Chet Baker
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and critical praise through the 1950s, particularly for albums featuring his vocals: Chet Baker Sings (1954) and It Could Happen to You (1958). Jazz historian Dave Gelly described the promise of Baker's early career as "James Dean, Sinatra, and Bix, rolled into ...
Known For
Stolen Hours
Self
Let's Get Lost
Self
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
Howlers of the Dock
Chet l'americano
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Self (archive footage)
Hell's Horizon
Jockey
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
Self
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
Himself
Filmography
Jazz Legends - Chet Baker Quintette
2022
as Bandleader, Bugliste, Chanteur
14 STANDARD 8mm REELS 1981–1988
2018
as Self
Stan Getz & Chet Baker: Live in Stockholm 1983
2009
as Himself
Looking For Chet Again In All the Familiar Places
2008
as Self
Jazz Icons: Chet Baker Live in '64 & '79
2006
Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Let's Get Lost
1988
as Self
Chet's Romance
1988
Chet Baker Quartet - Jazztage Stuttgart 1988
1988
as trumpet, vocals
Chet Baker in Tokyo
1987
Chet Baker Live at Ronnie Scott's
1986
as Self
Chet Baker: Candy
1986
as Himself
Chet Baker Trio - Sweden
1985
Cold Trumpet
1963
Nudi per vivere
1963
as Self
Stolen Hours
1963
as Self
Howlers of the Dock
1960
as Chet l'americano
Hell's Horizon
1955
as Jockey