George Baker

George Baker

Acting
Born 1931-04-01 Varna, Bulgaria 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.4
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 Cap...
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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.

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Spooks poster
Spooks
as Hugo Ross
2002-05-13
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) poster
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000-03-18
Midsomer Murders poster
Midsomer Murders
as Charlie
1997-03-23
Johnny and the Dead poster
Johnny and the Dead
as Alderman
1995-04-04
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries poster
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
1987-08-02
Robin of Sherwood poster
Robin of Sherwood
as Sir Richard of Leaford
1984-04-28
Bergerac poster
Bergerac
as Higgins
1981-10-18

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