LENNY BAKER
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'Lenny Baker' (17 January 1945 – 12 April 1982) was a Tony Award-winning,[1] Golden Globe-nominated [2] highly praised [3] actor.
Baker was born 17 January 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Bertha and William Baker. He graduated from Boston University, performed in regional theater, spent several summers at the O'Neill Center's National Playwrights Conference in Waterford, Connecticut, and had two brothers, Alan and Malcolm.
He died of AIDS [4][5] 12 April 1982 [6] [3]
Baker won the Tony Award in 1977 for his leading performance in ''I Love My Wife,''[1] and was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his performance as lead that same year in Next Stop, Greenwich Village.[2]
He appeared Off Broadway in plays such as ''Conerico Was Here to Stay,'' ''Paradise Gardens East,'' ''The Year Boston Won the Pennant,'' and ''Summertree,'' debuting on Broadway in 1974 in ''The Freedom of the City,'' performing in repertory in ''Secret Service'' and ''Boy Meets Girl,'' and in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V and Measure for Measure with Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival. He was highly praised by critics such as Clive Barnes and Walter Kerr, and won the Tony Award for his performance in ''I Love My Wife.'' [3] [11]
In the course of his career Baker appeared in a number of television shows, such as Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, The Rockford Files, and Taxi.
Far and away most prominent amongst his film roles, which included Hospital and The Paper Chase, was Next Stop, Greenwich Village, for which he was widely praised by critics and for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.[3]
==Off Broadway[13]
Broadway[14]==
★ ''The Freedom of the City'' – Alvin Theatre, 1974
★ ''Secret Service'' – Playhouse Theatre, 1976 – ''Henry Dumont''
★ ''Boy Meets Girl'' – Playhouse Theatre, 1976 – ''Robert Law''
★ ''I Love My Wife'' – Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1977 – ''Alvin''
==Film[6]==
★ The Hospital, 1971 – Dr Schaefer
★ AWOL – Avhopparen, 1972 – Sidney Feitel
★ Malatesta's Carnival of Blood, 1973 – Sonja
★ The Paper Chase, 1973 – William Moss
★ Next Stop, Greenwich Village, 1976 – Larry Lapinsky
==Television[6]==
★ The Teaching, 1970 – Samuel Golden
★ Pueblo, 1973 – Ens T L Harris
★ Kojak: Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die, 1974 – Joyce Harrington
★ Sunshine: White Bread and Margarine, 1975 – Jinx
★ Secret Service, 1977 – Henry Dumont
★ The Rubber Gun Squad, 1977 – Eddie
★ Starsky and Hutch: Ninety Pounds of Trouble, 1979 – Damon
★ The Rockford Files: Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die: Part 1 and Part 2, 1979 – Ronny Martz
★ Taxi: Latka's Revolting, 1979 – Baschi
1. Tony Awards
2. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
3. New York Times
4. David Ehrenstein Account
5. Jewish Daily Forward
6. Internet Movie Database
7. New York Times
8. Tony Awards
9. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
10. New York Times
11. Filmspot
12. New York Times
13. Internet Off-Broadway Database
14. Internet Broadway Database
15. Internet Movie Database
16. Internet Movie Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Internet Off-Broadway Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Internet Broadway Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Internet Movie Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Filmspot (Comprehensive Biography)
Life
Baker was born 17 January 1945, in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Bertha and William Baker. He graduated from Boston University, performed in regional theater, spent several summers at the O'Neill Center's National Playwrights Conference in Waterford, Connecticut, and had two brothers, Alan and Malcolm.
He died of AIDS [4][5] 12 April 1982 [6] [3]
Awards
Baker won the Tony Award in 1977 for his leading performance in ''I Love My Wife,''[1] and was nominated for a Golden Globe award for his performance as lead that same year in Next Stop, Greenwich Village.[2]
Career
He appeared Off Broadway in plays such as ''Conerico Was Here to Stay,'' ''Paradise Gardens East,'' ''The Year Boston Won the Pennant,'' and ''Summertree,'' debuting on Broadway in 1974 in ''The Freedom of the City,'' performing in repertory in ''Secret Service'' and ''Boy Meets Girl,'' and in Pericles, Prince of Tyre, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Henry V and Measure for Measure with Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival. He was highly praised by critics such as Clive Barnes and Walter Kerr, and won the Tony Award for his performance in ''I Love My Wife.'' [3] [11]
In the course of his career Baker appeared in a number of television shows, such as Kojak, Starsky and Hutch, The Rockford Files, and Taxi.
Far and away most prominent amongst his film roles, which included Hospital and The Paper Chase, was Next Stop, Greenwich Village, for which he was widely praised by critics and for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.[3]
==Off Broadway[13]
★ ''Conerico Was Here to Stay'' – Fortune Theatre, 1969 – ''Young Man''
★ ''Paradise Gardens East'' – Fortune Theatre, 1969 – ''Brother''
★ ''The Year Boston Won the Pennant'' – Mitzi Newhouse Theatre, 1969 – ''Dillinger/Peabody''
★ ''Barbary Shore'' – Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, 1973 – ''Mike Lovett''
★ ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' – Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, 1974 – ''Thailard/Knight of Ephesus/Boult''
★ ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' – Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, 1974 – ''Abraham Slender''
★ ''Henry V'' – Joseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, 1976 – ''Dauphin''
★ ''Measure for Measure'' – oseph Papp Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, 1976 – ''Lucio''
Broadway[14]==★ ''The Freedom of the City'' – Alvin Theatre, 1974
★ ''Secret Service'' – Playhouse Theatre, 1976 – ''Henry Dumont''
★ ''Boy Meets Girl'' – Playhouse Theatre, 1976 – ''Robert Law''
★ ''I Love My Wife'' – Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1977 – ''Alvin''
==Film[6]==
★ The Hospital, 1971 – Dr Schaefer
★ AWOL – Avhopparen, 1972 – Sidney Feitel
★ Malatesta's Carnival of Blood, 1973 – Sonja
★ The Paper Chase, 1973 – William Moss
★ Next Stop, Greenwich Village, 1976 – Larry Lapinsky
==Television[6]==
★ The Teaching, 1970 – Samuel Golden
★ Pueblo, 1973 – Ens T L Harris
★ Kojak: Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die, 1974 – Joyce Harrington
★ Sunshine: White Bread and Margarine, 1975 – Jinx
★ Secret Service, 1977 – Henry Dumont
★ The Rubber Gun Squad, 1977 – Eddie
★ Starsky and Hutch: Ninety Pounds of Trouble, 1979 – Damon
★ The Rockford Files: Only Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die: Part 1 and Part 2, 1979 – Ronny Martz
★ Taxi: Latka's Revolting, 1979 – Baschi
References
1. Tony Awards
2. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
3. New York Times
4. David Ehrenstein Account
5. Jewish Daily Forward
6. Internet Movie Database
7. New York Times
8. Tony Awards
9. Hollywood Foreign Press Association
10. New York Times
11. Filmspot
12. New York Times
13. Internet Off-Broadway Database
14. Internet Broadway Database
15. Internet Movie Database
16. Internet Movie Database
External Links
★ Lenny Baker @ Internet Off-Broadway Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Internet Broadway Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Internet Movie Database
★ Lenny Baker @ Filmspot (Comprehensive Biography)
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