Jeff Maxwell played Pvt. Igor Straminsky, a recurring character in the television series M*A*S*H.
Maxwell's screen debut was in the film Young Frankenstein, where he played one of the title character's medical students. Most of his roles have been in bit parts or as guest appearances on television series.
In 1997, he published a cookbook, Secrets of the M*A*S*H Mess: The Lost Recipes of Private Igor.
Maxwell is a regular participant on the alt.tv.mash newsgroup where, along with series writer Larry Gelbart, answers fan questions about the behind-the-scenes workings of M*A*S*H.
Maxwell (according to journalist Peter Palmiere) has been working on a video documentary about female judges and referees in the sport of boxing.
