Jamie Farr Biography (1934-)

Original name, Jameel Joseph Farah; born July 1, 1934, in Toledo, OH; son ofSamuel N. (a grocer) and Jamelia M. (a seamstress; maiden name, Abodeely) Farah; married Joy Ann Richards (a model), February 16, 1963; children: Jonas Samuel James, Yvonne Elizabeth Rose. Addresses: Agent: Herb Tannen and Associates, Inc., 8370 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 209, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director
Birth Details: July 1, 1934; Toledo, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
(As Jameel Farah) Santini, Blackboard Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1955
(Uncredited) Orange merchant, Kismet, 1955
(As Jameel Farah) Pedro Ortega, Three Violent People, Paramount, 1956
(Uncredited) Count Rilolfi's squire, Diane, 1956
(As Jameel Farah; uncredited) Lieutenant Gardella, No Time for Sergeants, Warner Bros., 1958
Because They're Young, 1960
Thaddaeus, The Greatest Story Ever Told, United Artists, 1965
(Uncredited) Waiter at English Club, The Loved One, 1965
Pete, Ride beyond Vengeance (also known as Night of the Tiger), Columbia, 1966
Out of Sight, Universal, 1966
Mario, Who's Minding the Mint?, Columbia, 1967
Jo Jo, With Six You Get Eggroll (also known as A Man in Mommy'sBed), National General, 1968
Voice, Heavy Traffic, American International Pictures, 1973
Dybbi, Arnold, Cinerama, 1973
Himself, The Gong Show Movie, Universal, 1980
The sheik, The Cannonball Run, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
The sheik, The Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984
Crummy Fred, Happy Hour (also known as Sour Grapes), The Movie Store, 1986
Harry Morton, Curse II: The Bite (also known as The Bite),Viva Entertainment/Towa Productions, 1988
Jacob Marley, Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
Second cannonballer, Speed Zone! (also known as Cannonball Fever), Orion, 1989
Sam Camille, Fearless Tiger (also known as Black Pearls), Imperial Entertainment, 1994
Dr. Hanley, You Snooze You Lose, 1995
Par Sundquist, A Month of Sundays, PorchLight Entertainment, 2001
Television Appearances
Series
Lefty, The Chicago Teddy Bears, CBS, 1971
Maxwell Q. Klinger, M*A*S*H, CBS, 1972-1983
Maxwell "Max" Q. Klinger, After M*A*S*H, CBS, 1983-1984
Ernie, Port Charles (also known as Port Charles: Time in a Bottle), 1999
Episodic
(Television debut) Dear Phoebe, NBC, 1954
"Panic," The Rebel, ABC, 1959
"Two Weeks," The Rebel, ABC, 1961
Delivery boy, "Sally and the Lab Technician," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1961
Delivery boy, "Washington vs. the Bunny," The Dick Van Dyke Show,CBS, 1961
Delivery boy, "To Tell or Not to Tell," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1961
Delivery boy, "Sally Is a Girl," The Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1961
"Barney Hatfield, Where Are You?" Hazel, NBC, 1962
"Let's Get Away from It All," Hazel, NBC, 1962
Itchie, "The Coffeehouse Set," My Three Sons, ABC, 1964
"With This Ring," The Donna Reed Show, ABC, 1965
Benny, "Avenue `C' Mob," My Favorite Martian, CBS, 1965
"Why Did the Day Go Backwards?" Ben Casey, ABC, 1965
Sergeant, "Gomer Pyle, P.O.W.," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1965
(Uncredited) Clinic informant, "Operation Long Shadow," Burke's Law, 1965
"A Very Important Russian Is Missing," Burke's Law, 1965
"Lucy, the Rain Goddess," The Lucy Show, CBS, 1966
Achmed, "Get Me to Mecca on Time," I Dream of Jeannie, NBC, 1966
"That's No Way Thataway," Laredo, NBC, 1966
Grecos, "The Gypsies," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1966
Fred, "Virus M for Martian," My Favorite Martian, 1966

Standup Bull, "Too Many Books Spoil the Troop," F Troop, 1966
Pablo, "Black Market," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1967
"Hondo and the Hanging Town," Hondo, ABC, 1967
Musician, "The Impossible Mission," Get Smart, NBC, 1968
Tony, "War and Crime," Garrison's Gorillas, ABC, 1968
Effects man, "A Star Is Not Born," Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., CBS, 1968
"Cast Your Bread upon the Water," The Flying Nun, ABC, 1969
Hippie, "Flower Power," Family Affair, CBS, 1969
"The New Boy," Room 222, ABC, 1970
Cop, "Love and Lover's Lane," Love, American Style, ABC, 1971
Alan Austen, "Helpful," Emergency, NBC, 1972
Ernie Walker, "A Collection of Eagles," The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1973
Voice, Inch High, Private Eye, NBC, 1973
"Indictment," Toma, ABC, 1974
Jack Burton, "Primal Scream" (also known as "The Humanoids"), Kolchak:The Night Stalker (also known as The Night Stalker), ABC, 1975
"Profile in Evil," Amy Prentiss, NBC, 1975
Marty Paris, "Doomed Alibi," Barnaby Jones, CBS, 1975
Rhyme and Reason, ABC, 1975
Panelist, The Gong Show, NBC and syndicated, 1976
Panelist, The $1.98 Beauty Show, syndicated, 1978
Sugar Daddy, "Parlez Vous," The Love Boat, ABC, 1978
Celebrity Charades, syndicated, 1979
"The Spoonmaker Diamond/Papa Doc/The Role Model/Julie's Tycoon: Parts 1 & 2," The Love Boat, ABC, 1982
"Pirouette," Supertrain, NBC, 1979
Himself, "The Japanese Connection," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1981
"Youth Takes a Holiday," The Love Boat, ABC, 1983
"Love and the Second Honeymoon," New Love, American Style, ABC, 1985
"Love and the Earring," New Love, American Style, ABC, 1986
Substitute host, WordPlay, NBC, 1986
Theo Wexler, "A Little Night Work," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1988
Storytime, PBS, 1994
Himself, "Guess Who's Sleeping in Lincoln's Bed?" Women of the House, CBS, 1995
Voice, "The Sign Painter's Dream," Reading Rainbow, 1995
Himself, "Sarah's Vestigial Organ," Men Behaving Badly, NBC, 1996
Voice of Mr. Wacko, "The High Life," Hey Arnold! (animated), Nickelodeon, 1997
Doug Hanson, "Drill for Death," Diagnosis Murder, CBS, 1998
Dry cleaner, "Millennium Bug," Mad about You, NBC, 1999
"A&E Biography: Nina van Horn," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2000
Guest player on Body Language; guest panelist on The Cross-Wits and The Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour; also appeared on The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, and The Red Skelton Show, NBC and CBS.
Movies
Snuffy McCann, Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill, NBC, 1979
Studsky, Murder Can Hurt You!, ABC, 1980
Mickey Fine, Return of the Rebels, CBS, 1981
Larry Melody, For Love or Money, CBS, 1984
Himself, A Masterpiece of Murder (also known as A Nice Pleasant, Deadly Weekend, and A Nice Pleasant, Deadly Weekend in Palm Springs), NBC, 1986
Colonel Friederick, Combat High (also known as Combat Academy), NBC, 1986
Michael Reuben, Run Till You Fall, CBS, 1988
Miniseries
Yasser Hafiz, The Blue Knight, NBC, 1973
Specials
Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bob Hope in "Joys"),NBC, 1976
The Mad Mad Mad Mad World of the Super Bowl, 1977
Circus of the Stars #3, CBS, 1979
Circus of the Stars #4, CBS, 1979
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, 1980
Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary, 1980
Circus of the Stars #6, CBS, 1981
Maxwell Q. Klinger, M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen, 1983
Circus of the Stars #8, 1983
Ringmaster, Circus of the Stars #9, CBS, 1984
Detroit host, CBS All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade, 1984
Anything for a Laugh--Twenty Years of the Best of the Chuck Barris Show, ABC, 1985
The Real Trivial Pursuit, ABC, 1985
The Wildest West Show of the Stars, CBS, 1986
Judge, The 1989 Mother/Daughter USA Pageant, syndicated, 1989
Himself and Maxwell Q. Klinger, Memories of M*A*S*H, CBS, 1991
"Rodney Dangerfield's The Really Big Show," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO,1991
TV's All-Time Favorites, CBS, 1995
Television Work
Director of "Friends and Enemies," an episode of M*A*S*H, CBS, andepisodes of After M*A*S*H.
Stage Appearances
Ali Hakim, Oklahoma!, Pantages Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,1979
(Broadway debut) Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls, Martin Beck Theatre, 1993-1995
Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 1997
Made stage debut as a shore patrolman and understudy for the role of Ensigna, Mr. Roberts, Las Palmas, Theatre Los Angeles, CA; also appeared in Lend Me a Tenor, Broadway production, New York City; and in a dinnertheatre production of Murder at Howard Johnson's.
Major Tours
Toured as Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple, and as Clem Rogers, Will Rogers Follies.
WRITINGS
Autobiography
Just Farr Fun, 1996

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

People Weekly, May 16, 1983

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