Joby Baker
Joby Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker onGood Morning Worldin 1967 | |
| Born | March 26, 1934 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, painter |
| Years active | 1952–1984 |
| Spouses | Joyce H. Winter
(m.1961;div.1975)Megan Moore
(m.2014) |
| Children | 5 |
Joseph N. "Joby" Baker(born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian actor and painter, long based in the United States.[1]
Career[edit]
Baker was born inMontreal,Quebec.An early role in his career was in a 1958 episode ofThe George Burns and Gracie Allen Show,"Ronnie Makes A Record", where he was cast as a recording studio vocalist. In the early 1960s he made guest appearances on manytelevision series.In 1962, he appeared onPerry Masonas Kenneth Carter in "The Case of the Bogus Books". He appeared as a semi-regular in the first season of the WWII TV seriesCombat!as Pvt. Kelly.
Other television series appearances includedThe Alfred Hitchcock Hour,Dr. KildareandThe Dick Van Dyke Show.In 1960, he co-starred withJack LemmonandRicky NelsoninThe Wackiest Ship in the Army.[2]He appeared in theElvis PresleymovieGirl Happy(1965), and in all threeGidgetmovies.
In 1967, Baker was cast as a travelling magician, Dr. William Davis, in the episode "The Saga of Dr. Davis" on thesyndicatedseriesDeath Valley Days,hosted byRobert Taylor.[3]Judi Meredithplayed his wife, Jenny, whose death leads him to take an adopted son, Tad, on his remaining westward journeys.
Baker began a long association withWalt Disney Studioswhere he appeared inThe Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin(1966),[4]Blackbeard's Ghost(1968),[5]andSuperdad(1974). In 1967–68, he had a lead role inGood Morning World,a short-livedsitcomabout a pair ofdisc jockeysnamed Lewis and Clarke. The series co-starredGoldie Hawn.[6]This was followed by a succession of character roles, including an appearance in an episode of the 1973situation comedyA Touch of Graceand a stint as "Colonel Marvin" on the 1980 sitcomSix O'Clock Follies.
Personal life[edit]
Baker was first married toJoan Blackman,whom he met in drama school. In 1984, he married lyricist and songwriterDory Previn.[7]He illustratedThe Dory Previn Songbook,[8]published in 1995. He has exhibited as an abstract painter in major Los Angeles art galleries.[citation needed]
Selected Filmography[edit]
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1959) (Season 4 Episode 13: "Six People, No Music" ) as Thor
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1960) (Season 5 Episode 24: "Madame Mystery" ) as Jimmy Dolan
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1961) (Season 7 Episode 11: "The Right Kind of Medicine" ) as Vernon
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1963) (Season 2 Episode 8: "The Cadaver" ) as Doc Carroll
References[edit]
- ^"Tales of chicken... and fine art" by Alan Chartock,The Berkshire Eagle(September 2, 2006) viaProQuest379732881
- ^"'The Wackiest Ship in the Army' Arrives" by Bosley Crowther,The New York Times(February 9, 1961) Retrieved fromProQuest115403668
- ^"Death Valley Days - Season 15 (1966-67)",ctva.biz. Accessed April 12, 2024.
- ^"Bullwhip Griffin" by Howard Thompson,The New York Times(March 9, 1967), p. 43. Retrieved fromProQuest118171935
- ^Blackbeard’s Ghost review,variety.com.Accessed April 12, 2024.
- ^"DVD extras",latimes.com, January 17, 2006. Accessed April 12, 2024.
- ^"A Nod to the Path a Singer Paved, With Stories of Pain Laid Bare"by Stephen Holden atwww.nytimes.com
- ^Dory Previn Biographyby William Ruhlmann atwww.allmusic.com
External links[edit]
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- 1934 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian painters
- Canadian male painters
- 21st-century Canadian painters
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Painters from Montreal
- Male actors from Montreal
- Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States
- 20th-century Canadian male artists
- 21st-century Canadian male artists