George Baker
Known for Acting · 108 credits
- Born
- 1931-04-01
- Died
- 2011-10-07
- Place of birth
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Also known as
- George Morris Baker
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
TV Shows (54)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Charlie
Doctor Who
1963
as Login
Heartbeat
1992
as Maurice Dodson
Minder
1979
as Altman / Cooper
Spooks
2002
as Hugo Ross
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Rev. Morell
Hart to Hart
1979
Bergerac
1981
as Higgins
New Tricks
2004
Screen Two
1985
as Greaves
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson / Louie Summers / Vera / Jacques
Theatre 625
1964
as Edward Jackson / Matthew Hobhouse
ITV Playhouse
1967
as George King
The Persuaders!
1971
as Britten
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
The Prisoner
1967
as The New Number Two
Maigret
1960
The Protectors
1972
as George Dixon
I, Claudius
1976
as Tiberius
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Sir Richard of Leaford
Gideon's Way
1965
as Bailey
Doomwatch
1970
as John Mitchell
The Goodies
1970
Drama 61-67
1961
as Peter Evett
Survivors
1975
as Arthur Wormley
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Bruce McGill
The Main Chance
1969
as Major Donovan
New Scotland Yard
1972
as John Randall
Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Triangle
1981
as David West
Half Hour Story
1967
as Tim Johnson
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Whittington
Londoners
1965
as Bruce
Up Pompeii!
1969
as Jamus Bondus
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
The Chinese Detective
1981
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987
as Chief Inspector Fred Davy
Zero One
1962
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mike / Pierre / Dr. Stephen Monks / Theodore Quill / Kenny Blake
No Job for a Lady
1990
as Godfrey Eagan
Zodiac
1974
as Mark Braun
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Geoffrey Harrison
Q.E.D.
1982
Dead Head
1986
as Eldridge
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Martin Willis
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1995
as The Earl of Dorincourt
Johnny and the Dead
1995
as Alderman
The Charmer
1987
Bowler
1973
as Bowler
Curtain of Fear
1964
Room at the Bottom
1986
Three Piece Suite
1977
as Brad Hunter
Bowler
1973
Movies (54)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Sir Hilary Bray
You Only Live Twice
1967
as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Captain Benson
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Fletcher
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
as Lord Sutterwick
Justine
1969
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hopscotch
1980
as Westlake
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
The Dam Busters
1955
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
The Canterville Ghost
1986
as Uncle Hesketh
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Sir Walter Bullivant
Because of the Cats
1973
as Boersma
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002
as Self
The Moonraker
1958
as Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
as Will Weatherstaff
A Hill in Korea
1956
as Lt. Butler
Intimate Games
1976
as Prof. Gottlieb
A Warm December
1973
as Dr. Henry Barlow
Three for All
1975
as Eddie Boyes
The Secret Adversary
1983
as Whittington
For Queen & Country
1988
as Kilcoyne
Alice
1965
as Rev. Charles Dodgson
Time After Time
1986
as Valentine Swift
The Feminine Touch
1956
as Dr Jim Alcott
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Bill Randall
No Time for Tears
1957
as Dr. Nigel Barnes
Sword of Lancelot
1963
as Sir Gawaine
Coast to Coast
1987
as Greaves
Three Piece Suite
1977
as Brad Hunter
Curse of the Fly
1965
as Martin Delambre
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Lord Edward
These Dangerous Years
1957
as Padre
Print-Out
1979
as Robert Ballard
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
as self
Chorabali
2016
as Dr. Dasgupta
The Executioner
1970
as Philip Crawford
The Intruder
1953
as Adjutant
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Johnny Mansell
Journey's End
1988
as Colonel
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
Doctor Who: Full Circle
1980
as Login
Love Life
1967
as Theodore Quill
The Woman for Joe
1955
as Joe Harrop
Chameli Memsaab
1975
as Berkeley
The Extra Day
1956
as Steven Marlow
The Finest Hours
1964
as Lord Randolph (voice)
We'll Support You Evermore
1985
as Colonel
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Kenny Blake
Bird Fancier
1985
as Albert Seers
The Bone Grinder
1968
as George King
The Firefighters
1974
as Station Officer Harrison
Days in the Trees
1967
as Jacques
Sea Area Forties
1975
as Narrator
About George Baker
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 Yo… With 108 credits spanning from 1953 to 2016, George Baker has appeared in 54 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Baker Movies
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) — as Sir Hilary Bray
- You Only Live Twice (1967) — as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) — as Captain Benson
- North Sea Hijack (1980) — as Fletcher
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) — as Lord Sutterwick
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