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Ray Baker

Ray Baker

Actor · Born July 9, 1948 (78) · Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Ray Baker (born July 9, 1948), sometimes credited as Raymond Baker, is an American theater, television and film actor. A longtime character actor, he has amassed over 100 screen credits. Baker was born in Omaha, Nebraska and grew up in Denver, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Denver before moving to New York and living and working there for twenty years. Baker appeared on and off Broadway and in regional theatre. From 1982 - 1995, Baker was married to actress Patricia Richardson, with whom he has three children. He has been married to actress and playwright Colleen Dodson since 1997.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 9, 1948 (78)
From
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
60 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 63 days to Oct 26Up 9% in 30 days

What are Ray Baker's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
37%
Survival
22%
Bonds
20%
Self
16%
Society
3%
Ideas
2%
Justice9 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 23 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 17 · Intense 8

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 14 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 10 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 17 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 3

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 13 · Affecting 9 · Heavy 6

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 26 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles

Usually the Threshold guardian: 2 of 3 analyzed roles.

Threshold guardian
2 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Dread
9
Melancholic
6
Absurd
5
Hopeful
6
Other
23

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy11
  • Bittersweet13
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ray Baker's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 37 of their 60 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ray Baker's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 60 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • The Keeping Hours(2017)

    as Lenn

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Love at First Glance(2017)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Cal Manchester

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Cane (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Randall Eames 2007

  • Claire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Sheriff Birch

  • Heroes(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mr. Millbrook

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Criminal Minds(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bruno Hawks

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Bennett

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Coach Carter(2005)

    as St. Francis Coach

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Alien Siege (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as The President

  • Without a Paddle(2004)

    as Sheriff Briggs

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Last Run(2004)

    as Mr. Powers

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out(2003)

    as Harris

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Holes(2003)

    as Asst. Attorney General

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Trip(2002)

    as Peter Baxter

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Victor Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Det. Tom Gannon

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Johnny

  • Area 52 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Falcone

  • The Guardian(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Albert Aaronson

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as FBI Agent / Major

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Sweet November(2001)

    as Buddy Leach

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • What Lies Beneath(2000)

    as Dr. Stan Powell

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Girl, Interrupted(1999)

    as Mr. Kaysen

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Anywhere But Here(1999)

    as Ted

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The West Wing(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Jonathan Lydell

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Oklahoma City: A Survivor's Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Roy Salyers

  • Hard Rain(1998)

    as Mayor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest(1997)

    as Wilder

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • A Thousand Acres(1997)

    as Wallace Crockett

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Perfect Body (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Elliot Bradley

  • Living in Peril(1997)

    as Martin Campbell

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Echo(1997)

    as Stu Fishman

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Assault on Dome 4(1996)

    as Dan Block

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • She Cried No(1996)

    as Mark Baker

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Suddenly Susan(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bill Keane

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Angel(1996)

    as Wentworth

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Tomorrow Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Berman

  • A Friend's Betrayal(1996)

    as Robert / Nina's boyfriend

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Executive Decision(1996)

    as 747 Captain

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 3rd Rock from the Sun(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Demarmel

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Deidre's First Husband

  • The Final Cut(1995)

    as Col. Forsyth

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Admiral Hollenbeck

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Secretary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Lester Howland

  • Cybill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 11 episodes · as Dr. Richard Thorpe

  • Speechless(1994)

    as Ray Garvin

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Hard Truth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Hamilton Nichols

  • Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter(1992)

    as Jack Earley

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • On Hope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Ed Wood(1994)

    as Doctor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Camp Nowhere(1994)

    as Norris Prescott

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene(1993)

    as Coy Baron

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Freaked(1993)

    as Bill Blazer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Hexed(1993)

    as Victor Thummell

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Great Scott! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 13 episodes · as Walter Melrod

  • In Sickness and in Health(1992)

    as Sam

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • She Said No(1990)

    as Frank Igus

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Masters of Menace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Riley Hoover

  • Total Recall(1990)

    as Mc Clane

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Down Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 19 episodes · as Wade Prescott

  • Heart Condition(1990)

    as Harry Zara

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Booker(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Raymond Crane

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Parent Trap III(1989)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Physical Evidence(1989)

    as Strickler

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Rain Man(1988)

    as Mr. Kelso

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Disaster at Silo 7(1988)

    as Col. Chadwick

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Everybody's All-American(1988)

    as Bolling Kiely

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Long Journey Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Grey Harrison

  • Leg Work (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Douglas J. Hewitt

  • 21 Jump Street(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Raymond Crane

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Supermom's Daughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dr. Thomas Crandall

  • Stacking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Dan Morgan

  • At Mother's Request (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Michael George

  • Nobody's Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Joe Balter

  • Rockabye (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Donald F. Donald

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dana

  • Silverado(1985)

    as McKendrick

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Cosby Show(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Mr. Schrader

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Places in the Heart(1984)

    as Sheriff Royce Spalding

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • C.H.U.D.(1984)

    as Ad Man (as Raymond Baker)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Silkwood(1983)

    as Pete Dawson

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • American Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Dan Morgan

  • Five Minutes For Fighting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Actor

  • Dream House (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Steve Corcoran

  • Gloria(1980)

    as Assistant Bank Manager

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years(1977)

    as James Roosevelt

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Parades (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as 1st CID Man (uncredited)

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 88 titles from 1972 to 2017; peak year 1998.

Biggest box office

What Lies Beneath (2000)

$291M worldwide

Highest rated

Places in the Heart (1984)

Midcredits 89th

Most popular right now

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Film career

19722017

Peak 1998 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting88 of 88: 88 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

By decade

1970s2 · acting1980s24 · acting1990s39 · acting2000s20 · acting2010s3 · acting

Billing

usually 8th · top billed in 0% of 30 roles
80909500

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Ray Baker's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 60 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th16
  • 25th to 49th16
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 60 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Dark Angel (1996)

82nd percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Rain Man (1988)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ray Baker's work okay for kids?

Across up to 7 MovieCove titles with content scores, 3 of the 5 categories sit near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles27–72 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity7 titles19–41 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles41–70 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ray Baker work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ray Baker's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Iscove shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers