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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1959
- Works
- 32
Top works
- Dr. Who and the Pescatons
- Embracing risk
- Scary Urban Legends
- Tokyo Chic Chic Collection
- Midwest Maniacs
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Film & TV
West Virginia, USA
American actor, best known for being a friend of Doors front man, Jim Morrison and starring in Andy Warhol's "I, A Man". Died of a drug overdose at the age of 42. Not to be confused with the better known English actor of "Doctor Who" notoriety.
Known for
- Celebrity Naked Ambition — Self (archive footage)2003
- Wholly Moses — Egyptian Captain1980
- More American Graffiti — Cop #11979
- Fyre — Nick Perrine1979
- Starsky & Hutch1975
- Candy Stripe Nurses — First Mechanic1974
- Runaway, Runaway — Buddy1971
- In Search of America — Doctor1971
- Angels Die Hard — Blair1970
- Bongo Wolf’s Revenge1970
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1929-12-23
- Active to
- 1988-05-13
Discography
- Chet Baker Quartet featuring Russ Freeman1953
- Chet Baker Sings1954
- Chet Baker & Strings1954
- Gerry Mulligan Quartet1955
- Sings and Plays With Bud Shank, Russ Freeman and Strings1955
- The Trumpet Artistry of Chet Baker1955
- Playboys1956
- Quartet: Russ Freeman Chet Baker1957
- It Could Happen to You: Chet Baker Sings1958
- Chet Baker in New York1958
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,475
- Total plays
- 16,484
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More than one artist has the name Tom Baker. (1) Tom Baker is a British character actor, perhaps best known for the seven series he put in as the Doctor in long-running BBC sci-fi program "Doctor Who." Recently voted the fourth most recognizable voice in the UK (after Queen Elizabeth, Tony Blair, and Margaret Thatcher), Baker later became sought-after for commercial voice-overs (the outtakes from one, an ad for Symphony furniture, has become notorious for its profanity and general comedy) <a hr
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Baker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- West Virginia
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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- date of death
- 1982-09-02
- date of birth
- 1940-08-23
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- birth name
- Thomas F. Baker
- writing language
- English language
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