Biography
Eddie Baker was an American film actor. Born Edward King in Davis, West Virginia, he appeared in more than 170 films between 1917 and 1965.
He is best remembered for his uncredited role as the boxing referee in Charlie Chaplin's City Lights (1931). Baker supported Laurel and Hardy in several of their films and took numerous uncredited parts in later features, including To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), Inherit the Wind (1960) and Ship of Fools (1965). He died in Hollywood, California, in 1968.
