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Jamie Farr

Jamie Farr (born July 1, 1934 in Toledo, Ohio), birth name Jameel Joseph Farah, is an American television and film actor who is best known for playing the role of Corporal Maxwell Klinger in the 1970s and '80s US television sitcom, M*A*S*H. He is of Lebanese descent.

Since 1984 he has hosted an annual LPGA golf tournament in northwest Ohio, formerly the Jamie Farr Toledo Classic, renamed the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic in 1996 and the "Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic presented by Kroger" in 2004.


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Jamie Farr Facts

Birth NameJameel Farah
OccupationActor
BirthdayJuly 1, 1934 (74)
SignCancer
BirthplaceToledo, Ohio, USA

Selected Filmography

A Grandpa for Christmas
M*A*S*H
The Cannonball Run
The Best of the New Scooby-Doo Movies
With Six You Get Eggroll
The Flying Nun
Cannonball Run 2
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