Benny Baker was born on May 5, 1907 in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA. He was an actor, known for Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984) and Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966). He died on September 20, 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
May 5, 1907, Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States
Died
September 20, 1994, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of Birth
St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
Profession
Actor
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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Small, round glasses, usually taped.
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Fact
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Baker was a member of The Lambs, the prestigious actors club of NYC.
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Moon-faced, chubby American comedy actor, a former grocery truck driver. Acted in vaudeville and burlesque during the 1920's, before graduating to slapstick comedy on screen (including work for Hal Roach). From the mid-1930's under contract with Paramount, seen in many small roles as bank clerks, bellboys and cab drivers.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Birch Street Gym
1991
Short
Nate
Out of This World
1988
TV Series
Old Man
18 Again!
1988
Red
Beauty and the Beast
1987
TV Series
Herman
The Bronx Zoo
1987
TV Series
Gideon
Sledge Hammer!
1987
TV Series
Ice Cream Truck Driver
Monster in the Closet
1986
Mr. McGinty
He's the Mayor
1986
TV Series
Benny
The Longshot
1986
Mr. Hooper
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984
TV Movie
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
1984
TV Movie
Harry
Trapper John, M.D.
1984
TV Series
Ferd Romanis
Kidco
1984
Judge Willoughby
The Jerk, Too
1984
TV Movie
Pop
Goodnight, Beantown
1983
TV Series
Cagney & Lacey
1983
TV Series
Wally
The Sting II
1983
Pyle
Laverne & Shirley
1981
TV Series
Reverend Ernie
Kojak
1978
TV Series
Danny Fogarty
The Love Boat
1978
TV Series
Grandad 'Jack Daniels'
Charlie's Angels
1977
TV Series
Murphy Myrphy
Car Wash
1976
Barney (scenes deleted)
Jory
1973
Frank Jordan (as Ben Baker)
Scandalous John
1971
Dr. Kropak (as Ben Baker)
Julia
1971
TV Series
Mr. Greenburg
Ironside
1970
TV Series
Counterman
The Bill Cosby Show
1970
TV Series
Mr. Apollo
Paint Your Wagon
1969
Haywood Holbrook (as Ben Baker)
Some Kind of a Nut
1969
The Cabbie (as Ben Baker)
The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
1968
Cab Driver
The Felony Squad
1967
TV Series
Cab Driver
F Troop
1965-1966
TV Series
Pete / Pete (Bartender) / Pete the Bartender
Love on a Rooftop
1966
TV Series
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
1966
Detective Lt. Schwartz
Perry Mason
1963-1965
TV Series
Jerry Ormond / Jerome Bentley / John Flickinger aka Uncle Flick
Hank
1965
TV Series
Bakery Man
Broadside
1965
TV Series
Charlie Leff
For Those Who Think Young
1964
Lou
The Farmer's Daughter
1964
TV Series
77 Sunset Strip
1962-1963
TV Series
Maxie Tuttle / Fred Webber / Photographer
Papa's Delicate Condition
1963
Douglas
Make Room for Daddy
1958-1963
TV Series
Mailman / Mr. Foster / Poker Player
The Jack Benny Program
1963
TV Series
Herbie
Cheyenne
1957-1962
TV Series
Barber / Doc Johnson / Tulliver
McKeever & the Colonel
1962
TV Series
Mr. Anderson
Room for One More
1962
TV Series
Jedson
Hawaiian Eye
1961
TV Series
Jake
Surfside 6
1961
TV Series
Joe / Waiter / Harry / ...
Lawman
1961
TV Series
Dave
Schlitz Playhouse
1957-1958
TV Series
The Bob Cummings Show
1958
TV Series
Hafter's Stooge
The Silent Service
1957-1958
TV Series
Mayhew / Heinz
No Time for Sergeants
1958
Capt. Jim Able (uncredited)
Man Without a Gun
1958
TV Series
Phil
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1958
TV Series
Al - Bartender
Sugarfoot
1958
TV Series
Irving
Whirlybirds
1958
TV Series
Irv
The Red Skelton Hour
1957-1958
TV Series
L. G. Heath, Jr. / Sir Lancelot
Colt .45
1958
TV Series
Bartender / Hotel Clerk
M Squad
1958
TV Series
Dutch
Leave It to Beaver
1957
TV Series
Barber
The Thin Man
1957
TV Series
Curly Bascom
The Real McCoys
1957
TV Series
Mr. Feeley
Maverick
1957
TV Series
Mike Brill
The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
1957
TV Series
Mr. Syms
Public Pigeon No. One
1957
Frankie Frannis
General Electric Theater
1957
TV Series
Sky
Playhouse 90
1956
TV Series
Bartender
Matinee Theatre
1956
TV Series
Texaco Star Theatre
1956
TV Series
Kraft Theatre
1955
TV Series
I Love Lucy
1953
Audience Member
Thunderbirds
1952
Pvt. Charles Klassen
Somebody Loves Me
1952
Musician (uncredited)
Feudin' Fools
1952
Corky
Models Inc.
1952
Freddy
Young Man with Ideas
1952
Bill Collector (uncredited)
Loan Shark
1952
Tubby
All Star Revue
1952
TV Series
Guest Actor
The Inspector General
1949
Telecki (uncredited)
Manhandled
1949
Boyd, Man in Apartment House Lobby with Girl (uncredited)
Manhattan Angel
1949
Aloysius Duff
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
1949
Fight Secretary
Rose of the Yukon
1949
Jack Wells
Homicide for Three
1948
Timothy - Cab Driver
The Babe Ruth Story
1948
Player (uncredited)
Jinx Money
1948
Augie Pollack
Smart Woman
1948
Junior - Photographer (uncredited)
My Girl Tisa
1948
Herman
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1947
Looie
Radio, Take It Away!
1947
Short
Radio Program Emcee
Up in Arms
1944
Butterball
Stage Door Canteen
1943
Beny Baker
Captains of the Clouds
1942
Popcorn Kearns
Sing for Your Supper
1941
William
The Farmer's Daughter
1940
Monk Gordon
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
Chief Evans (uncredited)
She Married a Cop
1939
Sidney
His Exciting Night
1938
Taxi Driver
Touchdown, Army
1938
Cadet Dick Mycroft
Tip-Off Girls
1938
Scotty
Love on Toast
1937
Egbert
Hold 'Em Navy
1937
Stuffy Miller
Double or Nothing
1937
Sailor
Blonde Trouble
1937
Maxie Schwartz
Wild Money
1937
Al Vogel
Hotel Haywire
1937
Bertie Sterns
The Crime Nobody Saw
1937
Horace Dryden
Champagne Waltz
1937
Flip
Mind Your Own Business
1936
Sparrow
Rose Bowl
1936
Dutch Schultz
Murder with Pictures
1936
Phil Doane
Lady Be Careful
1936
Barney
Panic on the Air
1936
Andy
Give Us This Night
1936
Tomasso
Drift Fence
1936
Jim Traft
Rose of the Rancho
1936
Hill-Billy Boy
Millions in the Air
1935
Benny
Thanks a Million
1935
Tammany
The Big Broadcast of 1936
1935
Herman
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1935
Piano player
Annapolis Farewell
1935
Zimmer
College Scandal
1935
'Cuffie' Lewis
Love in Bloom
1935
Man Who Buys Radio (uncredited)
A Wicked Woman
1934
uncredited
You Bring the Ducks
1934
Short
Nephew
The Ballad of Paducah Jail
1934
Short
Reporter Outside Jail
You Said a Hatful!
1934
Short
Train Engineer (uncredited)
Belle of the Nineties
1934
Blackie
Three Chumps Ahead
1934
Short
Benny Baker, Second Suitor
I'll Be Suing You
1934
Short
Building Repairman
The Hell Cat
1934
Snapper Dugan
When Do We Eat?
1934
Short
Showalsky
School for Romance
1934
Short
Male Student (uncredited)
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love
1969
TV Special
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
America's Clown: An Intimate Biography of Red Skelton