Joe Don Baker tends to keep his private life private - other than the fact that he was married on Christmas Day 1969 and is now divorced, that's about it, and probably that's all we need to know - best to let his work speak for itself. Joe Don Baker was born on 12 February 1936, in Groesbeck, the county seat of Limestone County, Texas, to Doyle and Edna Baker. He attended North Texas State College, (now the University of North Texas) and graduated with a BBA in 1958, having taken part in a play in his last year he decided that maybe he could make a living at acting. Once his army service was complete, he left for New York and the Actors Studio.
