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Benny Baker (1907–1994)

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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. See more trivia »

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in St. Joseph, Missouri, USA

Died:

(age 87) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1991 Birch Street Gym (short)
Nate
 
1988 Out of This World (TV series)
Old Man
– The Three Faces of Evie (1988) … Old Man
 
1988 18 Again!
Red
 
1987 Beauty and the Beast (TV series)
Herman
– Siege (1987) … Herman
 
1987 The Bronx Zoo (TV series)
Gideon
– Runaway Hearts (1987) … Gideon
 
1987 Sledge Hammer! (TV series)
Ice Cream Truck Driver
– Sledgepoo (1987) … Ice Cream Truck Driver
 
1986 Monster in the Closet
Mr. McGinty
 
1986 He's the Mayor (TV series)
Benny
– The Mayor's Best Friend (1986) … Benny
 
1986 The Longshot
Mr. Hooper
 
1984 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (TV movie)
Harry
 
1984 Trapper John, M.D. (TV series)
Ferd Romanis
– Moonlighting Becomes You (1984) … Ferd Romanis
 
1984 Kidco
Judge Willoughby
 
1984 The Jerk, Too (TV movie)
Pop
 
1984 The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (TV movie)
 
1983 Goodnight, Beantown (TV series)
– Custody (1983)
 
1983 Cagney & Lacey (TV series)
Wally
– Burn Out (1983) … Wally
 
1983 The Sting II
Pyle
 
1981 Laverne & Shirley (TV series)
Reverend Ernie
– I Do, I Do (1981) … Reverend Ernie
 
1978 Kojak (TV series)
Fogarty
– May the Horse Be with You (1978) … Fogarty
 
1978 The Love Boat (TV series)
Grandad 'Jack Daniels'
– Last of the Stubings/Million Dollar Man/The Sisters (1978) … Grandad 'Jack Daniels'
 
1977 Charlie's Angels (TV series)
Murphy Myrphy
– Dancing in the Dark (1977) … Murphy Myrphy
 
1976 Car Wash
Barney (scenes deleted)
 
1973 Jory
Frank Jordan (as Ben Baker)
 
1971 Scandalous John
Dr. Kropak (as Ben Baker)
 
1971 Julia (TV series)
Mr. Greenburg
– Cool Hand Bruce (1971) … Mr. Greenburg
 
1970 The Bill Cosby Show (TV series)
Mr. Apollo
– The Return of Big Bad Bubba Bronson (1970) … Mr. Apollo (as Ben Baker)
 
1969 Paint Your Wagon
Haywood Holbrook (as Ben Baker)
 
1969 Some Kind of a Nut
Cab Driver
 
1968 The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz
Cab Driver
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
Cab Driver
– The Death Bag (1967) … Cab Driver
 
1965-1966 F Troop (TV series)
Pete / Pete (Bartender) / Pete the Bartender
– Bring on the Dancing Girls (1966) … Pete the Bartender (uncredited)
– Will the Real Captain Try to Stand Up (1966) … Pete
– El Diablo (1966) … Pete
– O'Rourke vs. O'Reilly (1965) … Pete (Bartender)
– Dirge for the Scourge (1965) … Pete (Bartender)
 
1966 Love on a Rooftop (TV series)
– But Is It Really You? (1966)
 
1966 Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!
Detective Lt. Schwartz
 
1963-1965 Perry Mason (TV series)
Jerome Bentley / Jerry Ormond / John Flickinger aka Uncle Flick
– The Case of the Carefree Coronary (1965) … Jerry Ormond
– The Case of the Gambling Lady (1965) … Jerome Bentley
– The Case of the Shifty Shoebox (1963) … John Flickinger aka Uncle Flick
 
1965 Hank (TV series)
Bakery Man
– Dunsetter for President (1965) … Bakery Man
 
1964 For Those Who Think Young
Lou
 
1964 The Farmer's Daughter (TV series)
– Mr. Smith and the Birds (1964)
 
1963 Papa's Delicate Condition
Douglas
 
1963 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Herbie
– Twilight Zone Sketch (1963) … Herbie
 
1962 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Fred Webber
– The Dark Wood (1962) … Fred Webber
 
1957-1962 Cheyenne (TV series)
Doc Johnson / Tulliver
– The Vanishing Breed (1962) … Doc Johnson
– The Brand (1957) … Tulliver
 
1962 McKeever & the Colonel (TV series)
Mr. Anderson
– The Cookie Crumbles (1962) … Mr. Anderson
 
1962 Room for One More (TV series)
Jedson
– Little School House in Red (1962) … Jedson
 
1961 Surfside 6 (TV series)
Joe / Harry / Joe, the waiter
– Prescription for Panic (1961) … Joe
– The Old School Tie (1961) … Joe
– Jonathan Wembley Is Missing (1961) … Harry
– Count Seven! (1961) … Joe, the waiter
 
1961 Lawman (TV series)
Dave
– Porphyria's Lover (1961) … Dave
 
1957-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Last Edition (1958)
– The Hole Card (1957)
 
1958 The Bob Cummings Show (TV series)
Hafter's Stooge
– Bob Helps Anna Maria (1958) … Hafter's Stooge
 
1958 No Time for Sergeants
Capt. Jim Able (uncredited)
 
1958 Man Without a Gun (TV series)
– The Kidder (1958)
 
1958 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV series)
Al - Bartender
– The Festive Season (1958) … Al - Bartender
 
1958 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
Poker Player
– Family Ties (1958) … Poker Player
 
1958 Sugarfoot (TV series)
Storekeeper
– Guns for Big Bear (1958) … Storekeeper
 
1958 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Irv
– The Killer (1958) … Irv
 
1958 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
L. G. Heath, Jr.
– Clem the Dentist (1958) … L. G. Heath, Jr.
 
1958 Colt .45 (TV series)
Bartender / Hotel Clerk
– The Golden Gun (1958) … Bartender
– Blood Money (1958) … Hotel Clerk
 
1958 M Squad (TV series)
Dutch
– The Long Ride (1958) … Dutch
 
1957 The Thin Man (TV series)
Curly Bascom
– That's the Spirit (1957) … Curly Bascom
 
1957 Leave It to Beaver (TV series)
Barber
– The Haircut (1957) … Barber
 
1957 The Real McCoys (TV series)
Mr. Feeley
– Grampa Sells His Gun (1957) … Mr. Feeley
 
1957 Maverick (TV series)
Mike Brill
– Point Blank (1957) … Mike Brill
 
1957 The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (TV series)
Mr. Syms
– Ronnie's Twenty-One (1957) … Mr. Syms
 
1957 Public Pigeon No. One
Frankie Frannis
 
1957 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
Sky
– Lady of the House (1957) … Sky
 
1956 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Bartender
– Made in Heaven (1956) … Bartender
 
1956 Matinee Theatre (TV series)
– The Alumni Reunion (1956)
– George Has a Birthday (1956)
– The Big Box (1956)
 
1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Flowers for 2-B (1955)
 
1953 I Love Lucy
Audience Member
 
1952 Thunderbirds
Pvt. Charles Klassen
 
1952 Somebody Loves Me
Musician (uncredited)
 
1952 Feudin' Fools
Corky
 
1952 Models Inc.
Freddy
 
1952 Young Man with Ideas
Cynical Man (uncredited)
 
1952 Loan Shark
Tubby
 
1952 All Star Revue (TV series)
Guest Actor
– Episode #2.32 (1952) … Guest Actor
 
1949 The Inspector General
Telecki (uncredited)
 
1949 Manhandled
Boyd, Man in Apartment House Lobby with Girl (uncredited)
 
1949 Manhattan Angel
Aloysius Duff
 
1949 Joe Palooka in the Big Fight
Fight Secretary
 
1949 Rose of the Yukon
Jack Wells
 
1948 Homicide for Three
Cab Driver Timothy
 
1948 The Babe Ruth Story
Player (uncredited)
 
1948 Jinx Money
Augie Pollack
 
1948 Smart Woman
Junior - Photographer (uncredited)
 
1948 My Girl Tisa
Herman
 
1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Looie
 
1947 Radio, Take It Away! (short)
Radio Program Emcee
 
1944 Up in Arms
Butterball
 
1942 Captains of the Clouds
Popcorn Kearns
 
1941 Sing for Your Supper
William
 
1940 The Farmer's Daughter
Monk Gordon
 
1939 Dancing Co-Ed
Chief Evans (uncredited)
 
1939 She Married a Cop
Sidney
 
1938 His Exciting Night
Taxi Driver
 
1938 Touchdown, Army
Cadet Dick Mycroft
 
1938 Tip-Off Girls
Scotty
 
1937 Love on Toast
Egbert
 
1937 Hold 'Em Navy
Stuffy Miller
 
1937 Double or Nothing
Sailor
 
1937 Blonde Trouble
Maxie Schwartz
 
1937 Wild Money
Al Vogel
 
1937 Hotel Haywire
Bertie Sterns
 
1937 The Crime Nobody Saw
Horace Dryden
 
1937 Champagne Waltz
Flip
 
1936 Mind Your Own Business
Sparrow
 
1936 Rose Bowl
'Dutch' Schultz
 
1936 Murder with Pictures
Phil Doane
 
1936 Lady Be Careful
Barney
 
1936 Panic on the Air
Andy
 
1936 Give Us This Night
Tomasso
 
1936 Drift Fence
Jim Traft
 
1936 Rose of the Rancho
Hill-Billy Boy
 
1935 Millions in the Air
Benny
 
1935 Thanks a Million
Tammany
 
1935 The Big Broadcast of 1936
Herman
 
1935 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Piano player
 
1935 Annapolis Farewell
Zimmer
 
1935 College Scandal
'Cuffie' Lewis
 
1935 Love in Bloom
Man Who Buys Radio (uncredited)
 
1934 A Wicked Woman (uncredited)
 
1934 You Bring the Ducks (short)
Nephew
 
1934 The Ballad of Paducah Jail (short)
Reporter Outside Jail
 
1934 You Said a Hatful! (short)
Train Engineer
 
1934 Belle of the Nineties
Blackie
 
1934 Three Chumps Ahead (short)
Benny Baker, Second Suitor
 
1934 I'll Be Suing You (short)
Building Repairman
 
1934 The Hell Cat
Snapper Dugan
 
1934 When Do We Eat? (short)
Showalsky
 
1934 School for Romance (short)
Male Student (uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1969 Ann-Margret: From Hollywood with Love (TV movie)
Himself
 
1943 Stage Door Canteen
Himself
 

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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. See more »

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