George Baker

Actor

Born: April 1, 1931 (80 years old)

Died: October 7, 2011

Place of birth: Varna, Bulgaria

Biography

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.

Filmography (54)

• The Prisoner (1967, ★ 7.7)
• Doctor Who (1963, ★ 7.9)
• The Persuaders! (1971, ★ 7.6)
• Spooks (2002, ★ 7.7)
• Survivors (1975, ★ 8)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973, ★ 7.6)
• I, Claudius (1976, ★ 7.8)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969, ★ 6.6)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, ★ 6.8)
• Tread Softly Stranger (1958, ★ 7.4)
• The Thirty Nine Steps (1978, ★ 6.7)
• The Ship That Died of Shame (1955, ★ 7)
• The Moonraker (1958, ★ 6.6)
• The Intruder (1953, ★ 7.2)
• The Dam Busters (1955, ★ 6.9)
• The Canterville Ghost (1986, ★ 6.7)
• You Only Live Twice (1967, ★ 6.6)
• Hopscotch (1980, ★ 7)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969, ★ 6.6)
• The Secret Adversary (1983, ★ 6.8)
• Heartbeat (1992, ★ 7.1)
• The Goodies (1970, ★ 7.5)
• Hart to Hart (1979, ★ 6.9)
• Robin of Sherwood (1984, ★ 7.5)
• New Tricks (2004, ★ 7.3)
• Maigret (1960, ★ 7.1)
• Minder (1979, ★ 7.1)
• The Gentle Touch (1980, ★ 6.9)
• Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987, ★ 7.3)
• Bergerac (1981, ★ 6.7)