Johnny Haymer (January 19, 1920 – November 18, 1989) was an American actor who played Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale, a recurring character in the television series M*A*S*H. Another high-profile role was that of the painfully unfunny stand-up comedian in the Woody Allen film Annie Hall. Haymer also was one of the announcers for the Nipsey Russell-hosted game show Your Number's Up, and appeared as one of the servers in the original McDonald's "You deserve a break today" commercial, and in the mid-1980s, provided his voice for the characters Swindle, Vortex, Highbrow, and Caliburst in The Transformers. He played butler Walter Pinkerton to puppet Madame in 1982-83 on Madame's Place. Haymer also appeared in the next-to-last episode of Star Trek: The Original Series, "All Our Yesterdays". Haymer also appeared on The Golden Girls, in 1986, episode "It's a Miserable Life" as a judge. This was only a brief role, and only lasted a few minutes.Haymer was born Haymer 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, California, from cancer at age 69.
Buried at Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 5950 Forest Lawn Dr., Los Angeles, CA. On the same street is Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills. Borders the city of Glendale by Griffith Park.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
G.I. Joe
1985
TV Series
Charles Fairmont / Dr. Filmoss
Heart of a Champion: The Ray Mancini Story
1985
TV Movie
Stan
Airwolf
1984
TV Series
Leon
The Jeffersons
1984
TV Series
Stan Fromin
Cagney & Lacey
1982-1984
TV Series
Sy Bishop / The Interviewer
Fame
1984
TV Series
Gianni
Three's Company
1983
TV Series
Rocco
The Facts of Life
1983
TV Series
Officer Franklin
Madame's Place
1982
TV Series
Walter Pinkerton / Walter's brother
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
1981-1982
TV Series
Additional Voices / Skelton
Mr. and Mrs. Dracula
1980
TV Series
Gregor, the Bat
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show
1979
TV Series
Howard Huge / Doctor Duplicator (1979) (voice)
Eight Is Enough
1977-1979
TV Series
Deliveryman
M*A*S*H
1974-1979
TV Series
Sgt. Zelmo Zale
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo
1979
TV Series
Additional Voices (voice)
Mork & Mindy
1979
TV Series
Danny St. Tommy
...and justice for all.
1979
Crenna
The Best Place to Be
1979
TV Movie
Samurai
1979
TV Movie
Lawyer
Real Life
1979
Dr. Maxwell Rennert
The Incredible Hulk
1979
TV Series
Fred Lewitt
The Comedy Company
1978
TV Movie
Haberson
American Hot Wax
1978
Song Plugger
Ring of Passion
1978
TV Movie
Nazi official
5 Weeks in a Balloon
1977
TV Movie voice, as Johnny Hayner
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977
Race Official
Kingston: Confidential
1977
TV Series
Ernest Hoffenberg
Annie Hall
1977
Comic
All's Fair
1977
TV Series
Guy
One Day at a Time
1977
TV Series
Dentist
The Streets of San Francisco
1977
TV Series
Night Waiter
Black Sheep Squadron
1977
TV Series
Sgt. Chambers
Logan's Run
1976
uncredited
Switch
1976
TV Series
Hal
S.W.A.T.
1975
TV Series
Bartender
The Four Deuces
1975
Ben Arlen - the 'Deuce of Hearts' (as John Haymer)