Jamie Farr
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.
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Acting History
2024
M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television as Self
2022M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever as Self
2018The Cool Kids as Dudley
2018Angels on Tap as Alexander
2015Bella and the Bulldogs as Ernie
2010The Real M*A*S*H as Himself
2007A Grandpa for Christmas as Adam Johnson
2006The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge as Self
2006The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank as Narrator
2005The War at Home
2002M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion as Himself
2001A Month of Sundays as Par Sundquist
1999Family Guy as Jamie Farr (voice)
1998That '70s Show as Jamie Farr
1997Just Shoot Me! as Jamie Farr
1996Hey Arnold! as Mr. Wacko (voice)
1996Men Behaving Badly as Jamie Farr
1995MADtv as Self
1995Women of the House
1995You Snooze You Lose as Dr. Hanley
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Doug Hanson
1992Mad About You as Dry Cleaner
1991Memories of M*A*S*H as Self / Maxwell Klinger
1991Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show as Self
1991Fearless Tiger as Sam Camille
1989Curse II: The Bite as Harry Morton
1989Speed Zone as Cannonballer #2
1988Scrooged as Jacob Marley
1988Run Till You Fall as Michael Reuben
1987Happy Hour as Crummy Fred
1986Combat Academy as Col. Frierick
1986A Masterpiece of Murder as Jamie Farr
1984For Love or Money as Larry Melody
1984Murder, She Wrote as Theo Wexler
1984Cannonball Run II as Sheik
1983AfterMASH as Max Klinger
1983Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
1981The Fall Guy
1981Return of the Rebels as Mickey Fine
1981The Cannonball Run as Sheik
1980The Alan Thicke Show
1980The Gong Show Movie as Himself
1980Murder Can Hurt You! as Studsky
1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary as Self
1980The Big Show as Self
1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill as Snuffy McCann
1977The Love Boat as Seymour
1977The Love Boat as Inspector Akmed Sadu of Interpol
1976Battle of the Network Stars
1976Joys as Self
1974Amy Prentiss
1974Dinah! as Self
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalker as Jack Burton
1973Arnold as Dybbi
1973The Blue Knight as Yasser Hafiz
1973The Blue Knight as Yasser Fahiz
1973Heavy Traffic as Arcade Owner
1973Toma
1973Barnaby Jones as Marty Paris
1972The Streets of San Francisco as Ernie Walker
1972M*A*S*H as Cpl. Maxwell Klinger
1972Emergency!
1971The Chicago Teddy Bears
1970Tora! Tora! Tora! as Multiple Characters (voice) (uncredited)
1968With Six You Get Eggroll as Jo Jo
1967Who's Minding the Mint? as Mario
1967Hondo
1967Hondo as John-Chee
1967The Flying Nun
1967Garrison's Gorillas
1966Family Affair
1966Ride Beyond Vengeance as Pete the Blacksmith
1965I Dream of Jeannie as Achmed
1965Get Smart
1965Laredo
1965F Troop
1965The Greatest Story Ever Told as Thaddaeus
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Sergeant
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. as Effects Man
1964Broadside as The Yeoman
1963My Favorite Martian
1963The Danny Kaye Show as Self
1963Burke's Law as Zava
1962The Lucy Show as Vince
1962The Merv Griffin Show as Self
1962Ensign O'Toole as Penski
1961The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show as Delivery Boy
1961Ben Casey
1961Hazel as Counterman
1960The Andy Griffith Show as Grecos (Sylvio)
1960My Three Sons
1959The Rebel as Theodore
1959The Rebel as Pooch
1959The Twilight Zone as Soldier (uncredited)
1959The Third Man as Tejurmain
1958The Donna Reed Show
1956Three Violent People as Pedro Ortega
1956Diane as Count Ridolfi's Mute Squire (uncredited)
1955Kismet as Orange Merchant (uncredited)
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour as Pablo
1955Blackboard Jungle as Santini
1951The Red Skelton Show as Snorkel
1951The Red Skelton Show as Lazlo - Henchman
1951The Red Skelton Show as Seaman First Class Snorkel
1951The Red Skelton Show as 'Nose' - Prison Escapee
1950The Bob Hope Show as Self
—The Arab Americans as Self