Ed Bakey(1925-1988)

Actor

Ed Bakey was born on 13 November 1925 in Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for The Sting (1973), The Philadelphia Experiment (1984) and Centennial (1978). He was married to Anita Susemihl Bakey. He died on 4 May 1988 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Known for

The Sting

8.2

Granger

1973

The Philadelphia Experiment

6.1

Pa Willis

1984

Centennial

8.3

TV Mini Series

Floyd Calendar

The Baltimore Bullet

5.9

Skinny

1980

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Actor

Highway to Heaven
6.9
TV Series
- Paul
- 1987
Hill Street Blues
8.2
TV Series
- Mr. Goldfarb
- 1986
The New Gidget
6.3
TV Series
- Lovebeads
- 1986
Days of Our Lives
5.3
TV Series
- Earl Watkins
- 1985
Crazy Like a Fox
7.0
TV Series
- 1985
Murder, She Wrote
7.2
TV Series
- Monsignor Kelly
- 1985
The Fall Guy
7.1
TV Series
- 1984
Overnight Sensation
6.9
Short
- Wino
- 1984
The Philadelphia Experiment
6.1
- Pa Willis
- 1984
Simon & Simon
7.0
TV Series
- Rich Steck
- 1983
One Day at a Time
6.6
TV Series
- Man at Bar
- 1983
Quincy, M.E.
7.3
TV Series
- Jimbo
- 1982
Johnny Belinda
6.5
TV Movie
- 1982
Voyagers!
8.0
TV Series
- Bastaine
- 1982
Zapped!
5.0
- Father Gallagher
- 1982

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Alternative names
- Eddie 'Greensleeves' Bakey
Born
- November 13, 1925
- Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA
Died
- May 4, 1988
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Spouse
- Anita Susemihl BakeyNovember 18, 1950 - May 4, 1988 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Album: "Humorous Folksongs by Greensleeves" as the character Eddie Greensleeves. NOTE: "Eddie Greensleeves" was a millionaire folk singer who never sang for money. This character was created at the request of Westinghouse Television in New York and Ed appeared as a repeat guest on Westinghouse Television's Mike Wallace's PM East (1961) in 1961-62, as well as two appearances as the same character on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) in 1962, one with "Fat" Jack E. Leonard and the other with Soupy Sales, hosting.

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Trivia
His nickname "Blade" was given to him in 1967, when he arrived in Hollywood and did guest shots on one of many western television series directed by Virgil W. Vogel, who gave him the nickname because he said Ed's profile was so strong, it could cut the screen like a knife--hence "Blade" was all he ever called him and the name stuck.