Benny Baker

Benny Baker
Baker in 1936
Born	(1907-05-05)May 5, 1907 St. Joseph, Missouri
Died	September 20, 1994(1994-09-20) (aged 87) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Spouses	Edith Turgell Margery Chapin

Benny Baker (born Benjamin Michael Zifkin; May 5, 1907 – September 20, 1994) was an American film and theater actor and comedian, and appeared in over 50 films between 1934 and 1988.^[1] He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.^[2]

• The Hell Cat (1934) as Snapper Dugan
• Belle of the Nineties (1934) as Blackie
• A Wicked Woman (1934) (uncredited)
• Love in Bloom (1935) as Man who buys radio
• College Scandal (1935) as 'Cuffie' Lewis
• Annapolis Farewell (1935) as Zimmer
• Wanderer of the Wasteland (1935) as Piano player
• The Big Broadcast of 1936 (1935) as Herman
• Thanks a Million (1935) as Tammany
• Millions in the Air (1935) as Benny
• Rose of the Rancho (1936) as Hill-Billy Boy
• Drift Fence (1936) as Jim Traft
• Give Us This Night (1936) as Tomasso
• Panic on the Air (1936) as Andy
• Lady Be Careful (1936) as Barney
• Murder with Pictures (1936) as Phil Doane
• Rose Bowl (1936) as Dutch Schultz
• Mind Your Own Business (1936) as Sparrow
• Champagne Waltz (1937) as Flip
• The Crime Nobody Saw (1937) as Horace Dryden
• Hotel Haywire (1937) as Bertie Sterns
• Wild Money (1937) as Al Vogel
• Blonde Trouble (1937) as Maxie Schwartz
• Double or Nothing (1937) as Sailor
• That Navy Spirit (1937) as Stuffy Miller
• Love on Toast (1937) as Egbert
• Tip-Off Girls (1937) as Scotty
• Touchdown, Army (1938) as Cadet Dick Mycroft
• His Exciting Night (1938) as Taxicab Driver
• She Married a Cop (1939) as Sidney
• Dancing Co-Ed (1939) as Chief Evans (uncredited)
• The Farmer's Daughter (1940) as Monk Gordon
• Sing for Your Supper (1941) as William
• Captains of the Clouds (1942) as Popcorn Kearns
• Stage Door Canteen (1942) as Beny Baker
• Up in Arms (1944) as Butterball
• Joe Palooka in the Knockout (1947) as Looie
• My Girl Tisa (1948) as Herman
• Smart Woman (1948) as Junior - Photographer (uncredited)
• Jinx Money (1948) as Augie Pollack
• The Babe Ruth Story (1948) as Player (uncredited)
• Homicide for Three (1948) as Timothy, Cab Driver
• Rose of the Yukon (1949) as Jack Wells
• Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) as Fight Secretary
• Manhattan Angel (1949) as Aloysius Duff
• Manhandled (1949) as Boyd, Man in Apartment House Lobby with Girl (uncredited)
• The Inspector General (1949) as Telecki (uncredited)
• Loan Shark (1952) as Tubby
• Young Man with Ideas (1952) as Bill Collector
• Models Inc. (1952) as Freddy
• Feudin' Fools (1952) as Corky
• Somebody Loves Me (1952) as Musician (uncredited)
• Thunderbirds (1952) as Private Charles Klassen
• I Love Lucy: The Movie (1953) as Audience Member
• Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957) as Frankie Frannis
• No Time for Sergeants (1958) as Captain Jim Able (uncredited)
• Papa's Delicate Condition (1963) as Douglas
• For Those Who Think Young (1964) as Lou
• Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966) as Detective Lieutenant Schwartz
• The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968) as Cab Driver
• Some Kind of a Nut (1969) as The Cabbie (as Ben Baker)
• Paint Your Wagon (1969) as Haywood Holbrook (as Ben Baker)
• Scandalous John (1971) as Dr. Kropak (as Ben Baker)
• Jory as Frank Jordan (as Ben Baker)
• The Sting II (1983) as Pyle
• Kidco (1984) as Judge Willoughby
• The Longshot (1986) as Mr. Hooper
• Monster in the Closet (1987) as Mr. McGinty
• 18 Again! (1988) as Red

• School for Romance (1934) as Male student (uncredited)
• When Do We Eat (1934) as Showalski
• I'll Be Suing You (1934) as Building Repairman
• Three Chumps Ahead (1934) as Benny Baker, Second Suitor
• You Said A Hatful! (1934) as Train Engineer (uncredited)
• The Ballad of Paducah Jail (1934) as Reporter Outside Jail
• You Bring the Ducks (1934) as Nephew
• Radio Take It Away (1947)) as Radio Program Emcee
• Birch Street Gym (1991) as Nate

• Benny Baker at IMDb