John Baer
American actor (1923-2006) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 82
John Baer was an American actor. He appeared in over 60 film and television productions between 1950 and 1974. Among the highlights of his career was the leading role in the television series Terry and the Pirates (1953).
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The Late LizFilm, Arthur Bryson1967
Bikini ParadiseFilm, Lt. Anthony Crane1966
Mission: ImpossibleSeries, Belden1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries, Billy1962
The Beverly HillbilliesSeries, Nelson
The Chapman ReportFilm, 1962Boy Barclay (uncredited)1961
Fear No MoreFilm, Keith Burgess1959
Guns Girls and GangstersFilm, Steve Thomas1958
77 Sunset StripSeries, William T. Hart
Night of the Blood BeastFilm, 1958Steve Dunlap1957
Leave It to BeaverSeries, Assistant
The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost FarmFilm, 1957Eric1956
The Hardy BoysSeries, Eric
Huk!Film, 1956Bart Rogers1955
GunsmokeSeries, Johnny's father
City of ShadowsFilm, 1955Dan Mason1954
Riding ShotgunFilm, Deputy Ross Hughes1953
The Mississippi GamblerFilm, Laurent Dureau1952
Adventures of SupermanSeries, Kreuger (unconfirmed)
Indian UprisingFilm, 1952Lt. Whitley1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries
Arizona ManhuntFilm, 1951Deputy Jim Brown1950
Lux Video TheatreSeries, Jack
The Flying MissileFilm, 1950Jet Pilot1923Born6 June 1923People around John
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Michael Curtiz Directed We're No Angels (1955)
Julie Adams Also in The Mississippi Gambler (1953)
Edmund Goulding Directed Down Among the Sheltering Palms (1953)
George Montgomery Also in Indian Uprising and Huk!
William Witney Directed City of Shadows and The Cat Burglar- Lew Landers Directed Terry and the Pirates
Carl Benton Reid Also in The Flying Missile and Indian Uprising
Tyler McVey Also in The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Ghost Farm (1957)
Known for
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We're No Angels 1955
Operation Pacific 1951
Superman and the Mole Men 1951
Night of the Blood Beast 1958
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 21
48 credits on file
Television 22
Media & music
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About this person
One of his better-known film roles was as Paul Trochard, the greedy heir who gets killed by a snake, in Michael Curtiz's comedy We're No Angels (1955). While he spent most of his film career in supporting roles or bit parts, Baer also played the lead role in Night of the Blood Beast, a horror film by Gene and Roger Corman.
