Benny Baker

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. He died in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.

Filmography Films 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

Short films 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

Television credits

Kraft Theater (1955) Studio One (1955) as Harvey The Milton Berle Show (1956) NBC Matinee Theater (1956) Playhouse 90 (1956) General Electric Theater (1957) The Life of Riley (1957) as Lambert The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show (1957) as Mr. Syms Maverick (1957) as Mike Brill The Real McCoys (1957) as Mr. Feeley The Thin Man (1957) as Curly Bascom Leave It to Beaver (1957) as Barber M Squad (1958) as Dutch Colt .45 (1958) as Bartender / Hotel Clerk The Red Skelton Hour (1957-1958) as L. G. Heath Jr. / Sir Lancelot Sugarfoot (1958) as Irving Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1958) (Season 3 Episode 31: "The Festive Season") as Al the Bartender Man Without a Gun (1958) as Phil The People's Choice (1958) as Harry Bailey The Silent Service (1957-1958) as Mayhew the Cook / Heinz The Bob Cummings Show (1958) as Hafter's Stooge Schlitz Playhouse (1957-1958) as Regal Hotel Receptionist / Henry, Cafe Proprietor Lawman (1961) as Dave the Bartender Surfside 6 (1961) as Joe / Walter / Harry Hawaiian Eye (1961) as Jake Room for One More (1962) as Jedson McKeever and the Colonel (1962) as Mr. Anderson Cheyenne (1957-1962) as Barber / Doc Johnson / Tulliver The Jack Benny Program (1963) as Herbie The Danny Thomas Show (1958-1963) as Mailman / Mr. Foster / Poker Player 77 Sunset Strip (1958-1963) as Maxie Tuttle / Doctor / Fred Webber The Farmer's Daughter (1964) The Cara Williams Show (1964) as Grady Broadside (1965) as Charlie Leff Hank (1965) as Bakery Man Perry Mason (1963-1965) as Jerry Ormond / Jerome Bentley / John Flickinger F Troop (1965-1966) as Pete / Pete (Bartender) Love on a Rooftop (1966) Felony Squad (1967) as Cab Driver The Bill Cosby Show (1970) as Mr. Apollo Ironside (1970) as Counterman Julia (1971) as Mr. Greenburg Green Acres (1971) as Bert Beamish Charlie's Angels (1977) as Murphy Myrphy The Love Boat (1978) as Grandad 'Jack Daniels' Kojak (1978) as Danny Fogarty Laverne & Shirley (1981) as Reverend Ernie Cagney & Lacey (1983) as Wally Goodnight, Beantown (1983) Trapper John, M.D. (1984) as Fred Romanis He's the Mayor (1986) as Benny Sledge Hammer! (1987) as Ice Cream Truck Driver The Bronx Zoo (1987) as Gideon Beauty and the Beast (1987) as Herman Out of This World (1988) as Old Man