George Baker

Born: 1931-04-01, Varna, Bulgaria

Died: 2011-10-07

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.

Filmography

• Midsomer Murders (1997)
• Screen Two (1985)
• Spooks (2002)
• Hart to Hart (1979)
• Heartbeat (1992)
• The Wednesday Play (1964)
• Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
• Bergerac (1981)
• The Persuaders! (1971)
• Theatre 625 (1964)
• Gideon's Way (1965)
• Lady Killers (1980)
• The Prisoner (1967)
• The Goodies (1970)
• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987)
• The Protectors (1972)
• You Only Live Twice (1967)
• I, Claudius (1976)
• Robin of Sherwood (1984)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• The Main Chance (1969)
• Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime (1983)
• Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1973)
• ffolkes (1980)
• The Dam Busters (1955)
• The Executioner (1970)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
• The Thirty Nine Steps (1978)
• Sword of Lancelot (1963)
• Print-Out (1979)