Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early role in his career was in a 1958 episode of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show, "Ronnie Makes A Record", where he was cast as a recording studio vocalist. In the early 1960s he made guest appearances on many television series. In 1962, he appeared on Perry Mason as Kenneth Carter in "The Case of the Bogus Books". He appeared as a semi-regular in the first season of the WWII TV series Combat! as Pvt. Kelly.
In 1967, Baker was cast as a travelling magician, Dr. William Davis, in the episode "The Saga of Dr. Davis" on the syndicated series Death Valley Days, hosted by Robert Taylor.[3]Judi Meredith played his wife, Jenny, whose death leads him to take an adopted son, Tad, on his remaining westward journeys.
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]
joby, baker, joseph, joby, baker, born, march, 1934, canadian, actor, painter, long, based, united, states, baker, good, morning, world, 1967born, 1934, march, 1934, montreal, quebec, canadaoccupation, actor, painteryears, active1952, 1984spousesjoan, blackman. Joseph N Joby Baker born March 26 1934 is a Canadian actor and painter long based in the United States 1 Joby BakerBaker on Good Morning World in 1967Born 1934 03 26 March 26 1934 age 90 Montreal Quebec CanadaOccupation s Actor painterYears active1952 1984SpousesJoan Blackman m 1959 div 1961 wbr Joyce H Winter m 1961 div 1975 wbr Dory Previn m 1984 died 2012 wbr Megan Moore m 2014 wbr Children5 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Selected Filmography 4 References 5 External linksCareer editBaker was born in Montreal Quebec An early role in his career was in a 1958 episode of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show Ronnie Makes A Record where he was cast as a recording studio vocalist In the early 1960s he made guest appearances on many television series In 1962 he appeared on Perry Mason as Kenneth Carter in The Case of the Bogus Books He appeared as a semi regular in the first season of the WWII TV series Combat as Pvt Kelly 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 syndicated series Death Valley Days hosted by Robert Taylor 3 Judi Meredith 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 Walt Disney Studios where he appeared in The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin 1966 4 Blackbeard s Ghost 1968 5 and Superdad 1974 In 1967 68 he had a lead role in Good Morning World a short lived sitcom about a pair of disc jockeys named Lewis and Clarke The series co starred Goldie Hawn 6 This was followed by a succession of character roles including an appearance in an episode of the 1973 situation comedy A Touch of Grace and a stint as Colonel Marvin on the 1980 sitcom Six O Clock Follies Personal life editBaker 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 editAlfred 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 CarrollReferences edit Tales of chicken and fine art by Alan Chartock The Berkshire Eagle September 2 2006 via ProQuest 379732881 The Wackiest Ship in the Army Arrives by Bosley Crowther The New York Times February 9 1961 Retrieved from ProQuest 115403668 Death Valley Days Season 15 1966 67 ctva biz Accessed April 12 2024 Bullwhip Griffin by Howard Thompson The New York Times March 9 1967 p 43 Retrieved from 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 comExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joby Baker Joby Baker at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joby Baker amp oldid 1219690369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
