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Jamie Farr

1934 - Today

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Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934) is an American comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Corporal Maxwell Klinger, a soldier who tried to get discharged from the army by cross-dressing, on the CBS sitcom M*A*S*H. After M*A*S*H, Farr reprised the role of Klinger for AfterMASH and appeared both in small roles on popular shows such as The Love Boat and as a host or panelist on game shows including Battle of the Network Stars. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1985. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Jamie Farr is the 5,925th most popular actor (down from 5,871st in 2024), the 9,189th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,609th in 2019) and the 2,724th most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jamie Farr ranks 5,925 out of 13,578. Before him are Gladys George, Millie Bobby Brown, Skeet Ulrich, Russell Simpson, Christian Vadim, and Park Eun-hye. After him are Lee Pace, Jason Biggs, Hanns Kräly, Zeenat Aman, Fyvush Finkel, and Richard Herd.

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Among people born in 1934, Jamie Farr ranks 456. Before him are Horacio Accavallo, Ihor Rybak, Jaime Belmonte, Diane di Prima, Gábor Novák, and John N. Bahcall. After him are Victor Argo, John Richardson, Bent Peder Rasch, George Follmer, Marlene Mathews, and Amiri Baraka.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jamie Farr ranks 9,191 out of 20,380. Before him are Russell Simpson (1880), Jay Silvester (1937), Dickey Betts (1943), Cliff Bourland (1921), John N. Bahcall (1934), and Robert Nisbet (1913). After him are John Torrey (1796), James Worthy (1961), David Jenkins (1936), Lee Pace (1979), Jason Biggs (1978), and Kerri Walsh Jennings (1978).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jamie Farr ranks 2,725. Before him are Virginia Bruce (1909), O'Shea Jackson Jr. (1991), Clu Gulager (1928), Richard Gant (1944), Gladys George (1904), and Russell Simpson (1880). After him are Lee Pace (1979), Jason Biggs (1978), Fyvush Finkel (1922), Richard Herd (1932), Victor Argo (1934), and Shari Headley (1964).

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