# 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

* 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 (TV series) (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