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Joe Baker (14 December 1928 – 16 May 2001) was a British actor. He was the voice of Larry Fine in The Robonic Stooges and the Thing in Fred and Barney Meet the Thing.
Biography[]
The son of British vaudevillians, 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 and My Man Joe, and was a favorite of Prince Charles (now King Charles III) on the children's show Crackerjack!
After moving to Los Angeles in 1975, Baker starred in movies, TV shows and dozens of commercials. He was a friend of Lou Costello's daughter Chris Costello. She once told Baker, "You do my dad['s voice] better than anyone [else]!" Baker was an expert impressionist, imitating such stars as Lou Costello, John Garfield, and James Cagney. Baker once taught Laurence Olivier how to imitate Donald Duck.
External Links[]
- Joe Baker (I) at the Internet Movie Database