Jack Baxley | |
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![]() Baxley with Lynn Starr in
Gallant Lady (1942) | |
Born | Andrew Jackson Baxley July 4, 1884
Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Died | December 10, 1950
Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1930–51 |
Andrew Jackson Baxley (July 4, 1884 – December 10, 1950) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in over 100 films over his career, many in unnamed, un-credited roles. Occasionally he would receive small, named roles, and rarely a featured role.
Born in Dallas, Texas, prior to becoming an actor Baxley worked in circuses and carnivals as a side-show barker. [1]
He made his film debut at the age of 47 in the 1930 Greta Garbo classic, Anna Christie, as a barker at Coney Island. [2] It would be a character he portrayed frequently in films. [1] Some of his more prominent roles included: Mathews in International Crime (1938); [3] Judge Culpepper in Mr. Celebrity (1941); [4] Sheriff Verner in Gallant Lady (1942); [5] and in the featured role of Bill White in The Kid from Gower Gulch (1949), in one of his final performances. [6]