---
name: "Johnny Haymer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/johnny-haymer"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "19 January 1920"
died: "18 November 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 85
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:03.371559+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Johnny Haymer

Actor. Born 19 January 1920 in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Died 18 November 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 19 January 1920, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
- **Died:** 18 November 1989
- **Active:** 1977–1985
- **Also known as:** Джонни Хеймер, Haymer Lionel Flieg

## Biography

Johnny Haymer was an American actor. Born Haymer Lionel Flieg in St Louis, Missouri, he graduated from the University of Missouri in 1942 with a degree in speech. He began his career in nightclubs and as a comedian and musical theatre performer, appearing in the 1956 Broadway revue *New Faces of '56*.

Haymer appeared in numerous television series from the 1960s onwards, including a recurring role as Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale in *M*A*S*H* (1974–1979). His other credits include *Star Trek* (1969) as The Constable, *Annie Hall* (1977) as a comic, *...And Justice for All* (1979) as Crenna, and voice roles in *The Transformers* (1984–1987). He also played Walter Pinkerton in the series *Madame's Place* (1982–1983) and The Interviewer in *Cagney & Lacey* (1982). Haymer won a Clio Award for a breakfast cereal commercial. He died in Los Angeles in 1989.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, latimes.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Golden Girls* (1985), Fi1m 88, as Commissioner — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-golden-girls.md)
- *Cagney & Lacey* (1982), Fi1m 81, as The Interviewer — [page](https://film.one/tv/cagney-and-lacey.md)
- *Annie Hall* (1977), Fi1m 86, as Comic — [page](https://film.one/film/annie-hall.md)

## Also known for

- *Logan's Run* (1976), (uncredited)
- *DuckTales* (1987)
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), Crenna
- *The Incredible Hulk* (1977), Fred Lewitt
- *Airwolf* (1984), Leon
- *The Transformers* (1984), Highbrow (voice)
- *Get Smart* (1965), Nova
- *Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo* (1977), Race Official

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/johnny-haymer