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Max Baer (I) (1909–1959)


Max Baer was boxing's most colorful World Heavyweight Champion until Muhammad Ali arrived on the scene some 30 years later. A 6' 4" mountain of muscle and movie-star handsome, he could have been a movie-star instead of a boxer. But "Mad Cap" Maxie just loved to fight. And fight he did, racking up an impressive knockout streak in California... See full bio »

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Filmography

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1962 It's a Man's World (TV series)
 
1958 Once Upon a Horse...
Ben
 
1957 The Lone Ranger (TV series)
Sampson O'Hara
The Law and Miss Aggie (1957) … Sampson O'Hara (uncredited)
 
1957 Utah Blaine
Gus Ortmann
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mike
Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956) … Mike
 
1956 The Harder They Fall
Buddy Brannen
 
1955 So This Is Hollywood (TV series)
He Done Her Wrong (1955)
 
1953 The Abbott and Costello Show (TV series)
Killer King
Killer's Wife (1953) … Killer King
 
1952 Rootin' Tootin' Tenderfeet (short)
Max
 
1951 The Champs Step Out (short)
Max Baer
 
1951 Skipalong Rosenbloom
Butcher Baer
 
1951 Wine, Women and Bong (short)
 
1950 Two Roaming Champs (short)
 
1950 Riding High
Bertie (uncredited)
 
1949 Bride for Sale
Litka
 
1949 Africa Screams
Grappler McCoy
 
1943 Buckskin Frontier
Tiny
 
1943 Ladies' Day
Hippo Jones
 
1942 Two Mugs from Brooklyn
Professor Samson
 
1942 The Navy Comes Through
Coxswain G. Berringer
 
1938 Over She Goes
Silas Morner
 
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1968 Sebastian (performer: "I Need You Baby", "Out of My Mind")
 
1962 The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
Home for Christmas (1962) (performer: "Jingle Bells", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas")
 
1933 The Prizefighter and the Lady (performer: "Lucky Fella" 1933 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (10 titles)
1993 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
Episode dated 24 May 1993 (1993) … Himself
 
1958 The Danny Thomas Show (TV series)
Himself
Rusty, the Bully (1958) … Himself
 
1956 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Himself
McPugg's Comeback (1956) … Himself
 
1955 The Jimmy Durante Show (TV series)
Himself
Episode #1.21 (1955) … Himself
 
1955 Rocky Marciano vs. Archie Moore
Himself - Guest
 
1950 The Buick-Berle Show (TV series)
Actor / Himself - Boxer
Episode #3.6 (1950) … Himself - Boxer / Actor
 
1950 Celebrity Time (TV series)
 
1938 Fisticuffs (short)
Himself
 
1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-9 (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (13 titles)
2008 Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Cinderella Man: The Real Jim Braddock Story (video documentary)
Himself
 
2004 TV Land's Top Ten (TV series documentary)
 
1993 The Great Depression (TV series documentary)
 
1983 Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1977 Knockout (documentary)
 
1976 ABC's Wide World of Sports (TV series)
 
1970 A.k.a. Cassius Clay (documentary)
Himself
 
1963 Hollywood Without Make-Up (documentary)
Himself
 
1953 The Joe Louis Story
Himself (uncredited)
 
1953 Roar of the Crowd (documentary)
Himself
 
1949 Two Knights from Brooklyn
Mr. Samson
 

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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 1 Article  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Height:

6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

Born at 11:0pm-CST See more »

Trademark:

Known for His extremely kind and lighthearted personality See more »

Nickname:

The Livermore Larruper See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius