Frank Baker

Throughout his entertainment career as an accomplished actor, Frank Baker graced the silver screen many times. Baker's earliest roles were in film, including the western "The Bushranger" (1928) with Tim McCoy, the adventure "The New Adventures of Tarzan" (1935) with Bruce Bennett and the Katharine Hepburn dramatic adaptation "Mary of Scotland" (1936). He also appeared in the Loretta Young drama "Four Men and a Prayer" (1938), "The Baroness and the Butler" (1938) and the Stan Laurel comedy "A Chump at Oxford" (1940). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the forties and the sixties, appearing in the adventure "Calcutta" (1947) with Alan Ladd, the Bette Davis historical love story "The Virgin Queen" (1955) and "Run of the Arrow" (1957) with Rod Steiger. He also appeared in "Two Rode Together" (1961) with James Stewart, the comedy "Donovan's Reef" (1963) with John Wayne and the adaptation "My Fair Lady" (1964) with Audrey Hepburn. Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in the Tony Curtis dramatic adaptation "Sex and the Single Girl" (1964), "Defiance" (1974) and the period drama "Yentl" (1983) with Barbra Streisand. Baker was most recently credited in "The Young Poisoner's Handbook" (1996). Baker passed away in December 1980 at the age of 88.