| Jack Baxley | |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1884 |
| Birth Place: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Birthname: | Andrew Jackson Baxley |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Yearsactive: | 1930–51 |
Andrew Jackson Baxley (July 4, 1884 – December 10, 1950) was an American character actor of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in over 100 films over his career, many in unnamed, un-credited roles. Occasionally he would receive small, named roles, and rarely a featured role.
Born in Dallas, Texas, prior to becoming an actor Baxley worked in circuses and carnivals as a side-show barker.[1]
He made his film debut at the age of 47 in the 1930 Greta Garbo classic, Anna Christie, as a barker at Coney Island.[2] It would be a character he portrayed frequently in films.[1] Some of his more prominent roles included: Mathews in International Crime (1938);[3] Judge Culpepper in Mr. Celebrity (1941);[4] Sheriff Verner in Gallant Lady (1942);[5] and in the featured role of Bill White in The Kid from Gower Gulch (1949), in one of his final performances.[6]