Ray Baker
Acting
Biography
Ray Baker (born July 9, 1948), sometimes credited as Raymond Baker, is an American theater, television and film actor. A longtime character actor, he has amassed over 100 screen credits. Baker was born in Omaha, Nebraska and grew up in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Denver before moving to New York and living and working there for twenty years. Baker appeared on and off Broadway and in regional theatre. From 1982 - 1995, Baker was married to actress Patricia Richardson, with whom he has three children. He has been married to actress and playwright Colleen Dodson since 1997.
Born: July 9, 1948
Place of Birth: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Known For
Criminal Minds
An elite team of FBI profilers analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again. The Behavioral Analysis Unit's most experienced agent is David Rossi, a founding member of the BAU who returns to help the team solve new cases.
The West Wing
The West Wing provides a glimpse into presidential politics in the nation's capital as it tells the stories of the members of a fictional presidential administration. These interesting characters have humor and dedication that touches the heart while the politics that they discuss touch on everyday life.
The Shield
The story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules or working against their associates to both keep the streets safe and their self-interests intact.
Woodrow Wilson
A gifted orator, Woodrow Wilson was supremely confident before crowds, yet uneasy in small groups. An intellectual with inflexible moral principles, he led America into World War I, threatening all that he cherished. This film recalls the transformation of a history professor into one of America's greatest presidents, brought down by his stubborn search for peace and an incapacitating stroke.
Rockabye
A young woman, striking out on her own after having left her husband in California, has her young son snatched from her moments after getting off the bus in New York City on her way to Vermont, and reluctantly accepts the help of a hard-nosed reporter in tracking him down after being given the runaround from the police.
She Said No
A successful career woman is raped by a prominent lawyer. However, when she takes the case to court, it results in a hung jury. When the DA's office declines to retry the case, the lawyer opts to sue the woman for malicious prosecution and slander leaving her feeling raped again.
Rain Man
When car dealer Charlie Babbitt learns that his estranged father has died, he returns home to Cincinnati, where he discovers that he has a savant older brother named Raymond and that his father's $3 million fortune is being left to the mental institution in which Raymond lives. Motivated by his father's money, Charlie checks Raymond out of the facility in order to return with him to Los Angeles. The brothers' cross-country trip ends up changing both their lives.
Girl, Interrupted
Set in the changing world of the late 1960s, Susanna Kaysen's prescribed "short rest" from a psychiatrist she had met only once becomes a strange, unknown journey into Alice's Wonderland, where she struggles with the thin line between normal and crazy. Susanna soon realizes how hard it is to get out once she has been committed, and she ultimately has to choose between the world of people who belong inside or the difficult world of reality outside.
Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
In Los Rios enroute to Los Angeles, Carol makes an urgent call to her father, Dr. Mark Sloan, pleading for help. Arriving in the small, seemingly pleasant mountain town, Mark investigates but the whole community denies knowing anything about his daughter and her husband. Dr. Sloan, however, soon uncovers enough evidence to make him believe that his daughter and son-in-law may have met a tragic end.
Coach Carter
Based on a true story, in which Richmond High School head basketball coach Ken Carter made headlines in 1999 for benching his undefeated team due to poor academic results.
Filmography
as Lenn
as John
as Randall Eames 2007
as Sheriff Birch
as Mr. Millbrook
as Bruno Hawks
as Jack Bennett
as St. Francis Coach
as The President
as Sheriff Briggs
as Mr. Powers
as Asst. Attorney General
as Peter Baxter
as Victor Fitzgerald
as Det. Tom Gannon
as Johnny
as voice
as Falcone
as Albert Aaronson
as FBI Agent / Major
as Buddy Leach
as Dr. Stan Powell
as Mr. Kaysen
as Ted
as Jonathan Lydell
as Roy Salyers
as Mayor
as Wallace Crockett
as Elliot Bradley
as Stu Fishman
as Dan Block
as Bill Keane
as Wentworth
as Berman
as Robert / Nina's boyfriend
as 747 Captain
as Mr. Demarmel
as Col. Forsyth
as Admiral Hollenbeck
as Lester Howland
as Dr. Richard Thorpe
as Ray Garvin
as Hamilton Nichols
as Jack Earley
as Doctor
as Norris Prescott
as Coy Baron
as Bill Blazer
as Victor Thummell
as Walter Melrod
as Frank Igus
as Riley Hoover
as Bob McClane
as Wade Prescott
as Harry Zara
as Nick
as Strickler
as Mr. Kelso
as Col. Chadwick
as Bolling Kiely
as Grey Harrison
as Douglas J. Hewitt
as Raymond Crane
as Dan Morgan
as Michael George
as Joe Balter
as Donald F. Donald
as Dana
as McKendrick
as Mr. Schrader
as Sheriff Royce Spalding
as Ad Man (as Raymond Baker)
as Pete Dawson
as Steve Corcoran
as Assistant Bank Manager
as 1st CID Man (uncredited)