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Joby Baker est un Acteur Canadien né le 26 mars 1934 à Montréal (Canada)
Joby Baker (born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian born actor and painter.
Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early roll in his career can be seen 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." Other television series included Dr. Kildare and The Dick Van Dyke Show. He appeared in the Elvis Presley movie Girl Happy (1966), and also in all three Gidget movies.
In 1967, Baker was cast as a traveling magician, Dr. William Davis, in the episode "The Saga of Dr. Davis" on the syndicated series Death Valley Days, hosted by Robert Taylor. 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), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) 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. 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.
Baker had been married to Joan Blackman, whom he met while both of them were filming an Elvis Presley movie. In 1984 he married lyricist and songwriter Dory Previn. He illustrated The Dory Previn Songbook, published in 1995. He has also exhibited as an abstract painter in major Los Angeles art galleries.
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Joby Baker
Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early roll in his career can be seen 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." Other television series included Dr. Kildare and The Dick Van Dyke Show. He appeared in the Elvis Presley movie Girl Happy (1966), and also in all three Gidget movies.
In 1967, Baker was cast as a traveling magician, Dr. William Davis, in the episode "The Saga of Dr. Davis" on the syndicated series Death Valley Days, hosted by Robert Taylor. 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), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) 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. 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.
Baker had been married to Joan Blackman, whom he met while both of them were filming an Elvis Presley movie. In 1984 he married lyricist and songwriter Dory Previn. He illustrated The Dory Previn Songbook, published in 1995. He has also exhibited as an abstract painter in major Los Angeles art galleries.
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Avalanche (1979)
, 1h31Réalisé par Corey Allen, Lewis Teague
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Action, Aventure
Thèmes La fin du monde, Film catastrophe, Film catastrophe américain
Acteurs Rock Hudson, Robert Forster, Mia Farrow, Jeanette Nolan, Rick Moses, Steve Franken
Rôle TV Director
Note37%
Une coulée de neige inonde une station de ski
L’Idée Fixe (1973)
, 1h36Réalisé par Vincent McEveety
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie
Thèmes Films pour enfants
Acteurs Bob Crane, Barbara Rush, Kurt Russell, Joe Flynn, Johnny Flynn, Kathleen Cody
Rôle Klutch
Note51%
Charlie McCready est un père très inquiet. Considérant que les amies de sa fille Wendy ne sont pas de bonnes fréquentations, il décide par un moyen détourné de la faire changer d'école. Mais Wendy, arrivée dans sa nouvelle école, découvre l'obscur plan de son père. Alors que Wendy adopte une attitude rebelle, Charlie réalise qu'il a fait une grosse erreur.
Le Fantôme de Barbe Noire (1968)
, 1h46Réalisé par Robert Stevenson, Paul Cameron, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Science-fiction, Fantastique, Comédie, Fantasy
Thèmes La mer, Transport, Pirates, Fantômes, Films pour enfants
Acteurs Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon, Elliott Reid
Rôle Silky Seymour
Note67%
Steve Walker, entraîneur d'athlétisme fraîchement débarqué dans une petite ville côtière, achète une vieille bassinoire lors d'une vente aux enchères. En y découvrant un parchemin marqué d'une formule magique qu'il récite par jeu, il invoque le fantôme du célèbre pirate Barbe-Noire.
L'Honorable Griffin (1967)
, 1h45Réalisé par James Neilson, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Comédie, Action, Aventure, Western
Thèmes Films pour enfants
Acteurs Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden, Harry Guardino, Richard Haydn, Mike Mazurki
Rôle Bandido Leader
Note63%
Griffin est le majordome très propre sur lui d'un habitant de Boston, Jack Flagg. Mais lorsque Flagg décide de déménager pour la Californie lors de la Ruée vers l'or de 1949, Griffin le suit docilement.
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
, 1h37Réalisé par Alvin Ganzer
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Musical
Thèmes La musique, Lié à la musique classique, Le jazz, Musique, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre
Acteurs Connie Francis, Harve Presnell, Peter Noone, Liberace, Sue Ane Langdon, Fred Clark
Rôle Sam
Note48%
, 1h36Réalisé par Boris Sagal
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie musicale, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes Musique
Acteurs Elvis Presley, Shelley Fabares, Harold J. Stone, Gary Crosby, Joby Baker, Nita Talbot
Rôle Wilbur
Note63%
Un chanteur de rock se retrouve contraint de chaperonner un groupe de collégiennes pendant leur première sortie sans leurs parents. Parmi elles, la fille de son patron. Tout cela, pendant le fameux Springbreak...
Looking For Love (1964)
, 1h25Réalisé par Don Weis
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes Musique
Acteurs Connie Francis, Jim Hutton, Susan Oliver, Barbara Nichols, Jay C. Flippen, Joby Baker
Rôle Cuz Rickover
Note56%
Francis plays Libby Caruso, who has spent a whole month trying to get into show business with her singing, yet hasn't succeed. Libby then decides to retire and get a job where she can meet the right man and get married. She is interested in pursuing Paul Davis (Jim Hutton), who she meets in the supermarket, but Paul is not interested.
Gidget Goes to Rome (1963)
, 1h44Réalisé par Paul Wendkos
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes Sport, Surf, Musique
Acteurs Cindy Carol, James Darren, Don Porter, Jeff Donnell, Jessie Royce Landis, Cesare Danova
Rôle Judge
Note51%
College-bound Gidget (Cindy Carol) is vacationing in Rome for the summer with faithful boyfriend Jeff, aka Moondoggie (James Darren) and their friends. Chaperoning the pair is Aunt Albertina (Jessie Royce Landis). However, Gidget's father Russell, worried about his daughter being abroad, asks an old friend of his, named Paolo Cellini, to keep an eye on Gidget to see that she stays out of trouble. Complications set in when Gidget begins to fall for the much older Paolo.
Hootenanny Hoot (1963)
, 1h31Réalisé par Gene Nelson
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Musical
Thèmes Musique
Acteurs Peter Breck, Ruta Lee, Johnny Cash, Joby Baker, Pamela Austin, Bobo Lewis
Rôle Steve Laughlin
Note50%
Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
, 1h41Réalisé par Paul Wendkos
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Musical, Romance
Thèmes La mer, Sport, Transport, Surf, Musique
Acteurs Deborah Walley, James Darren, Carl Reiner, Michael Callan, Jeff Donnell, Peggy Cass
Rôle Judge Hamilton
Note56%
The film opens with Francie "Gidget" Lawrence (Deborah Walley) and Jeff "Moondoggie" Matthews (James Darren) getting pinned. Later, Gidget's father Russ (Carl Reiner) announces that they are going to Hawaii for a vacation. Gidget refuses to go and leave Jeff alone; Gidget's mother Dorothy (Jean Donnell) explains to Russ that Jeff is all that matters to Gidget. Russ decides to cancel Gidget's room reservation and make arrangements for her to stay with a relative so that she can be with Jeff. However, when Jeff tells Gidget that he thinks it's great and that she should go to Hawaii, Gidget gives him back his pin, runs home and tells her folks she has changed her mind.
Le Rafiot héroïque (1960)
, 1h39Réalisé par Richard Murphy
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Guerre, Comédie, Comédie dramatique
Thèmes Bidasses, La mer, Transport, Politique, Forces armées des États-Unis
Acteurs Jack Lemmon, Rick Nelson, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker
Rôle Josh Davidson
Note62%
Le lieutenant Rip Grandall hérite d'une mission: il doit, en 1943, conduire un bateau d'Australie en Nouvelle Guinée. Le rafiot ne paie pas de mine, mais Rip parvient à s'acquitter de sa mission. Au moment de prendre l'avion pour le retour, il apprend, stupéfait, qu'une autre mission a été confiée a son remplaçant avec le même rafiot.
Key Witness (1960)
Réalisé par Phil Karlson
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame, Thriller, Policier
Acteurs Dennis Hopper, Jeffrey Hunter, Pat Crowley, Susan Harrison, Joby Baker, Corey Allen
Rôle Muggles
Note61%
An average Los Angeles citizen witnesses a gang murder when he stops to use a telephone. Aware that he is the only witness against them, the gang members seek out his identity and terrorize him and his family to keep him from testifying against them. Only by psychologically playing one gang member against the others is the man able to bring the police to his rescue.
Le Rafiot héroïque (1960)
, 1h39Réalisé par Richard Murphy
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Guerre, Comédie
Acteurs Rick Nelson, Jack Lemmon, John Lund, Chips Rafferty, Tom Tully, Joby Baker
Rôle Josh Davidson
Note62%
Le lieutenant Rip Grandall hérite d'une mission: il doit, en 1943, conduire un bateau d'Australie en Nouvelle Guinée. Le rafiot ne paie pas de mine, mais Rip parvient à s'acquitter de sa mission. Au moment de prendre l'avion pour le retour, il apprend, stupéfait, qu'une autre mission a été confiée a son remplaçant avec le même rafiot.
Gidget (1959)
, 1h35Réalisé par Paul Wendkos
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Comédie, Comédie romantique, Romance
Thèmes La mer, Sport, Transport, Surf
Acteurs Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Joby Baker, Tom Laughlin, Doug McClure
Rôle Stinky
Note65%
Frances, jeune fille de 17 ans surnommée Gidget (mot-valise pour girl et midget), passe des vacances estivales avec une bande de copines. Ses parents souhaitent qu'elle fréquente un ami de la famille, Jeffrey Matthews, mais elle rencontre un jeune surfeur.
La Colère du juste (1959)
, 1h40Réalisé par Daniel Mann
Origine Etats-Unis
Genres Drame
Acteurs Paul Muni, David Wayne, Betsy Palmer, Luther Adler, Joby Baker, Joanna Moore
Rôle Myron Malkin
Note68%
Le docteur Samuel Abelman a fait de sa vocation un sacerdoce. Depuis quarante-cinq ans il soigne les indigents et les familles miséreuses de Brooklyn.