John Baer (actor)


John Baer was an American actor. He appeared in over 60 film and television productions between 1950 and 1974. Among the highlights of his career was the leading role in the television series Terry and the Pirates. One of his better-known film roles was as Paul Trochard, the greedy heir who gets killed by a snake, in Michael Curtiz's comedy We're No Angels. While he spent most of his film career in supporting roles or bit parts, Baer also played the lead role in Night of the Blood Beast, a horror film by Gene and Roger Corman.
When his roles declined during the 1960s, Baer started a second career in real estate business. He retired from acting after a guest appearance in Gunsmoke in 1974.

Partial filmography

The West Point Story - Young Cadet The Flying Missile - Jet Pilot Operation Pacific - Fighter Pilot Target Unknown - Pilot Air Cadet - Cadet Fighting Coast Guard - Upper-Classman Saturday's Hero - Turner Wylie Arizona Manhunt - Deputy Jim BrownThe Family Secret - Boy at Birthday Party Superman and the Mole Men - Dr. Reed Indian Uprising - Lt. WhitleyAbout Face - Hal CarltonThe Battle at Apache Pass - Pvt. Bolin Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder - Red Stars and Stripes Forever - Chorus Boy at 'El Capitan' Rehearsal Above and Beyond - Captain Terry and the Pirates - Terry LeeThe Mississippi Gambler - Laurent DureauDown Among the Sheltering Palms - Officer Three Sailors and a Girl - Sailor Riding Shotgun - Deputy Ross HughesThe Miami Story - Ted DelacorteCity of Shadows - Dan MasonWe're No Angels - Paul TrochardHuk! - Bart RogersNight of the Blood Beast - Steve DunlapTarawa Beachhead - Johnny CampbellGuns Girls and Gangsters - Steve ThomasHawaiian Eye - Alan Terry / Victor BrindisiThe Cat Burglar - Alan Sheridan