George Baker
Actor
- Born
- April 1, 1931 · Varna, Bulgaria
- Died
- October 7, 2011 (age 80)
George Morris Baker (1 April 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an English actor and writer. He was best known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Ian Fleming considered Baker to be the ideal candidate to play James Bond, but the role went to Sean Connery because Baker had prior commitments. Baker ended up appearing in different roles in the film series: he played Captain Benson in The Spy Who Loved Me, heraldry expert Sir Hilary Bray in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and a NASA engineer in You Only Live Twice.
Known for
You Only Live Twice
June 13, 1967
The Spy Who Loved Me
July 7, 1977
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
December 18, 1969
Hopscotch
September 26, 1980
The Dam Busters
May 16, 1955
North Sea Hijack
February 18, 1980
Curse of the Fly
May 1, 1965
For Queen & Country
May 17, 1988
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
November 5, 1969
The Thirty Nine Steps
November 4, 1978
Back to the Secret Garden
August 11, 2000
The Canterville Ghost
December 31, 1986
Acting54
- 2016Chorabali as Dr. Dasgupta
- 2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramas as Self
- 2005The Funny Blokes of British Comedy as Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2002I, Claudius: A Television Epic as Self
- 2000Back to the Secret Garden as Will Weatherstaff
- 2000Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
- 1999Blondes: Diana Dors as self
- 1988For Queen & Country as Kilcoyne
- 1988Journey's End as Colonel
- 1987Coast to Coast