Joe Baker(1928-2001)
- Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
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.
