John Anthony Bailey (June 4, 1947 – November 13, 1994), also known as Jack Baker, was an American actor.

Life

John Anthony Bailey was born on June 4, 1947 in Ohio, U.S. Bailey lived in

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during the early 1970s where he attended Merritt College in

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and performed in numerous stage and film productions. His performances included

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's ''The Black Terror'', for John Cochran's Black Repertory West, J. E. Franklin's ''Black Girl'' with Adilah Barnes, work with the

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group, The Pitschel Players, and appearances with other

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theater companies. Bailey also appeared in the

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children's

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program ''

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'' (1976). He also appeared in two episodes of ''

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'' as "Sticks", the drummer of Richie's band; ''

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'' (1972), ''

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'' (1975) and in the feature film, ''

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'' (1977). During the 1980s, Bailey began a career in

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s under the pseudonym Jack Baker. In 1984, he appeared in '' Let Me Tell Ya 'bout White Chicks'', produced and directed by

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. His other collaborations with Dark include ''

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'' (1985), '' The Devil in Miss Jones 3: A New Beginning'' and '' The Devil in Miss Jones 4: The Final Outrage'' (both 1986). Although his pornographic career initially had often called on him to participate in the explicit sex scenes, somewhere around the time of the "Miss Jones" movies, he had largely, for the most part, ceased performing hardcore sex on-screen, and became known as a "non-sex" actor in the business. His adult roles (particularly for the Dark Brothers) often were comedic in nature, and poked fun at racial stereotypes. According to the

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, Bailey appeared in more than 140 films and produced one movie.

Death

Bailey died of

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in 1994, at the age of 47, in

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. He was buried in The Los Angeles County Cemetery.

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