Joe Baker

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Role

Actor | Writer

Date of birth

12/14/1928

Date of death

05/16/2001

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Also known as

Joe E. Baker

Joe Cunningham

Joe Baker

Biography

The son of British vaudevillians, Joe Baker performed pantomime and stand-up in London clubs and cabarets, and acted in such West End stage shows as "Joey, Joey" and "The Great Grimaldi". He starred in his own BBC-TV shows. "The Joe Baker Show", "Baker's Half Dozen", "My Man Joe", and was a favourite of King Charles III on the children's show, Crackerjack! (1955). After moving to Los Angeles in 1975, he starred in movies, TV shows, and dozens of commercials. A friend of Lou Costello's daughter Chris Costello, she once told him "You do my dad better than anyone!" He was an expert impressionist, imitating such stars as Lou Costello, John Garfield and James Cagney. He once taught Laurence Olivier how to imitate Donald Duck.

Known For

Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber

7.4
7.4
Bugsy

Bugsy

6.9
6.9
Pocahontas

Pocahontas

6.5
6.5

Filmography

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Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber

7.4
7.4
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Role: Barnard
Acting
Role: Angry Villager
Pocahontas

Pocahontas

6.5
6.5
Acting
Role: Lonvoice
Freaked

Freaked

6.4
6.4
Acting
Role: Prof. Nigel Crump
Bugsy

Bugsy

6.9
6.9
Acting
Role: Lawrence Tibbett
Acting
Role: Additional Voices (voice)
Dutch

Dutch

5.1
5.1
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Role: Party Butler
Waxwork

Waxwork

6.1
6.1
Acting
Role: Jenkins
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Role: The Peasant
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Role: Prisoner Joe
C.H.O.M.P.S.

C.H.O.M.P.S.

4.9
4.9
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Role: Storage Foreman
Art House

Art House

4.1
4.1
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Role: Bartender (uncredited)
Side by Side

Side by Side

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6.0
Acting
Role: Self
Acting
Role: Minister
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Role: Watkins
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Role: Hiram
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Role: Finch
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