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{{Short description|American actor (1920–1989)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Johnny Haymer
| image        = File:Johnny Haymer 1963.jpg
| caption      = Johnny Haymer in 1963
| birth_name   = Haymer Lionel Flieg
| birth_date   = {{birth date|1920|01|19}}
| birth_place  = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], U.S.
| death_date   = {{death date and age|1989|11|18|1920|01|19}}
| death_place  = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| years_active = 1956–1989
| spouse       = {{marriage|Helen Sylivia Graff|1949}}
| children     = 3<ref name=lat>{{cite web| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-11-20-mn-3-story.html| title=Johnny Haymer, 69, 'MASH' Actor, Dies| date=20 November 1989| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]| access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref>
}}
'''Haymer Lionel Flieg''' (January 19, 1920 – November 18, 1989), known professionally as '''Johnny Haymer''', was an American actor known for his role as Staff Sergeant [[Zelmo Zale]], a recurring character in the television series ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]''. He appeared in a 1965 episode of ''[[The Cara Williams Show]]'' and was an announcer for the game show ''[[Your Number's Up]]'' hosted by [[Nipsey Russell]]; in the mid-1980s he provided his voice for the characters [[Swindle (Transformers)|Swindle]], [[Vortex (Transformers)|Vortex]], [[Highbrow (Transformers)|Highbrow]], and Caliburst in ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]''. He played Walter Pinkerton from 1982 to 1983 on ''[[Madame's Place]]'' and appeared in the penultimate episode of [[Star Trek: The Original Series|the original ''Star Trek'']] series, "[[All Our Yesterdays (Star Trek: The Original Series)|All Our Yesterdays]]".  He played the crooked fight promoter Moriarty in "The Wild Wild West" S3 E18 "The Night of the Viper" which aired on 1 October 1968.

Haymer additionally made brief television appearances in other popular series, including ''The Incredible Hulk'' Season 2 episode fourteen "Haunted", a shot down general in [[Hogan's Heroes]], a police officer on ''[[The Facts of Life (TV series)|The Facts of Life]]'' episode [[List of The Facts of Life episodes#Season 4 (1982–83)|"Under Pressure"]] in 1983, and as a commissioner on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' episode [[The Golden Girls (season 2)|"It's a Miserable Life"]] in 1986.

Haymer appeared in television commercials for Standard Shoes stores during the 1980s.

==Personal life==
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Haymer was born Haymer Lionel Flieg in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]], the son of Jewish immigrants. He graduated from the [[University of Missouri]] in 1942, majoring in speech and specializing in dramatic impressions. He died in [[Los Angeles]], of [[cancer]] on November 18, 1989, aged 69.<ref name=lat/>

==Filmography==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1968|| ''[[The Secret War of Harry Frigg]]'' || Sgt. Pozzallo ||
|-
|1971|| ''[[Evel Knievel (1971 film)|Evel Knievel]]'' || Rodeo cook ||
|-
|1971|| ''[[The Organization (film)|The Organization]]'' || John Bishop ||
|-
|1976|| ''[[The Four Deuces]]'' || Ben Arlen - the 'Deuce of Hearts' ||
|-
|1976|| ''[[Logan's Run (film)|Logan's Run]]'' || || Uncredited
|-
|1977|| ''[[Annie Hall]]'' || Comic ||
|-
|1977|| ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' || Race Official ||
|-
|1978|| ''[[American Hot Wax]]'' || Song Plugger ||
|-
|1979|| ''[[Real Life (1979 film)|Real Life]]'' || Dr. Maxwell Rennert ||
|-
|1979|| ''[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]]'' || Crenna ||
|-
|1987|| ''[[Open House (1987 film)|Open House]]'' || Paul Bernal ||
|}

==Television==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1956-1957
|''[[Stanley (1956 TV series)|Stanley]]''
|Jack / Jerry
|2 episodes
|-
|1963
|The DuPont Show of the Week
|Mickey Mandel
|1 episode Credited as Johnny Baymer
|-
|1965
|''[[The Cara Williams Show]]''
|Crane
|1 episode
|-
|1965
|''[[Honey_West_(TV_series)|Honey West]]''
|Rodriguez
|1 episode
|-
|1966
|''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]''
|Sam
|1 episode Credited as John Haymer
|-
|1966
|''[[The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.|The Girl From U.N.C.L.E]]''
|Joey the Clown
|1 episode
|-
|1966
|''[[Pistols 'n' Petticoats]]''
|Etienne LaVoissiere
|1 episode
|-
|1967
|''[[Captain Nice]]''
|Dr. Von Keppel
|1 episode
|-
|1967
|''[[Tarzan (1966 TV series)|Tarzan]]''
|Dawkins
|1 episode credited as John Haymer
|-
|1967
|''[[He & She]]''
|Edward J. Flanagan
|1 episode
|-
|1967
|''[[The Second Hundred Years (TV series)|The Second Hundred Years]]''
|Astin
|1 episode
|-
|1968
|[[The Wild Wild West|''The Wild Wild West'']]
|Moriarity
|S3, E18, "[[List of The Wild Wild West episodes|The Night of the Vipers]]"
|-
|1968
|''[[Premiere (TV series)|Premiere]]''
|Brown
|1 episode
|-
|1968
|''[[Gunsmoke]]''
|Ned Stallcup
|1 episode
|-
|1968
|''[[My Three Sons]]''
|Mr. X
|1 episode
|-
|1969|| ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'' || The Constable || S3:E23, "[[All Our Yesterdays (Star Trek: The Original Series)|All Our Yesterdays]]"
|-
|1969
|''[[Get Smart]]''
|Nova
|1 episode
|-
|1969
|''[[The Governor & J.J.]]''
|Pierre Picard
|1 episode
|-
|1974-1979|| ''[[M*A*S*H_(TV_series)|M*A*S*H]]''|| Sgt. Zelmo Zale || 20 episodes
|}

==References==

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==External links==
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* {{IMDb name|id=0371372}}
* {{Find a Grave|21441}}
* {{YouTube|XKR1ScQUpcA|McDonald's TV ad}}

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[[Category:1920 births]]
[[Category:1989 deaths]]
[[Category:American male film actors]]
[[Category:American male television actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:Game show announcers]]
[[Category:Jewish American male actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from St. Louis]]
[[Category:Deaths from cancer in California]]
[[Category:20th-century American male actors]]
[[Category:20th-century American Jews]]


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