Background
Mark Baker was born in Cumberland, Maryland on October 2, 1946, to parents Francis Tweedie and Aretta Sue Swayne.
Mark Baker was born in Cumberland, Maryland on October 2, 1946, to parents Francis Tweedie and Aretta Sue Swayne.
Baker attended Carnegie Mellon University and Wittenberg University.
He is best known for the title role in Harold Prince"s revival of Candide, for which he received an Tony nomination, and his portrayal of Otto Kringelein in the international tour of Grand Hotel. He trained for the stage at the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York City. Baker married actress and designer Patricia Britton, though the marriage ended in divorce.
Mark Baker made his professional acting debut portraying Linus in You"re a Good Manitoba, Charlie Brown in a 1970 off-Broadway production.
In November 1971, Baker appeared at the Mercer-O"Casey Theatre playing the Boy in Love Maine, Love My Children. Baker made his Broadway theatre debut in November 1972 playing Cook in Via Galactica, a musical which, having lost nearly $1 million, is considered one of the worst flops in Broadway history.
Other venues at which Baker has performed include The Public Theater and what was then referred to as the Martin Beck Theatre. More recently he appeared on a studio recording of George Gershwin"s Tip-Toes in 2001.
In 1976, Mark Baker appeared in the romantic adventure film Swashbuckler.
The following year, he supplied the voice acting for Raggedy Andy in the animated film Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure. Baker served as assistant director to Ken Russell in the 1977 film Valentino.