Back Story Born Maximilian Adalbert Baer Jr. on December 4, 1937, in Oakland, California, Max Baer, Jr.’s parents were champion boxer Max Baer and Mary Ellen Sullivan.

Beloved actor Max Baer, Jr. (who prefers to be known as just Max Baer) is now 87. Baer is best known for playing Jethro Bodine on the classic CBS sitcom, The Beverly Hillbillies, which originally ...