Joseph N. "Joby" Baker (born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian-born actor
and painter.Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early role 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." He also appeared as a
semi-regular in the first season of the WWII TV series Combat! as Pvt.
Kelly.Other television series included 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. He appeared in the Elvis Presley movie
Girl Happy (1965), 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.
and painter.Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early role 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." He also appeared as a
semi-regular in the first season of the WWII TV series Combat! as Pvt.
Kelly.Other television series included 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. He appeared in the Elvis Presley movie
Girl Happy (1965), 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.
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