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

• M*A*S*H: The Comedy That Changed Television (2024)
• M*A*S*H: When Television Changed Forever (2022)
• Angels on Tap (2018)
• The Real M*A*S*H (2010)
• A Grandpa for Christmas (2007)
• The Chuck Barris Story: My Life On The Edge (2006)
• The Real Match Game Story: Behind The Blank (2006)
• M*A*S*H: 30th Anniversary Reunion (2002)
• A Month of Sundays (2001)
• You Snooze You Lose (1995)
• Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show (1991)
• Fearless Tiger (1991)
• Memories of M*A*S*H (1991)
• Curse II: The Bite (1989)
• Speed Zone (1989)
• Scrooged (1988)
• Run Till You Fall (1988)
• Happy Hour (1987)
• Combat Academy (1986)
• A Masterpiece of Murder (1986)
• Cannonball Run II (1984)
• For Love or Money (1984)
• The Cannonball Run (1981)
• Return of the Rebels (1981)