Raymond Baker Biography (1948-)

Born July 9, 1948, in Omaha, NE; son of Henry L. (a contractor) and Audrey (maiden name, Peart) Baker; married Avis Alexander, June 7, 1970 (divorced, 1978); married Patricia Richardson (an actress), June 20, 1982 (divorced August,1995); married Colleen Dodson (a playwright); children: (second marriage) Henry, Joe and Roxie (twins). Addresses: Agent: c/o Triad Artists, 888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1602, New York, NY 10106.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
July 9, 1948
Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Stage Appearances
  • (Stage debut) Van Dyke Vernon, The Virginian, Bob Young's Cabaret,Cascade, CO, 1968
  • Sterling Hayden, Are You Now or Have You Ever Been ... ?, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1978
  • Henry, Swing, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC, 1979-1980
  • (Broadway debut) Doc Porter, Crimes of the Heart, Golden Theatre,1981
  • Is There Life after High School?, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1982
  • Doc Porter, Crimes of the Heart, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982
  • John Landis, Fifth of July, Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati, OH,1983
  • Ed, Torch Song Trilogy, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1984
  • Cowboy, I'm Not Rappaport, American Place Theatre, New York City,1985
  • Jack, The Boys Next Door, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1986
  • Reed Hooker, The Lucky Spot, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1987
  • George Sikowksi, That Championship Season, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1999
  • Also appeared in Character Lines, WPA Theatre.
  • Film Appearances
  • (Film debut) Marty, the assistant bank manager, Gloria, Columbia,1980
  • Real estate agent, Nightmare (also known as Blood Splash, Nightmare in a Damaged Brain, and Schizo), 1981
  • Lieutenant Raymond Johnson, The Line, Enterprise, 1982
  • Pete Dawson, Silkwood, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • Sheriff Royce Spalding, Places in the Heart, Tri-Star, 1984
  • Drag-race driver, Running Hot, 1984
  • Ad man, C.H.U.D., 1984
  • Ethan McKendrick, Silverado, Columbia, 1985
  • Dan Morgan, Stacking (also known as Season of Dreams), Spectrafilm, 1987
  • Bolling Keily, Everybody's All-American (also known as When I Fall in Love), Warner Bros., 1988
  • Mr. Kelso, Rain Man, United Artists, 1988
  • Strickler, Physical Evidence, Columbia, 1989
  • Harry Zara, Heart Condition, New Line Cinema, 1990
  • McClane, Total Recall, TriStar, 1990
  • Riley Hoover, Masters of Menace, New Line Cinema, 1990
  • Victor Thummell, Hexed, Columbia, 1993
  • Bill Blazer, Freaked (also known as Hideous Mutant Freekz),Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993
  • Norris Prescott, Camp Nowhere, Buena Vista, 1994
  • Doctor, Ed Wood, Buena Vista, 1994
  • Garvin, Speechless, 1994
  • Hamilton Nichols, The Hard Truth, Spectator Films, 1994
  • Colonel Forsyth, The Final Cut, Republic Entertainment, 1995
  • 747 Captain, Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996
  • Dan, Assault on Dome 4 (also known as Chase Moran), 1996
  • Martin Campbell, Living in Peril (also known as The Peril of Being Walter Woods), 1997
  • Wallace Crockett, A Thousand Acres, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,1997
  • Mayor, Hard Rain (also known as Flood), Paramount, 1998
  • Ted, Anywhere But Here, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
  • Mr. Kaysen, Girl, Interrupted (also known as Durchgeknallt), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
  • Dr. Stan Powell, What Lies Beneath, DreamWorks Distribution, 2000
  • Buddy Leach, Sweet November, Warner Bros., 2001
  • Peter Baxter, The Trip, 2002
  • Assistant Attorney General, Holes, Columbia, 2002
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Dana Caldrin, The Equalizer, CBS, 1985-1986
  • Dr. Stan Gorshalk, Heart Beat, ABC, 1988-
  • Wade Prescott, Down Home, CBS, 1990
  • Walter Melrod, Great Scott!, Fox, 1992
  • Chief Jack W. Desort, Under Suspicion, CBS, 1994
  • Bill Keane, Suddenly Susan, NBC, 1996-1997
  • Miniseries
  • James Roosevelt, Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years, 1977
  • Mike George, At Mother's Request, CBS, 1986
  • Nick, Parent Trap III, NBC, 1989
  • Movies
  • Steve Corcoran, Dream House, CBS, 1981
  • The Neighborhood (also known as Breslin's Neighborhood), NBC, 1982
  • Joe Balter, Nobody's Child, CBS, 1986
  • Donald F. Donald, Rockabye, CBS, 1986
  • Grey Harrison, The Long Journey Home, ABC, 1987
  • Dr. Thomas Crandall, Supermom's Daughter, ABC, 1987
  • Colonel Chadwick, Disaster at Silo 7, ABC, 1988
  • Frank Igus, She Said No, NBC, 1990
  • Sam, In Sickness and in Health (also known as Hearts on Fire), CBS, 1992
  • Jack Earley, Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (also known as Till Murder Do Us Part II), CBS, 1992
  • River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene (also known as Murderon the Rio Grande), CBS, 1993
  • Lester Howland, The Secretary, CBS, 1995
  • Deidre's first husband, Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story, ABC, 1995
  • Wentworth, Dark Angel, Fox, 1996
  • Robert, A Friend's Betrayal, 1996
  • Mark Baker, She Cried No, 1996
  • Stu Fishman, Echo (also known as Deadly Echo), ABC, 1997
  • Elliot Bradley, Perfect Body, NBC, 1997
  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest, CBS, 1997
  • Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story, 1998
  • Ali: An American Hero, Fox, 2000
  • Falcone, Area 52, Sci-Fi Channel, 2001
  • Johnny Orr, Diagnosis Murder: Town without Pity, 2002
  • Pilots
  • Johnny, Taking It Home, NBC, 1986
  • Dr. Stan Gorshalk, Heartbeat, 1988
  • The mayor, Locals, Fox, 1994
  • Lowell Berman, The Tomorrow Man, 1995
  • Specials
  • Phillip, On Hope, Showtime, 1994
  • Episodic
  • "In a Safe Place," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1986
  • Mr. Shrader, "Calling Doctor Huxtable," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1987
  • Raymond Crane, "Deals and Wheels: Part 1," Booker, Fox, 1989
  • "Wheels and Deals," 21 Jump Street, Fox, 1989
  • Paul Caldrin, "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden," Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, syndicated, 1993
  • (Uncredited) Inspector, "The Eve of Construction," Home Improvement, ABC, 1994
  • Lieutenant Colonel Burke "Pearly" White, "Fox Two," Pensacola: Wings of Gold, syndicated, 1999
  • Jonathan Lydell, "Take Out the Trash Day," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
  • Admiral Hollenbeck, "Touch and Go," JAG, CBS, 2001
  • "Agent Provocateur," The American Embassy, Fox, 2002
  • Also appeared as President Grover Cleveland and Richard Thorpe in episodes of Cybill, CBS; as Mr. Demarmel, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC;as Senator Crawford, The District; as Ralph Burton, First Monday; in an episode of Crossing Jordan, NBC.
  • Other
  • (Television debut) Easy Does It, CBS, 1976