| Joby Baker | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1934 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Occupation | actor, painter |
| Spouse | Joan Blackman (divorced) Dory Previn (1984-) |
Joby Baker (born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian born actor and painter.
He was born in Montreal, Quebec. In the early 1960s he made guest appearances in TV series including Dr. Kildare and The Dick Van Dyke Show and appeared in the Elvis Presley movie Girl Happy (1966). He began a long association with Walt Disney Studios where he appeared in Bullwhip Griffin (1966), Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) and Superdad (1974). In 1968, he had a lead role in Good Morning, World, a short-lived sitcom about a pair of disc jockeys named Lewis and Clarke. This was followed by a succession of character roles, including a stint as Colonel Marvin on the 1980 sitcom Six O'Clock Follies.[1]
Joby Baker had been married to Joan Blackman, whom he met while both of them were filming an Elvis Presley movie. In 1984 he married lyricist and songwriter Dory Previn. He illustrated The Dory Previn Songbook, published in 1995. He has also exhibited as an abstract painter in major Los Angeles art galleries.[2]