Joby Baker
Joby Baker | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actor, painter |
Years active | 1952–1984 |
Spouses | Joyce H. Winter
(m. 1961; div. 1975)Megan Moore
(m. 2014) |
Children | 5 |
Joseph N. "Joby" Baker (born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian actor and painter, long-based in the United States.[1]
Career
Baker was born in
Other television series appearances included The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, Dr. Kildare and The Dick Van Dyke Show. In 1960, he co-starred with Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson in The Wackiest Ship in the Army.[2] He appeared in the Elvis Presley movie Girl Happy (1965), and in all three Gidget movies.
In 1967, Baker was cast as a travelling magician, Dr. William Davis, in the episode "The Saga of Dr. Davis" on the
played his wife, Jenny, whose death leads him to take an adopted son, Tad, on his remaining westward journeys.Baker began a long association with
Personal life
Baker was first married to Joan Blackman, whom he met in drama school. In 1984, he married lyricist and songwriter Dory Previn.[7] He illustrated The Dory Previn Songbook,[8] published in 1995. He has exhibited as an abstract painter in major Los Angeles art galleries.[citation needed]
Selected Filmography
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1959) (Season 4 Episode 13: "Six People, No Music") as Thor
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1960) (Season 5 Episode 24: "Madame Mystery") as Jimmy Dolan
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1961) (Season 7 Episode 11: "The Right Kind of Medicine") as Vernon
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour(1963) (Season 2 Episode 8: "The Cadaver") as Doc Carroll
References
- ProQuest 379732881
- ProQuest 115403668
- ^ "Death Valley Days - Season 15 (1966-67)", ctva.biz. Accessed April 12, 2024.
- ProQuest 118171935
- ^ Blackbeard’s Ghost review, variety.com. Accessed April 12, 2024.
- ^ "DVD extras", latimes.com, January 17, 2006. Accessed April 12, 2024.
- ^ "A Nod to the Path a Singer Paved, With Stories of Pain Laid Bare" by Stephen Holden at www.nytimes.com
- ^ Dory Previn Biography by William Ruhlmann at www.allmusic.com
External links
- Joby Baker at IMDb