Facts: - imagesize: 220px - caption: as jethro in 1962 . - spouse: joanne kathleen hill -lrb- 1966-1971 ; divorced -rrb- - parents: max baer and mary ellen sullivan - birth date: 4 december 1937 - birthname: maximilian adalbert baer jr - image: max baer , jr. 1962.jpg - birth place: oakland , california , u.s. - occupation: film and television actor , producer , director Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of max baer , jr. . .
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max baer -lrb- born december 4 , 1937 -rrb- is an american actor , screenwriter , producer , and director .he is best known for playing jethro bodine on '' the beverly hillbillies '' and in january 2015 , after the death of donna douglas , baer became the last surviving member of the show 's cast .