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Jamie Farr

Acting · Born 1934-07-01 · Toledo, Ohio, USA

Biography

Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934) is an American comedian and actor, best known for playing the cross-dressing Corporal Maxwell Klinger on M*A*S*H. He was born in Toledo, Ohio, to Lebanese immigrants, and served in the army in Korea.

Known for

Filmography

2024M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed TelevisionSelf
2022M*A*S*H: When Television Changed ForeverSelf
2018The Cool KidsDudley
2018Angels on TapAlexander
2015Bella and the BulldogsErnie
2010The Real M*A*S*HHimself
2007A Grandpa for ChristmasAdam Johnson
2006The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The EdgeSelf
2006The Real Match Game Story: Behind The BlankNarrator
2005The War at HomeAlbert
2002M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary ReunionHimself
2001A Month of SundaysPar Sundquist
1999Family GuyJamie Farr (voice)
1998That '70s ShowJamie Farr
1997Just Shoot Me!Jamie Farr
1996Hey Arnold!Mr. Wacko (voice)
1996Men Behaving BadlyJamie Farr
1995MADtvSelf
1995Women of the House
1995You Snooze You LoseDr. Hanley
1993Diagnosis: MurderDoug Hanson
1992Mad About YouDry Cleaner
1991Memories of M*A*S*HSelf / Maxwell Klinger
1991Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big ShowSelf
1991Fearless TigerSam Camille
1989Curse II: The BiteHarry Morton
1989Speed ZoneCannonballer #2
1988ScroogedJacob Marley
1988Run Till You FallMichael Reuben
1987Happy HourCrummy Fred
1986Combat AcademyCol. Frierick
1986A Masterpiece of MurderJamie Farr
1984For Love or MoneyLarry Melody
1984Murder, She WroteTheo Wexler
1984Cannonball Run IISheik
1983AfterMASHMax Klinger
1983Reading RainbowSelf - Narrator (voice)
1981The Fall Guy
1981Return of the RebelsMickey Fine
1981The Cannonball RunSheik
1981Making 'M*A*S*H'Self
1980The Alan Thicke Show
1980The Gong Show MovieHimself
1980Murder Can Hurt You!Studsky
1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th AnniversarySelf
1980The Big ShowSelf
1979SupertrainWade Peters
1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and GrillSnuffy McCann
1977The Love BoatSeymour
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976JoysSelf
1974Amy Prentiss
1974Dinah!Self
1974Kolchak: The Night StalkerJack Burton
1973ArnoldDybbi
1973The Blue KnightYasser Hafiz
1973The Blue KnightYasser Fahiz
1973Toma
1973Heavy TrafficArcade Owner
1973Barnaby JonesMarty Paris
1972The Streets of San FranciscoErnie Walker
1972M*A*S*HMaxwell Klinger
1972Emergency!
1971The Chicago Teddy Bears
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!Multiple Characters (voice) (uncredited)
1968With Six You Get EggrollJo Jo
1967Who's Minding the Mint?Mario
1967Hondo
1967The Flying NunManuel
1967Garrison's Gorillas
1966Family Affair
1966Ride Beyond VengeancePete the Blacksmith
1965I Dream of JeannieAchmed
1965Get SmartMusician
1965Laredo
1965F Troop
1965The Greatest Story Ever ToldThaddaeus
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.Sergeant
1964BroadsideThe Yeoman
1963My Favorite Martian
1963The Danny Kaye ShowSelf
1963Burke's LawZava
1962The Lucy ShowVince
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962Ensign O'ToolePenski
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf - Guest
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowDelivery Boy
1961Ben Casey
1961HazelCounterman
1960The Andy Griffith ShowGrecos (Sylvio)
1960My Three Sons
1959The RebelTheodore
1959The Twilight ZoneSoldier (uncredited)
1959The Third ManTejurmain
1958The Donna Reed Show
1958No Time for SergeantsLt. Gardelli
1956Three Violent PeoplePedro Ortega
1956DianeCount Ridolfi's Mute Squire (uncredited)
1955KismetOrange Merchant (uncredited)
1955The 20th Century Fox HourPablo
1955Blackboard JungleSantini
1951The Red Skelton ShowSnorkel
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
—The Arab AmericansSelf

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