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Jamie Farr

Acting

Born July 1, 1934 · Toledo, Ohio, USA

Also known as Jameel Farah · Джейми Фарр · Jameel Joseph Farah

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

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

2024as Self

The Twilight Zone

1959as Soldier (uncredited)

Reading Rainbow

1983as Self - Narrator (voice)

Hey Arnold!

1996as Mr. Wacko (voice)

That '70s Show

1998as Jamie Farr

Emergency!

1972

M*A*S*H

1972as Maxwell Klinger

Get Smart

1965as Musician

I Dream of Jeannie

1965as Achmed

Bella and the Bulldogs

2015as Ernie

The Fall Guy

1981

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

1974as Jack Burton

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961as Delivery Boy

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Grecos (Sylvio)

Murder, She Wrote

1984as Theo Wexler

Family Guy

1999as Jamie Farr (voice)

The Red Skelton Show

1951as 'Nose' - Prison Escapee

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970as Multiple Characters (voice) (uncredited)

Mad TV

1995as Self

Diagnosis: Murder

1993as Doug Hanson

Who's Minding the Mint?

1967as Mario

The Lucy Show

1962as Vince

Barnaby Jones

1973as Marty Paris

The Streets of San Francisco

1972as Ernie Walker

Blackboard Jungle

1955as Santini

Scrooged

1988as Jacob Marley

Mad About You

1992as Dry Cleaner

Family Affair

1966

Women of the House

Just Shoot Me!

1997as Jamie Farr

My Three Sons

1960

A Grandpa for Christmas

2007as Adam Johnson

The Donna Reed Show

1958

The Greatest Story Ever Told

1965as Thaddaeus

The Love Boat

1977as Inspector Akmed Sadu of Interpol

With Six You Get Eggroll

1968as Jo Jo

The Flying Nun

1967

F Troop

1965

My Favorite Martian

1963

Ride Beyond Vengeance

1966as Pete the Blacksmith

Diane

1956as Count Ridolfi's Mute Squire (uncredited)

Three Violent People

1956as Pedro Ortega

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Pablo

Kismet

1955as Orange Merchant (uncredited)

Cannonball Run II

1984as Sheik

The Cool Kids

2018as Dudley

Arnold

1973as Dybbi

The Rebel

1959as Pooch

Angels on Tap

2018as Alexander

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

2022as Self