George Baker
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-04-01
- Died:
- 2011-10-07
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Chorabali
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
New Tricks
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
Spooks
Back to the Secret Garden
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Blondes: Diana Dors
Midsomer Murders
Johnny and the Dead
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Heartbeat
No Job for a Lady
For Queen & Country
Journey's End
The Charmer
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Coast to Coast
The Canterville Ghost
Room at the Bottom
Time After Time
Dead Head
We'll Support You Evermore
Bird Fancier
Screen Two
A Woman of Substance
Robin of Sherwood
The Secret Adversary
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
Q.E.D.
Bergerac
The Member for Chelsea
The Chinese Detective
Triangle
Doctor Who: Full Circle
Hopscotch
Lady Killers
North Sea Hijack
Minder
Hart to Hart
Print-Out
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Spy Who Loved Me
Three Piece Suite
Three Piece Suite
I, Claudius
Intimate Games
Three for All
Survivors
Chameli Memsaab
Sea Area Forties
Dial M for Murder
Zodiac
The Firefighters
Bowler
Bowler
A Warm December
Between the Wars
Because of the Cats
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
The Protectors
New Scotland Yard
The Persuaders!
The Goodies
The Executioner
Doomwatch
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Up Pompeii!
Justine
The Main Chance
The Sex Game
The Bone Grinder
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
The Prisoner
ITV Playhouse
Love Life
You Only Live Twice
Half Hour Story
Mister Ten Per Cent
Days in the Trees
BBC Play of the Month
Alice
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Londoners
Curse of the Fly
Gideon's Way
Curtain of Fear
Thursday Theatre
The Wednesday Play
The Finest Hours
Theatre 625
Rupert of Hentzau
Doctor Who
Sword of Lancelot
Zero One
Drama 61-67
Maigret
Tread Softly Stranger
The Moonraker
No Time for Tears
These Dangerous Years
A Hill in Korea
Armchair Theatre
The Feminine Touch
The Extra Day
The Woman for Joe
The Dam Busters
The Ship That Died of Shame
The Intruder