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Buddy Baer (1915–1986)

Actor

Buddy was the younger brother of world heavyweight champion Max Baer. In films, he played giants in Quo Vadis and Jack and the Beanstalk. When television westerns were in vogue in the '50s and '60s, he often played the heavy to super-sized heroes James Arness, Clint Walker and Chuck Connors. See full bio »

Born:

Jacob Henry Baer
in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Martinez, California, USA
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1966 Ride Beyond Vengeance
Mr. Kratz
 
1963 Rawhide (TV series)
Big Will Cornelius
– Incident at El Crucero (1963) … Big Will Cornelius
 
1962 Outlaws (TV series)
Arthos
– All in a Day's Work (1962) … Arthos
 
1962 The Bashful Elephant
Tavern Owner
 
1961 The Magic Fountain
Big Benjamin (voice)
 
1961 Snow White and the Three Stooges
Hordred
 
1959-1960 Tales of the Vikings (TV series)
Haldar / A Viking
– The Shield (1960) … Haldar
– Saracen's Gold (1959) … A Viking
– Journey to Bretland (1959)
– The Black Stone (1959) … Haldar
– The Weapon (1959) … Haldar
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1958 Sky King (TV series)
Jean Turnot
– The Wild Man (1958) … Jean Turnot
 
1958 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Clarence
– The Chinese Hangman (1958) … Clarence
 
1958 Once Upon a Horse...
Beulah's brother
 
1958 Wagon Train (TV series)
The Tinsmith
– The Dan Hogan Story (1958) … The Tinsmith
 
1958 Giant from the Unknown
Vargas the Giant
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Angel
– Lone Woman (1957) … Angel
 
1957 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Stobo
– Never Pester Chester (1957) … Stobo
 
1957 Have Gun - Will Travel (TV series)
Bolo - Henchman
– High Wire (1957) … Bolo - Henchman
 
1957 Hell Canyon Outlaws
Henchman Stan
 
1957 Circus Boy (TV series)
Hector Buford
– The Gentle Giant (1957) … Hector Buford
 
1957 Adventures of Superman (TV series)
Atlas
– Three in One (1957) … Atlas
 
1957 Cheyenne (TV series)
Moccasin Joe Horrigan
– Big Ghost Basin (1957) … Moccasin Joe Horrigan
 
1956 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Toro Luez
– The Way to Heaven (1956) … Toro Luez
 
1956 Slightly Scarlet
Lenhardt, Caspar Goon
 
1956 Climax! (TV series)
Moe
– The Fifth Wheel (1956) … Moe
 
1955-1956 Sheena: Queen of the Jungle (TV series)
Bull Kendall
– The Rival Queen (1956) … Bull Kendall (as Buddy Bear)
– The Lash (1955) … Bull Kendall
 
1955 Captain Midnight (TV series)
Bluchner
– Doctors of Doom (1955) … Bluchner
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Morgan
– Earthquake Morgan (1955) … Morgan
 
1954 Jubilee Trail
Nicolai Gregorovitch Karakozeff 'Handsome Brute'
 
1953 The Marshal's Daughter
Buddy Baer, Poker Game Player
 
1953 Dream Wife
Vizier
 
1953 Fair Wind to Java
King
 
1952 The Big Sky
Romaine
 
1952 Jack and the Beanstalk
Sgt. Riley / The Giant
 
1951 Flame of Araby
Hakim Barbarossa
 
1951 Two Tickets to Broadway
Sailor on Bus
 
1951 Quo Vadis
Ursus
 
1949 Africa Screams
Boots Wilson
 
1937 Take It from Me
Kid Brody
 
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1955 The George Gobel Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.17 (1955) … Himself
 
1949 Broadway Spotlight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 1949 (1949) … Himself
 
1949 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself, Actor
– Episode #2.27 (1949) … Himself, Actor
 
1942 World Heavyweight Championship: Joe Louis vs. Buddy Baer
Himself
 
1941 World Heavyweight Championship: Joe Louis vs. Buddy Baer
Himself
 
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Jack and the Beanstalk -- The classic story of a boy who trades his cow for magic beans - but this time with Abbott and Costello. Quo Vadis -- Returning to Rome after 3 years in the field, General Marcus Vinicius meets Lygia and falls in love with her... Africa Screams -- A schemer and her henchmen shanghai two book salesmen for a diamond safari in Africa.
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Personal Details

Alternate Names:

Buddy Bear

Height:

6' 7" (2.01 m)
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Trivia:

Uncle of Max Baer Jr. See more »

Trademark:

Hulking and towering frame, which made him a favorite to play big brutes, both sympathetic and unsympathetic See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini