6 Best Frank Baker Movies

By Vlad Zakh · September 3, 2026

Frank Baker was one of Hollywood’s most prolific uncredited character actors and appeared in hundreds of films across six decades. Herbie Rides Again helps a widow fend off a greedy developer, Two Rode Together negotiates with a Comanche chief for captives, Sex and the Single Girl poses a tabloid writer as a troubled husband, and Pardners avenges fathers’ murders with two lookalikes. The Desert Rats and The Sound of Fury round out the list.

Herbie Rides Again (1974)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Frank Baker is in this Disney sequel where a lovable Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own helps an elderly widow fend off a greedy real estate developer.

Directed by Robert Stevenson · 1h 28m · Rated G

Where to watch

Stream: Disney Plus · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

TMDB ★ 6.1

Frank Baker is in this comedy about a tabloid writer who poses as a troubled husband to get close to a psychologist he plans to expose as a fraud.

Directed by Richard Quine · 1h 50m

Where to watch

Stream: YouTube TV · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Two Rode Together (1961)

TMDB ★ 6.5

Frank Baker is in this John Ford western about a cynical marshal and an army officer who negotiate with a Comanche chief to recover white captives held by his tribe.

Directed by John Ford · 1h 49m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Pardners (1956)

TMDB ★ 5.9

Frank Baker features in this Martin and Lewis western about two bumbling look-alikes who team up to avenge their fathers' murders at the hands of a ruthless cattle baron.

Directed by Norman Taurog · 1h 28m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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The Desert Rats (1953)

TMDB ★ 6.7

Frank Baker appears in this war film about a British officer who leads his outmatched troops in a desperate defence of Tobruk against Rommel's advancing forces.

Directed by Robert Wise · 1h 28m · Rated NR

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Sound of Fury (1950)

TMDB ★ 7.1

Frank Baker features in this noir about a desperate unemployed man who is drawn into a kidnapping scheme that spirals into mob violence and tragedy.

Directed by Cy Endfield · 1h 25m

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Frank Baker Movies

Herbie Rides Again (1974)

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

Two Rode Together (1961)

Pardners (1956)

The Desert Rats (1953)

The Sound of Fury (1950)

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