Jethro is now the last member of the distribution "Beverly Hillbillies" at 85
Max Baer Jr. is the last surviving member of the classic sitcom.
The last episode of The Hillbillies Beverly Broadcast over 50 years ago, and unfortunately, the death of so long time means that a single star of the classic sitcom is still alive today. Max Baer Jr. , who played Jethro on The Hillbillies Beverly At 85 and has become the Last living member casting after the death of Donna Douglas , who played Elly May, in 2015 at the age of 82.
Jethro is the cousin of the main character Jed Clampett ( Buddy Ebsen ) on the show. He remembers not having been the most sharp tool in the hangar and having always been on the lookout for new jobs. In real life, Baer is very different from his character, although he himself tried several careers. Read the rest to find out more about Baer's life today.
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He retired to act over 30 years ago.
When The Hillbillies Beverly Created in 1962, Baer had already played roles in some television shows, including Maverick ,, Surfside 6 , And Cheyenne . According to him, he embarked by accident.
"I was at lunch at Warner Brothers one day. Someone took me there, one of my friends", he said to the five accounts ( via a foreigner ). "They saw me on the lot, and James Garner had just left Maverick . And I looked a little like Jimmy because someone ABC saw me and thought I was him from a distance. So they asked me if I never wanted to act and I said, "I don't know. What does it pay? I think it was $ 250 per week, it was in 1960. So I said: "Okay, I will try." And I went ahead and I read for them. No screen tests. I just read them for them and they signed me. ""
Baer continued to act after The Hillbillies Beverly , appearing in films, he made himself and in a few other parts. His last appearance on television was on The murder she wrote in 1991.
He became producer and director.
During the 1970s, Baer wrote, directed and produced the film Wild McCulloch , directed and product Ode to Billy Joe , and wrote and product County Macon line . He also acted in County Macon line And Wild McCulloch .
In another career move, Baer has obtained license rights The Hillbillies Beverly In an attempt to make a variety of products on the theme of shows. He was able to throw Beverly Hillbillies slot machines and tried to open a Beverly Hillbillies -Casino on the theme, which has not proven to be successful . THE Los Angeles Times reported in 2002 that he too hoped to make products like bakery products and soap.
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He got married but had no children.
Baer was married to Joanne Hill from 1966 to 1971. "But I never had any children," he said Before "Because I don't think I could have been the father my father was for me." Baer's father was Max Baer , a professional boxer who was the world heavyweight champion in the 1930s. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
He remained in contact with his co-stars.
Addressing Ruorfix after the death of Douglas, Baer shared that they had stayed in touch . "I spoke to him on a semi-Regular basis. We were not the kind of people who sent an SMS, but we called ourselves when there was something to share," he said. "I am the last standing man. All actors, producers - everyone in the series has disappeared."
In a 2017 interview with Before magazine, Baer was asked about his health . Take a light on his perspective on life in general, he replied: "I will live or die. I die, and it is either paradise or hell. If it is paradise, great. If it is is hell, I will be so busy shaking the hands of all my friends, I will not worry. ''
He thinks that playing Jethro Nui at his acting career.
Talk to Before , Baer explained that because he was so well known for playing Dimwitted Jethro, it was difficult to be launched in other projects. "I could not enter the office of a producer and say that I wanted to play the role of a neurosurgeon or a pilot '', he said. That even the friends of Baer called him by her Beverly Hillbillies The name of the character.
That said, he joked in 1993 Weekly entertainment Article which, by a certain point, being Jethro is not what stopped his career dreams . "I thought I had a big face, and I didn't think I was never good or beautiful," he told the magazine. "When they made a meeting in 1981, I didn't want any part of this. But now that I am 55 years old, it's not like playing Jethro, that's what will bring anyone not to me engage as a leading man. "
He knows he has done his duty Beverly Hillbillies , However. "And, in my case [with Jethro], if I made people laugh - and even if They can laugh at my expense -It's okay, "he told Blokke writers in 2020." I do not care. They can laugh with me or against me. No matter ... as long as they laugh. Because if I can make them laugh, then I think my performance has succeeded. I cannot assess it what degree of success it was. But I can say that it did what he was supposed to do. ""
