Stanley Baker

[Villain]

Apr 26, 2017 16:32:53 GMT Gene Hunt said:

Not a lot of people know.....

The house in the 1967 film "Robbery" where Stanley Baker's character "Paul Clifton" lives with wife "Kate" (Joanna Pettet) was actually Stanley's real house at the time of filming. It was No 7 Queensmere Road, Wimbledon and was demolished just a few years later for redevelopment.

Gene.

As well as using his own house in Robbery Baker drove his own Bentley S3 saloon in the film, complete with added 'spirit of ecstacy' mascot on the radiator to p*ss off Rolls Royce owners.

Villain

[Bojan Scores]

I love Perfect Friday. Stanley plays slightly against type in this clever heist film, and it's always been one of my fave SB films. It's been enjoyable reading members comments and it makes you want to dig out Stanley's old films. I believe Harold Wilson was due to nominate him for a knighthood circa 1975/76.
EDIT: He was in fact Sir Stanley Baker.

[Bojan Scores]

[Arthur Pringle]

TV Times March 1974 promoting 'Who Killed Lamb?', a Yorkshire TV play featuring Baker as a police detective investigating a murder.

[Charles Bronson]

Apr 27, 2017 9:38:17 GMT Bojan Scores said:

I love Perfect Friday. Stanley plays slightly against type in this clever heist film, and it's always been one of my fave SB films. It's been enjoyable reading members comments and it makes you want to dig out Stanley's old films. I believe Harold Wilson was due to nominate him for a knighthood circa 1975/76.
EDIT: He was in fact Sir Stanley Baker.

I'm pretty sure Perfect Friday is one S.B. Film I've not yet seen. I will look out for it.

Charles.

[Charles Bronson]

That TV Times article/interview with Stanley was really good Athur. I loved reading it. What a great magazine it was in it's heyday, as I said once before my family used to get it every week, and I read it even as a kid.

I'm glad that Stanley achieved all that success and wealth, I knew he had something to do with producing Zulu, but I wasn't aware that he was that big in the business.

Pity Stanley fell so far short of his hopes to keep on acting till his nineties.

Thanks for uploading the piece, it revealed a lot about Stanley Baker the man.

Charles.

[Arthur Pringle]

Thanks Charles Very young age to die albeit as a result of heavy smoking, he looks older than his 46 years on the TV Times cover, though it seems everyone looked 10 years older in those days.

I didn't know his son Glyn was an actor, appearing in The Wild Geese, Who Dares Wins & Return Of The Jedi. Certainly got his dad's features.

[Charles Bronson]

I didn't know Stanley's son was an actor. I remember seeing The Wild Geese at a cinema years ago.

Stanley himself would have been good in that film.

Charles.

[Arthur Pringle]

"Stanley Baker Is The Kindest Boss I've Ever Had Says Zelda Sampson"
10 Feb 1966


"Stanley Baker And His Wife Ellen At Home
22 Mar 1967"


"Wedding Of Martin Baker (l) To Lynn Ash At Chelsea Register Office. They Are With His Father Actor Stanley Baker"
5 Sep 1974


"MICHAEL WINNER AND STANLEY BAKER ON LOCATION FOR 'THE GAMES' 1969"



"Actor Sir Stanley Baker With Miss Portugal Anita Marques (l) And Miss America Lynda Carter At The Dorchester Hotel. *(Lynda Carter Later Appeared As T.v.'s Wonder Woman) 24 Nov 1972"


"Henry Cooper With Actor Stanley Baker At The Gym At The Thomas A' Becket Pub On The Old Kent Road In London. 18 May 1966"


"Miss World Beauty Contest, London, Britain - 1968 Graham Hill and Stanley Baker"


"'Play of the Week' - 'The Tormentors' - Stanley Baker and 'The World's Greatest Actor' Bryan Pringle 1967"


"Variety Club Awards 1968 L-r Actress Carol White (most Promising Star Of 1967) Actor Stanley Baker (special Award For Contribution) Dame Edith Evans (best Film Actress Of 1967) And Donald Pleasence (best Stage Actor Of 1967) 12 Mar 1968"


"Actor Stanley Baker And Wife With Their Children Sally Martin (11yo Twins) And 6yo Glyn At London Airport 4 Jan 1966"


"'The Heart of Show Business TV 'The Aberfan Fund' Sammy Davis Jnr and Stanley Baker 1967"


"Rehearsal For The Royal Command Film Show 1964 At The Odeon Leicester Square L-r Margaret Rutherford Jack Hawkins George Peppard Millicent Martin Richard Attenborough James Garner Sylvia Koscina Stanley Baker Leslie Phillips And Samantha Eggar 23 Feb 1964"


"L-R Donald Houston, Stanley Baker, Richard Burton and Harry Secombe on 'The Harry Secombe Show' - 1966"


"Sir Stanley Baker With His Wife Ellen Baker At Westminster Hospital. 27 Feb 1976"


"Lady Ellen Baker Is Seen Being Comforted By Her Daughter Sally Baker 23 At The Funeral Of Her Husband Sir Stanley Baker. 22 Jul 1976"


"Donald Houston Leonard White Harry Secombe At The Funeral Service Of Stanley Baker. 22 Jul 1976"


"Home Of Lady Ellen Baker Nee Ellen Martin Former Actress And Widow Of Actor Sir Stanley Baker. 10 Oct 1979"


"The Bedroom Of Lady Ellen Baker Widow Of Actor Sir Stanley Baker. 10 Oct 1979"

[Steve Austin]

Some great shots there Arthur   Whatever happened to Bryan Pringle?