George Baker
George Baker
Born 01/04/1931 in Varna, Bulgaria

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 (Movies)

Chorabali

Chorabali

Character:Dr. Dasgupta

Release Date:22/01/2016

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Character:Self

Release Date:03/02/2007

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

Character:Self

Release Date:30/09/2002

Back to the Secret Garden

Back to the Secret Garden

Character:Will Weatherstaff

Release Date:02/09/2000

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

Character:

Release Date:16/05/2000

Blondes: Diana Dors

Blondes: Diana Dors

Character:self

Release Date:26/12/1999

For Queen & Country

For Queen & Country

Character:Kilcoyne

Release Date:17/05/1988

Journey's End

Journey's End

Character:Colonel

Release Date:01/01/1988

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

Character:Greaves

Release Date:04/01/1987

The Canterville Ghost

The Canterville Ghost

Character:Uncle Hesketh

Release Date:31/12/1986

Time After Time

Time After Time

Character:Valentine Swift

Release Date:26/01/1986

We'll Support You Evermore

We'll Support You Evermore

Character:Colonel

Release Date:14/07/1985

Bird Fancier

Bird Fancier

Character:Albert Seers

Release Date:15/01/1985

The Secret Adversary

The Secret Adversary

Character:Whittington

Release Date:09/10/1983

Doctor Who: Full Circle

Doctor Who: Full Circle

Character:Login

Release Date:15/11/1980

Hopscotch

Hopscotch

Character:Westlake

Release Date:26/09/1980

North Sea Hijack

North Sea Hijack

Character:Fletcher

Release Date:18/02/1980

Print-Out

Print-Out

Character:Robert Ballard

Release Date:26/05/1979

The Thirty Nine Steps

The Thirty Nine Steps

Character:Sir Walter Bullivant

Release Date:04/11/1978

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

Character:Captain Benson

Release Date:07/07/1977

Three Piece Suite

Three Piece Suite

Character:Brad Hunter

Release Date:01/01/1977

Intimate Games

Intimate Games

Character:Prof. Gottlieb

Release Date:31/05/1976

Three for All

Three for All

Character:Eddie Boyes

Release Date:01/05/1975

Chameli Memsaab

Chameli Memsaab

Character:Berkeley

Release Date:07/01/1975

Sea Area Forties

Sea Area Forties

Character:Narrator

Release Date:01/01/1975

The Firefighters

The Firefighters

Character:Station Officer Harrison

Release Date:01/01/1974

A Warm December

A Warm December

Character:Dr. Henry Barlow

Release Date:23/05/1973

Because of the Cats

Because of the Cats

Character:Boersma

Release Date:15/03/1973

The Executioner

The Executioner

Character:Philip Crawford

Release Date:06/09/1970

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Character:Sir Hilary Bray

Release Date:18/12/1969

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Character:Lord Sutterwick

Release Date:05/11/1969

Justine

Justine

Character:British Ambassador David Mountolive

Release Date:06/08/1969

The Bone Grinder

The Bone Grinder

Character:George King

Release Date:13/05/1968

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

Character:Kenny Blake

Release Date:03/02/1968

Love Life

Love Life

Character:Theodore Quill

Release Date:29/07/1967

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Character:NASA Engineer (uncredited)

Release Date:13/06/1967

Mister Ten Per Cent

Mister Ten Per Cent

Character:Lord Edward

Release Date:01/01/1967

Alice

Alice

Character:Rev. Charles Dodgson

Release Date:13/10/1965

Curse of the Fly

Curse of the Fly

Character:Martin Delambre

Release Date:01/05/1965

The Finest Hours

The Finest Hours

Character:Lord Randolph (voice)

Release Date:29/09/1964

Sword of Lancelot

Sword of Lancelot

Character:Sir Gawaine

Release Date:02/06/1963

Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

Character:Johnny Mansell

Release Date:15/08/1958

The Moonraker

The Moonraker

Character:Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker

Release Date:02/08/1958

No Time for Tears

No Time for Tears

Character:Dr. Nigel Barnes

Release Date:04/10/1957

These Dangerous Years

These Dangerous Years

Character:Padre

Release Date:03/07/1957

A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea

Character:Lt. Butler

Release Date:18/09/1956

The Feminine Touch

The Feminine Touch

Character:Dr Jim Alcott

Release Date:19/06/1956

The Extra Day

The Extra Day

Character:Steven Marlow

Release Date:01/01/1956

The Woman for Joe

The Woman for Joe

Character:Joe Harrop

Release Date:25/08/1955

The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

Character:Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Release Date:16/05/1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

Character:Bill Randall

Release Date:19/04/1955

The Intruder

The Intruder

Character:Adjutant

Release Date:18/10/1953

Television Appearances

New Tricks

New Tricks

Character:

Spooks

Spooks

Character:Hugo Ross

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Character:

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Character:Charlie

Johnny and the Dead

Johnny and the Dead

Character:Alderman

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Character:The Earl of Dorincourt

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Character:Maurice Dodson

No Job for a Lady

No Job for a Lady

Character:Godfrey Eagan

The Charmer

The Charmer

Character:

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Character:Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Character:Chief Inspector Fred Davy

Room at the Bottom

Room at the Bottom

Character:

Dead Head

Dead Head

Character:Eldridge

Screen Two

Screen Two

Character:Greaves

A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

Character:Bruce McGill

Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood

Character:Sir Richard of Leaford

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Character:Whittington

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

Character:

Bergerac

Bergerac

Character:Higgins

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

Character:

Triangle

Triangle

Character:David West

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

Character:Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

Character:

Minder

Minder

Character:Altman

Minder

Minder

Character:Cooper

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

Character:

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

Character:Tiberius

Survivors

Survivors

Character:Arthur Wormley

Zodiac

Zodiac

Character:Mark Braun

Bowler

Bowler

Character:

Bowler

Bowler

Character:Bowler

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Character:

The Protectors

The Protectors

Character:George Dixon

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

Character:Britten

The Goodies

The Goodies

Character:

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

Character:John Mitchell

Up Pompeii!

Up Pompeii!

Character:Jamus Bondus

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

Character:Major Donovan

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

Character:The New Number Two

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

Character:Rev. Morell

Londoners

Londoners

Character:Bruce

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

Character:Bailey

Curtain of Fear

Curtain of Fear

Character:

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Character:Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Character:Louie Summers

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

Character:Vera

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Character:Edward Jackson

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

Character:Matthew Hobhouse

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Character:Login

Zero One

Zero One

Character:

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

Character:Peter Evett

Maigret

Maigret

Character:

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Character:Mike

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