Person
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
Family Guy
Jamie Farr (voice)
The Bob Hope Show
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Guest
The Love Boat
Seymour
The Red Skelton Show
Snorkel
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
Murder, She Wrote
Theo Wexler
The Andy Griffith Show
Grecos (Sylvio)
The Donna Reed Show
1958
My Three Sons
1960
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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