Jamie Farr

Acting

Jamie Farr

Born July 1, 1934Toledo, Ohio, USA103 credits

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

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
8.6

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television

Movie

2024

M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever

M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever

Movie

2022

The Cool Kids
5.3

The Cool Kids

TV

2018

Angels on Tap
5.0

Angels on Tap

Movie

2018

Bella and the Bulldogs
7.7

Bella and the Bulldogs

TV

2015

The Real M*A*S*H

Movie

2010

Filmography

M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television
2024M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Televisionas SelfMovie
M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever
2022M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Foreveras SelfMovie
The Cool Kids
2018The Cool Kidsas DudleyTV
Angels on Tap
2018Angels on Tapas AlexanderMovie
Bella and the Bulldogs
2015Bella and the Bulldogsas ErnieTV
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2010The Real M*A*S*Has HimselfMovie
A Grandpa for Christmas
2007A Grandpa for Christmasas Adam JohnsonMovie
The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge
2006The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edgeas SelfMovie
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2006The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blankas NarratorMovie
The War at Home
2005The War at Homeas AlbertTV
M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion
2002M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunionas HimselfMovie
A Month of Sundays
2001A Month of Sundaysas Par SundquistMovie
Family Guy
1999Family Guyas Jamie Farr (voice)TV
That '70s Show
1998That '70s Showas Jamie FarrTV
Just Shoot Me!
1997Just Shoot Me!as Jamie FarrTV
Hey Arnold!
1996Hey Arnold!as Mr. Wacko (voice)TV
Men Behaving Badly
1996Men Behaving Badlyas Jamie FarrTV
MADtv
1995MADtvas SelfTV
Women of the House
1995Women of the HouseTV
You Snooze You Lose
1995You Snooze You Loseas Dr. HanleyMovie
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Doug HansonTV
Mad About You
1992Mad About Youas Dry CleanerTV
Memories of M*A*S*H
1991Memories of M*A*S*Has Self / Maxwell KlingerMovie
Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show
1991Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Showas SelfMovie
Fearless Tiger
1991Fearless Tigeras Sam CamilleMovie
Curse II: The Bite
1989Curse II: The Biteas Harry MortonMovie
Speed Zone
1989Speed Zoneas Cannonballer #2Movie
Scrooged
1988Scroogedas Jacob MarleyMovie
Run Till You Fall
1988Run Till You Fallas Michael ReubenMovie
Happy Hour
1987Happy Houras Crummy FredMovie
Combat Academy
1986Combat Academyas Col. FrierickMovie
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1986A Masterpiece of Murderas Jamie FarrMovie
For Love or Money
1984For Love or Moneyas Larry MelodyMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Theo WexlerTV
Cannonball Run II
1984Cannonball Run IIas SheikMovie
AfterMASH
1983AfterMASHas Max KlingerTV
Reading Rainbow
1983Reading Rainbowas Self - Narrator (voice)TV
The Fall Guy
1981The Fall GuyTV
Return of the Rebels
1981Return of the Rebelsas Mickey FineMovie
The Cannonball Run
1981The Cannonball Runas SheikMovie
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1981Making 'M*A*S*H'as SelfMovie
The Alan Thicke Show
1980The Alan Thicke ShowTV
The Gong Show Movie
1980The Gong Show Movieas HimselfMovie
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980Murder Can Hurt You!as StudskyMovie
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary
1980Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversaryas SelfMovie
The Big Show
1980The Big Showas SelfTV
Supertrain
1979Supertrainas Wade PetersTV
Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
1979Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grillas Snuffy McCannMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas SeymourTV
Battle of the Network Stars
1976Battle of the Network StarsTV
Joys
1976Joysas SelfMovie
Amy Prentiss
1974Amy PrentissTV
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
1974Kolchak: The Night Stalkeras Jack BurtonTV
Arnold
1973Arnoldas DybbiMovie
The Blue Knight
1973The Blue Knightas Yasser HafizMovie
The Blue Knight
1973The Blue Knightas Yasser FahizTV
Toma
1973TomaTV
Heavy Traffic
1973Heavy Trafficas Arcade OwnerMovie
Barnaby Jones
1973Barnaby Jonesas Marty ParisTV
The Streets of San Francisco
1972The Streets of San Franciscoas Ernie WalkerTV
M*A*S*H
1972M*A*S*Has Maxwell KlingerTV
Emergency!
1972Emergency!TV
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1971The Chicago Teddy BearsTV
Tora! Tora! Tora!
1970Tora! Tora! Tora!as Multiple Characters (voice) (uncredited)Movie
With Six You Get Eggroll
1968With Six You Get Eggrollas Jo JoMovie
Who's Minding the Mint?
1967Who's Minding the Mint?as MarioMovie
Hondo
1967HondoTV
The Flying Nun
1967The Flying NunTV
Garrison's Gorillas
1967Garrison's GorillasTV
Family Affair
1966Family AffairTV
Ride Beyond Vengeance
1966Ride Beyond Vengeanceas Pete the BlacksmithMovie
I Dream of Jeannie
1965I Dream of Jeannieas AchmedTV
Get Smart
1965Get Smartas MusicianTV
Laredo
1965LaredoTV
F Troop
1965F TroopTV
The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965The Greatest Story Ever Toldas ThaddaeusMovie
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.as SergeantTV
Broadside
1964Broadsideas The YeomanTV
My Favorite Martian
1963My Favorite MartianTV
The Danny Kaye Show
1963The Danny Kaye Showas SelfTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas ZavaTV
The Lucy Show
1962The Lucy Showas VinceTV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
Ensign O'Toole
1962Ensign O'Tooleas PenskiTV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - GuestTV
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961The Dick Van Dyke Showas Delivery BoyTV
Ben Casey
1961Ben CaseyTV
Hazel
1961Hazelas CountermanTV
The Andy Griffith Show
1960The Andy Griffith Showas Grecos (Sylvio)TV
My Three Sons
1960My Three SonsTV
The Rebel
1959The Rebelas TheodoreTV
The Twilight Zone
1959The Twilight Zoneas Soldier (uncredited)TV
The Third Man
1959The Third Manas TejurmainTV
The Donna Reed Show
1958The Donna Reed ShowTV
Three Violent People
1956Three Violent Peopleas Pedro OrtegaMovie
Diane
1956Dianeas Count Ridolfi's Mute Squire (uncredited)Movie
Kismet
1955Kismetas Orange Merchant (uncredited)Movie
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955The 20th Century Fox Houras PabloTV
Blackboard Jungle
1955Blackboard Jungleas SantiniMovie
The Red Skelton Show
1951The Red Skelton Showas SnorkelTV
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas SelfTV
The Arab Americans
—The Arab Americansas SelfMovie