Actor
Eddie Baker
Born 1897-11-17Died 1968-02-04aged 70
Eddie Baker (1897–1968) is best known for Ship of Fools and City Lights.
Eddie Baker (born Edward King; November 17, 1897 – February 4, 1968) was an American film actor. He supported Laurel and Hardy in several of their films, but is best remembered for his (uncredited) role as a boxing referee in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931).
He appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1965. He was born in Davis, West Virginia and died in Hollywood, California from emphysema.