This Rarely-Seen '60s TV Star's Enormous Fortune Has Nothing to Do With Acting originally appeared on Parade. As the last surviving cast member of The Beverly Hillbillies, Max Baer Jr. — better known ...

When The Beverly Hillbillies made its TV debut in 1962, it was dismissed by critics as little more than a hillbilly cartoon, but the viewers knew better. With its fish-out-of-water premise, lovable ...

Take any successful television series-regardless of decade, genre or format-and you'll almost always find a cast of actors who become so associated with their roles that, to the audience, they are ...

Max Baer is arguably best known today for siring Max Baer Jr., the actor who played Jethro Bodine on the classic TV series The Beverly Hillbillies (1962). However, old-timers, followers of the sweet ...

As the last surviving cast member of The Beverly Hillbillies, Max Baer Jr. — better known as Jethro Bodine — remains one of the most beloved TV stars of the '60s. But fans might be surprised to learn ...