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name: "Fred Baker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/fred-baker"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 July 1932"
died: "5 June 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 88
updated: "2026-09-16T21:15:50.921806+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Fred Baker

Actor. Born 26 July 1932 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 5 June 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 July 1932, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 5 June 2011
- **Active:** 1966–1978

## Biography

Fred Baker (1932–2011) was an American actor, producer, director and writer. He was born in Los Angeles, California, and died in New York City.

Baker appeared as the Police Commander in George A. Romero's *Dawn of the Dead* (1978). His other acting credits include an uncredited role as an airport clerk in *Affair in Trinidad* (1952) and the druggist in *Working Girls* (1986). He also worked extensively behind the camera, producing and directing films such as *Lenny Bruce: Without Tears* (1972) and *Assata aka Joanne Chesimard* (2008), and directing episodes of the television series *Jazzmasters* (1988–1989).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Dawn of the Dead* (1978), Fi1m 86, as Police Commander — [page](https://film.one/film/dawn-of-the-dead.md)
- *Eraserhead* (1977), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/eraserhead.md)
- *The Battle of Algiers* (1966), Fi1m 93, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-battle-of-algiers.md)

## Also known for

- *Affair in Trinidad* (1952), Baker, Airport Clerk (uncredited)
- *Working Girls* (1987), Druggist

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