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Bob Baker(1924-2014)

  • Actor
  • Puppetry
  • Special Effects
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Bob Baker
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Bob Baker was born on 9 February 1924 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954), Shanks (1974) and The Red Skelton Hour (1951). He died on 28 November 2014 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornFebruary 9, 1924
DiedNovember 28, 2014(90)
BornFebruary 9, 1924
DiedNovember 28, 2014(90)
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Known for

Anne Kimbell and Stuart Wade in Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
Monster from the Ocean Floor
3.8
  • Special Effects
  • 1954
Shanks (1974)
Shanks
5.5
  • Puppetry
  • 1974
Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
The Red Skelton Hour
8.1
TV Series
  • Puppetry
Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
Hawaiian Eye
7.6
TV Series
  • Actor(as Bob Baker Marionettes)

Credits

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Actor

  • Bob Baker, Gary Coleman, and Rocky Schenck in Raging Slab & Gary Coleman: Anywhere But Here (1993)
    Raging Slab & Gary Coleman: Anywhere But Here
    Music Video
    • Puppet Master
    • 1993
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Marionette
    • 1979
  • Major Effects
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Marionette (voice)
    • 1979
  • Elizabeth Montgomery, Agnes Moorehead, and Dick York in Bewitched (1964)
    Bewitched
    7.6
    TV Series
    • 1st Puppeteer
    • 1971
  • Stefan Arngrim, Gary Conway, Kurt Kasznar, Deanna Lund, Don Marshall, Don Matheson, and Heather Young in Land of the Giants (1968)
    Land of the Giants
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Puppet Man (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, Ricardo Montalban, George Takei, John Colicos, Maurishka, Nichelle Nichols, Ned Romero, Charles Stewart, Vic Tayback, and George Allen in Star Trek (1966)
    Star Trek
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Beauregard (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Susan Slade (1961)
    Susan Slade
    6.3
    • Marionette Operator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • (as Bob Baker Marionettes)
    • 1960
  • Paris in the Spring
    Short
    • Marionette Director (as Bob Baker's Marionettes)
    • 1947

Puppetry

  • Geppetto (2000)
    Geppetto
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • puppet master
    • 2000
  • Dick Beals, Art Clokey, Dal McKennon, and Paul Frees in The Puppetoon Movie (1987)
    The Puppetoon Movie
    7.1
    • puppetoon creative artist: US
    • 1987
  • Levi's: Trademark (1977)
    Levi's: Trademark
    TV Special
    • puppet constructor
    • 1977
  • The Vandalism Film (Only You Can Stop It)
    Short
    • puppeteer
    • 1976
  • Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Kim Richards, and Ike Eisenmann in Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
    Escape to Witch Mountain
    6.3
    • puppeteer (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Shanks (1974)
    Shanks
    5.5
    • puppet designer
    • 1974
  • Red Skelton in The Red Skelton Hour (1951)
    The Red Skelton Hour
    8.1
    TV Series
    • puppeteer
    • 1969
  • Elvis Presley in G.I. Blues (1960)
    G.I. Blues
    6.2
    • puppeteer (uncredited)
    • 1960

Special Effects

  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • alien marionette (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • The Angry Red Planet (1959)
    The Angry Red Planet
    5.3
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Anne Kimbell and Stuart Wade in Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
    Monster from the Ocean Floor
    3.8
    • model of monster
    • 1954

Videos1

The Muppet Movie
Trailer 0:58
The Muppet Movie

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Robert Baker
  • Height
    • 5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
  • Born
    • February 9, 1924
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 2014
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(kidney failure)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Bob Baker's marionette puppets appeared in several movies, commercials for three national hamburger restaurants, and various product advertisements!.

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