Jamie Farr

AKA:
Jameel Farah , Jameel Joseph Farah
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
07/01/1934
Birthplace:
Toledo, Ohio
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biography
Nobody but nobody would ever have predicted that a hirsute, hook-nosed, son of a grocer from Toledo, OH, would some day become internationally famous for parading around in dresses and flowered hats. But that is the story of actor Jamie Farr (neé Jameel Farah), known the world over for his portrayal of cross-dressing Corporal Klinger on the hit TV series M*A*S*H (CBS, 1972-1983) for 11 years. There was a timeless comedic appeal to this cigar-chomping, bowlegged guy in heels, but Farr himself brought the character a human depth that served to both heighten and offer relief from the surrounding Continued
Credits
(TV Show)
2007-2007
(TV Show)
2000-2000
(TV Show)
1999-1999
Mr Fouts
1999
Dybbi
Crummy Fred Mullins
milestones
Year
Milestone
1954 
TV debut, guest on episode of NBC sitcom "Dear Phoebe"
1955 
Feature film debut (billed as Jameel Farah), "The Blackboard Jungle"
1957 
Served in US Army
1965 
First film billed as Jamie Farr, "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
1971 
TV series debut as regular in the short-lived CBS sitcom "The Chicago Teddy Bears"
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