Jack Baker

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John Anthony Bailey (born June 4, 1947 in Ohio - † November 13, 1994 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American film actor . He became known as a performer in film and television under the stage name Jack Baker . After a film and television career in the 1970s, he switched to the porn genre in the 1980s .

Life

John Anthony Bailey attended Merritt College in Oakland . He began his film and television career in the 1960s with a few guest appearances in shows like Kobra, Take Over, or Happy Days . His breakthrough came with the children's series Wonderbugs in which he played CC McNamera, and was also best known for a brief appearance in Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) and a guest role as cousin Cleatus in Good Times (1975). He had other roles in Love at First Bite (1979) and TAG - Das Killerspiel (1982).

From 1984 a very successful porn film career followed. He starred in over 150 films, according to the Internet Adult Film Database . He has appeared in films such as The Devil in Miss Jones 4: The Final Outrage (1986), New Wave Hookers (1985) and its sequel New Wave Hookers 2 . From 1986 he rarely appeared in sex roles and concentrated on the portrayal of other characters in porn films. Nevertheless, he remained loyal to the porn scene and only had an appearance in the 1991 feature film Mutronics - Invasion of the Super Mutants (1991).

He was discovered to have bladder cancer in the late 1980s , one of the reasons why he abandoned sex roles. He died in 1994 at the age of 47 as a result of this disease.

Filmography (selection)

Movie and TV

  • 1965: The World of Jean Harlow (Harlow)
  • 1969: The Rise & Fall of Ricky Shuter
  • 1969/1970: Kobra, take over (Mission Impossible) (2 episodes)
  • 1974: Space is the Place
  • 1975: Good Times (episode: Cousin Cleatus)
  • 1975: Friday Foster - In the web of the black spider (Friday Foster)
  • 1976: Happy Days (2 episodes)
  • 1976–1977: Wonderbug (22 episodes)
  • 1977: M * A * S * H (1 episode)
  • 1977: Kentucky Fried Movie
  • 1979: Love at First Bite (Love at First Bite)
  • 1979–1980: The Plastic Man Comedy / Adventure Show (dubbing)
  • 1982: TAG - Das Killerspiel (Tag: The Assassination Game)

Porn movie

  • 1984: Marilyn Chambers' Private Fantasies 2
  • 1984: Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout White Chicks
  • 1984: Hot Chocolate
  • 1985: New Wave Hookers
  • 1985: Tracy in Heaven
  • 1985: Sex Fifth Avenue
  • 1985: Blacks Have More Fun
  • 1985: The Night of the Headhunter
  • 1986: The Devil in Miss Jones 3: A New Beginning
  • 1986: The Devil in Miss Jones 4: The Final Outrage
  • 1986: Return to Sex Fifth Avenue
  • 1986: Hotter Chocolate
  • 1987: The Adventures of Dick Black, the Black Dick
  • 1987: Dr. Blacklove1988 Black Satin Nights (Video)
  • 1988: Debbie: 'Class of' 88 '(Video)
  • 1988: Debbie for President
  • 1988: Debbie Goes to Hawaii
  • 1989: Afro Erotica 31
  • 1989: Backdoor Bonanza 9
  • 1989: Date with the Devil
  • 1989: Deep Throat Fantasy
  • 1989: Great Balls on Fire
  • 1991: Climb to Sex-Dome 3
  • 1991: New Wave Hookers 2
  • 1993: Black Babes in Heat
  • 1993: Black Magic
  • 1993: Black Velvet 2
  • 1993: Girlz n the Hood 3
  • 1994: Truck Stop Angel
  • 1994: Slut Safari 1-3

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Alumni US | Merritt College, San Francisco Bay Area. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  2. ^ A b Before His Death, This "Good Times" Actor Had Controversial Career No One Expected. In: I Love Old School Music. August 8, 2018, Retrieved August 18, 2020 (American English).
  3. Jack Baker in the Internet Adult Film Database . Retrieved August 18, 2020
  4. Smoothjazzandmore: Remembering John Anthony Bailey. In: The Smooth Jazz and More Blog. July 29, 2013, accessed August 18, 2020 .