George Baker
Born April 01, 1931 (Age: 95)
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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.
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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Filmography
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
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as Self
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Age: 75
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002
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as Self
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Age: 71
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
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as Will Weatherstaff
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Age: 69
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
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as self
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Age: 68
For Queen & Country
1988
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as Kilcoyne
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Age: 57
Journey's End
1988
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as Colonel
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Age: 56
Coast to Coast
1987
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as Greaves
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Age: 55
Time After Time
1986
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as Valentine Swift
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Age: 54
We'll Support You Evermore
1985
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as Colonel
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Age: 54
Bird Fancier
1985
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as Albert Seers
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Age: 53
Hopscotch
1980
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as Westlake
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Age: 49
North Sea Hijack
1980
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as Fletcher
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Age: 48
Print-Out
1979
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as Robert Ballard
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Age: 48
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
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as Sir Walter Bullivant
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Age: 47
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
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as Captain Benson
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Age: 46
No Image
Sea Area Forties
1975
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as Narrator
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Age: 43
The Firefighters
1974
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as Station Officer Harrison
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Age: 42
A Warm December
1973
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as Dr. Henry Barlow
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Age: 42
Because of the Cats
1973
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as Boersma
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Age: 41
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
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as Sir Hilary Bray
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Age: 38
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
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as Lord Sutterwick
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Age: 38
Justine
1969
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as British Ambassador David Mountolive
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Age: 38
The Bone Grinder
1968
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as George King
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Age: 37
No Image
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
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as Kenny Blake
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Age: 36
Alice
1965
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as Rev. Charles Dodgson
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Age: 34
Curse of the Fly
1965
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as Martin Delambre
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Age: 34
The Finest Hours
1964
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as Lord Randolph (voice)
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Age: 33
Sword of Lancelot
1963
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as Sir Gawaine
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Age: 32
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
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as Johnny Mansell
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Age: 27
The Moonraker
1958
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as Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
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Age: 27
A Hill in Korea
1956
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as Lt. Butler
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Age: 25
The Feminine Touch
1956
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as Dr Jim Alcott
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Age: 25
The Extra Day
1956
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as Steven Marlow
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Age: 24
The Woman for Joe
1955
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as Joe Harrop
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Age: 24
The Dam Busters
1955
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as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
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Age: 24
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
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as Bill Randall
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Age: 24
The Intruder
1953
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as Adjutant
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Age: 22