Joby Baker
Joseph N. "Joby" Baker (born March 26, 1934 in Montreal ) is a Canadian actor .
Life
Baker made his television debut in a guest role on the Red Skelton Show in 1952 . After a feature film role not mentioned in the credits and another small guest appearance in a comedy show, he got the role of Stinky in the surf comedy April discovered the men next to Sandra Dee and James Darren in 1958 . As a result, he played in a number of other feature films in the early 1960s and made numerous appearances in successful series formats such as Dr. Kildare , Perry Mason and Smoking Colts .
In 1966, Baker starred in the Elvis Presley comedy Curves Lily and starred in several Disney films in later years . In 1968 he got one of the leading roles in the sitcom Good Morning World at the side of Ronnie Schell , but this was set after the end of the first season with 26 episodes. In the 1970s his film roles became rarer, his last television appearance in 1984.
Baker's first marriage from 1959 to 1961 was the actress Joan Blackman , whom he had met in drama school. He has two children from his second marriage. In his third marriage, he was married to the writer and singer-songwriter Dory Previn from 1986 until her death in 2012 .
Filmography (selection)
watch TV
- 1957: Dragnet
- 1959: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- 1960: Surfside 6
- 1961: Dr. Kildare
- 1962: Perry Mason
- 1962: Smoking Colts (Gunsmoke)
- 1965: The Dick Van Dyke Show
- 1967-1968: Good Morning, World
- 1969: Mannix
- 1972: The Streets of San Francisco (The Streets of San Francisco)
- 1974: Barnaby Jones
- 1976: Bronk
- 1977: Quincy
- 1981: Simon & Simon
Movie
- 1955: Barrage on square 7 (Target Zero)
- 1959: The wrath of the righteous ( The Last Angry Man )
- 1959: April discovers the men (Gidget)
- 1960: On a sloping course (The Wackiest Ship in the Army)
- 1960: The Wolves of Los Angeles (Key Witness)
- 1961: April discovered Hawaii (Gidget Goes Hawaiian)
- 1963: April discovers Rome (Gidget Goes to Rome)
- 1965: Curve Lily (Girl Happy)
- 1968: Captain Blackbeard's Spuk-Kaschemme (Blackbeard's Ghost)
- 1973: Superdad - Dad is the greatest (Superdad)
Web links
- Joby Baker in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Joby Baker in the All Movie Guide (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Baker, Joby |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Baker, Joseph N. (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1934 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal , Canada |