Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah; July 1, 1934) is an American television, film, comedian and theatre actor. He is of Lebanese descent. He is known for playing a cross-dressing corporal (later sergeant) from Toledo, Ohio, bucking for a Section 8 discharge, in the role of Maxwell Q. Klinger in the CBS television sitcom M*A*S*H. As of December 31, 2016, following the death of William Christopher, Farr is currently the oldest surviving cast member of M*A*S*H.
