a Man's World (TV Series)...1st GI
- Drive Over to Exeter (1962) ... 1st GI
1962 Follow the Sun (TV Series)...Tom Baylor
- A Choice of Weapons (1962) ... Tom Baylor
1960-1961 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series)...Billy Blackston / Luther Martell / Government Man
- The Chrome Coffin (1961) ... Billy Blackston (as Max Baer)
- The Corsican Caper (1961) ... Luther Martell (as Max Baer)
- Double Trouble (1960) ... Government Man (as Max Baer)
1960-1961 Hawaiian Eye (TV Series)...Ali / Bill Gorham
- The Big Dealer (1961) ... Ali (as Max Baer)
- Vanessa Vanishes (1960) ... Bill Gorham (as Max Baer)
1960-1961 Cheyenne (TV Series)...Callow / Bert McGuire / Pete / ...
- The Frightened Town (1961) ... Callow (as Max Baer)
- The Beholden (1961) ... Bert McGuire (as Max Baer)
- Duel at Judas Basin (1961) ... Pete (as Max Baer)
- Two Trails to Santa Fe (1960) ... Willis (as Max Baer)
1961 Sugarfoot (TV Series)...Frank
- Angel (1961) ... Frank (as Max Baer)
1961 The Roaring 20's (TV Series)...Saunders
- Black Saturday (1961) ... Saunders (as Max Baer)
1961 Bronco (TV Series)...Cowboy
- The Invaders (1961) ... Cowboy (uncredited)
1960-1961 Surfside 6 (TV Series)...Joe Wilk / Party Guest
- Facts on the Fire (1961) ... Joe Wilk (as Max Baer)
- High Tide (1960) ... Party Guest (as Max Baer)
1960 Maverick (TV Series)...Ticket Taker / Chuck / Brazos
- Kiz (1960) ... Ticket Taker (as Max Baer)
- A Bullet for the Teacher (1960) ... Chuck (as Max Baer)
- Bundle from Britain (1960) ... Brazos (as Max Baer)
To see Then & Now pictures of Max Baer Jr., visit: Celebrity Nooz
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--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--
Judy Tenuta - ALIVE
Born: 11/07/1956
Claude Akins - DEAD (Cancer)
Born: 05/25/1926 Died: 01/27/1994
Brad Davis - DEAD (Suicide)
Born: 11/06/1949 Died: 09/08/1991
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WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...
9/26
Helena Almeida, 84, Portoguese photographer and painter.
Vladimir Ovchinnikov, 58, Russian journalist.
Giorgos Papazisis, 80, Greek actor.
Aamer Wasim, 58, Pakistani cricket player and coach.
9/25
Galal Amin, 83, Egyptian economist.
Anthon Beeke (nl), 78, Dutch graphic designer.
Marie Colton, 95, American politician, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (1978-1994).
Baba Hari Dass, 95, Indian yoga master, silent monk, and commentator.
Ismail Fahd Ismail, 78, Kuwaiti novelist and literary critic.
Danny Lewicki, 87, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs).
Jack McKinney, 83, American basketball coach (Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Lakers, Saint Joseph's).
Shoki Mokgapa, 34, South African actress (The First Grader, Dredd, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom).
Sam Morshead, 63, Irish jockey and horse racing administrator (Perth Racecourse), cancer.
Wenceslao Selga Padilla, 68, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar (since 1992).
Alexander Shestakov, 85, Russian writer and journalist.
Jasdev Singh, 87, Indian sports commentator.
Paul John Vasquez, 48, American actor (Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Sons of Anarchy).
Vladimir Voronkov, 74, Soviet-born Russian cross-country skier, Olympic Gold medallist (1972).
9/24
Alfredo Ábalos (es), 80, Argentine folk singer.
Vicente Bianchi (es), 98, Chilean conductor, composer and pianist.
Roy Booth, 91, English cricketer (Yorkshire, Worcestershire).
Jim Brogan, 74, Scottish footballer (Celtic, national team), dementia.
Ronald Bye, 80, Norwegian politician, Minister of Transport and Communications (1978-1981).
José María Hurtado Ruiz-Tagle, 73, Chilean politician, Deputy (1990-1998).
Jana Kocianová (sk), 72, Slovak vocalist.
Ludmila Lyubimova, 80, Russian actress (The Alive and the Dead).
Roger Mainwood, 65, British animation director (Ethel & Ernest, Stressed Eric, When the Wind Blows).
Ivar Martinsen, 97, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (1948, 1952).
Tommy McDonald, 84, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles).
Terry Moore, 82, Canadian broadcaster and author, cancer.
Michael O'Gorman, 53, American coxswain.
Merv Smith, 85, New Zealand radio personality (1ZB).
Lars Wohlin, 85, Swedish politician, Governor of the National Bank (1979-1982), MEP (2004-2009).
9/23
Olav Angell, 86, Norwegian poet and jazz musician.
Baek Sang-seung, 82, South Korean politician, Mayor of Gyeongju (since 2002), lymphoma.
Ciriaco Calalang, 67, Filipino politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2018), stroke.
Jane Fortune, 76, American author, journalist and historian, cancer.
Berth Idoff, 77, Swedish keyboardist (Berth Idoffs), cancer.
Sir Charles Kao, 84, Hong Kong electrical engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (2009), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
Augusta Klenchina, 73, Russian stage actress.
Helmut Köglberger, 72, Austrian footballer (LASK, Austria/WAC, national team).
Gary Kurtz, 78, American film producer (American Graffiti, Star Wars, The Dark Crystal), cancer.
Kalpana Lajmi, 64, Indian filmmaker (Rudaali), kidney and liver failure.
Shantaram Potdukhe, 86, Indian politician, MP (1980-1996).
Kidari Sarveswara Rao, Indian politician, shot.
Bohdan Rubchak (uk), 83, Ukrainian-born American poet.
Parviz Ta'yidi, 81, Iranian film director and translator.
Gennady Ulanov, 88, Soviet-born Russian politician.
Harry Walden, 77, English footballer (Luton Town, Northampton Town).
David Wolkowsky, 99, American property developer.
9/22
Barry Cohen, 79, American attorney, leukemia.
Avi Duan, 62, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (2012-2013).
Jo Gilbert, 63, British film producer (Closing the Ring), brain tumour.
Damian Hill, 42, Australian actor, writer and film producer (Pawno).
Chas Hodges, 74, British musician (Chas & Dave), organ failure.
Johannes Kapp, 89, German Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Fulda (1976-2004).
Mike Labinjo, 38, Canadian football player (Calgary Stampeders, Miami Dolphins, Philadelphia Eagles).
Serge Larivière (fr), 60, Belgian actor.
Bob Lienhard, 70, American basketball player (Cantù), cancer.
Imtikumzuk Longkumer, 51, Indian politician, heart attack.
Al Matthews, 75, American actor (Aliens, The Fifth Element, The American Way).
Edna Molewa, 61, South African politician, Minister of Environmental Affairs (since 2010) and Social Development (2009-2010), Premier of North West (2004-2009).
Dolly Niemiec, 87, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
Ottokar Runze, 93, German filmmaker (Five Suspects, In the Name of the People, A Lost Life).
Ilfat Yumagulov, 56, Russian actor.
9/21
David Bamigboye, 77, Nigerian military officer and politician, Governor of Kwara (1967-1975).
Katherine Hoover, 80, American composer and flutist.
Adolf Knoll, 80, Austrian footballer (Wiener Sport-Club, FK Austria Wien, national team).
José Roberto López Londoño, 82, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Armenia (1987-2003) and Jericó (2003-2013).
Vitaliy Masol, 89, Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister (1994-1995).
Herbert Meier, 90, Swiss writer and translator.
Howard Michaels, 62, American businessman, cancer.
Zinaida Mirkina (ru), 92, Russian poet and translator.
Lee Stange, 81, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox).
Tr?n Ð?i Quang, 61, Vietnamese politician, President (since 2016), Minister of Public Security (2011-2016), virus.
Vilma Valera, 73, Filipino actress and singer, complications from diabetes.
Libor Vojkuvka (cs), 71, Czech painter, brain tumor.
Natalia Vysotskaya, 74, Russian actress.
Andrey Zaytzev, 46, Russian journalist.
9/20
Edmundo Abaya, 89, Filipino Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Nueva Segovia (1999-2005).
Ibrahim Ayhan, 50, Turkish politician, MP (since 2011), heart attack.
Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari, 52, Iraqi military officer, commander of the Iraqi Special Operations Forces, heart attack.
Alicia Berdaxágar (es), 93, Argentinian actress.
Inge Feltrinelli, 87, German-born Italian publisher and photographer.
Krystyna Grzybowska (pl), 77, Polish journalist.
George N. Hatsopoulos, 91, Greek-born American mechanical engineer.
Jacob Israelachvili, 74, Israeli-born American professor, cancer.
Joseph Hoo Kim, 76, Jamaican record producer, liver cancer.
Huang Ching-yuen (zh), 98, Chinese children's author.
Saodat Juraeva, 85, Tajik actress.
K-Run's Park Me In First, 13, American beagle show dog, winner of the 2008 Westminster Best in Show, cancer.
Yasuyuki Kunitomo, 65, Japanese manga writer, heart failure.
Mohammed Karim Lamrani, 99, Moroccan politician and holding investor, Prime Minister (1971-1972, 1983-1986, 1992-1994).
Ludmila Milanich, 84, Russian poet.
Laurie Mitchell, 90, American actress (Queen of Outer Space).
Nils Rydström, 97, Swedish Olympic fencer (1948, 1952).
Mohamed Sahnoun, 87, Algerian diplomat, Ambassador to the United States (1984-1989).
Ludovikus Simanullang, 63, Indonesian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Sibolga (since 2007), sepsis.
ChelseyRai S. Standberry, 36, American actress, traffic collision.
Reinhard Tritscher, 72, Austrian Olympic alpine skier (1972), climbing accident.
Conrado Walter, 95, German-born Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jacarezinho (1991-2000).
William Ward, 74, American astronomer.
Henry Wessel Jr., 76, American photographer, lung cancer.
Riccardo Zinna, 60, Italian actor (Nirvana, This Is Not Paradise, Benvenuti al Sud) and composer, cancer.