George Baker
Known for
Acting
Life
1931 – 2011 (aged 80)
Born in
Varna, Bulgaria
Credits
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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
You Only Live Twice
13 Jun 1967
The Spy Who Loved Me
07 Jul 1977
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
18 Dec 1969
Doctor Who
23 Nov 1963
Midsomer Murders
23 Mar 1997
The Prisoner
29 Sep 1967
Hopscotch
26 Sep 1980
The Dam Busters
16 May 1955
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Filmography
2016
- Chorabalias Dr. Dasgupta
2005
- The Funny Blokes of British Comedyas Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)
2004
- New Tricks1 episode
2002
- Spooksas Hugo Ross1 episode
2000
- Back to the Secret Gardenas Will Weatherstaff
- Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)1 episode
1997
- Midsomer Murdersas Charlie1 episode
1995
- Johnny and the Deadas Alderman4 episodes
- Little Lord Fauntleroyas The Earl of Dorincourt6 episodes
1992
- Heartbeatas Maurice Dodson1 episode
1990
- No Job for a Ladyas Godfrey Eagan12 episodes
1988
- For Queen & Countryas Kilcoyne
- Journey's Endas Colonel
1987
- The Charmer2 episodes
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteriesas Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford79 episodes
- Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotelas Chief Inspector Fred Davy2 episodes
- Coast to Coastas Greaves
1986
- The Canterville Ghostas Uncle Hesketh
- Room at the Bottom13 episodes
- Time After Timeas Valentine Swift
- Dead Headas Eldridge4 episodes
1985
- We'll Support You Evermoreas Colonel
- Bird Fancieras Albert Seers
- Screen Twoas Greaves1 episode
- A Woman of Substanceas Bruce McGill3 episodes
1984
- Robin of Sherwoodas Sir Richard of Leaford4 episodes
1983
- The Secret Adversaryas Whittington
- Agatha Christie's Partners in Crimeas Whittington1 episode
1982
- Q.E.D.as Sir Harold Metcalfe1 episode
1981
- Bergeracas Higgins1 episode
- The Member for Chelseaas Mr. Chamberlain3 episodes
- The Chinese Detective1 episode
- Triangleas David West52 episodes
1980
- Doctor Who: Full Circleas Login
- Hopscotchas Westlake
- Lady Killersas Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.1 episode
- North Sea Hijackas Fletcher
1979
- Minderas Cooper1 episode
- Hart to Hart1 episode
- Print-Outas Robert Ballard
1978
- The Thirty Nine Stepsas Sir Walter Bullivant
1977
- The Spy Who Loved Meas Captain Benson
- Three Piece Suiteas Brad Hunter6 episodes
- Three Piece Suiteas Brad Hunter
1976
- I, Claudiusas Tiberius9 episodes
- Intimate Gamesas Prof. Gottlieb
1975
- Three for Allas Eddie Boyes
- Survivorsas Arthur Wormley1 episode
- Chameli Memsaabas Berkeley
- Sea Area Fortiesas Narrator
1974
- Dial M for Murderas Martin Willis1 episode
- Zodiacas Mark Braun1 episode
- The Firefightersas Station Officer Harrison
1973
- Bowler13 episodes
- Bowleras Bowler13 episodes
- A Warm Decemberas Dr. Henry Barlow
- Between the Warsas Walter Jeffries1 episode
- Because of the Catsas Boersma
- Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em1 episode
1972
- The Protectorsas George Dixon1 episode
- New Scotland Yardas John Randall1 episode
1971
- The Persuaders!as Britten1 episode
1970
- The Goodies1 episode
- The Executioneras Philip Crawford
- Doomwatchas John Mitchell1 episode
1969
- On Her Majesty's Secret Serviceas Sir Hilary Bray
- Goodbye, Mr. Chipsas Lord Sutterwick
- Up Pompeii!as Jamus Bondus1 episode
- Justineas British Ambassador David Mountolive
- The Main Chanceas Major Donovan1 episode
1968
- The Sex Gameas Edwin1 episode
- The Bone Grinderas George King
- Mrs. Capper's Birthdayas Kenny Blake
1967
- The Prisoneras The New Number Two1 episode
- ITV Playhouseas George King1 episode
- Love Lifeas Theodore Quill
- You Only Live Twiceas NASA Engineer (uncredited)
- Half Hour Storyas Tim Johnson1 episode
- Mister Ten Per Centas Lord Edward
- Days in the Treesas Jacques
1965
- BBC Play of the Monthas Rev. Morell1 episode
- Aliceas Rev. Charles Dodgson
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Ernest Whipple1 episode
- Londonersas Bruce1 episode
- Curse of the Flyas Martin Delambre
- Gideon's Wayas Bailey1 episode
1964
- Curtain of Fearas Stewart Caxton6 episodes
- Thursday Theatreas Geoffrey Harrison1 episode
- The Wednesday Playas Jacques1 episode
- The Finest Hoursas Lord Randolph (voice)
- Theatre 625as Matthew Hobhouse1 episode
- Rupert of Hentzauas Rudolf Rassendyll6 episodes
1963
- Doctor Whoas Login4 episodes
- Sword of Lancelotas Sir Gawaine
1962
- Zero One1 episode
1961
- Drama 61-67as Peter Evett1 episode
1960
- Maigret1 episode
1958
- Tread Softly Strangeras Johnny Mansell
- The Moonrakeras Anthony, Earl of Dawlish
1957
- No Time for Tearsas Dr. Nigel Barnes
- These Dangerous Yearsas Padre
1956
- A Hill in Koreaas Lt. Butler
- Armchair Theatreas Kenny Blake1 episode
- The Feminine Touchas Dr Jim Alcott
- The Extra Dayas Steven Marlow
1955
- The Woman for Joeas Joe Harrop
- The Dam Bustersas Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
- The Ship That Died of Shameas Bill Randall
1953
- The Intruderas Adjutant