George Baker
Known for: Acting
Born: April 1, 1931
Died: October 7, 2011
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 M…
Known for
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
A Hill in Korea
1956
Sea Area Forties
1975
The Feminine Touch
1956
The Moonraker
1958
Intimate Games
1976
The Bone Grinder
1968
Alice
1965
Love Life
1967
The Finest Hours
1964
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002
Print-Out
1979
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
Curse of the Fly
1965
These Dangerous Years
1957
No Time for Tears
1957
The Woman for Joe
1955
Chameli Memsaab
1975
Days in the Trees
1967
The Firefighters
1974
Chorabali
2016
Three Piece Suite
1977
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
Sword of Lancelot
1963
Bird Fancier
1985
Coast to Coast
1987
A Warm December
1973
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
For Queen & Country
1988
We'll Support You Evermore
1985
Doctor Who: Full Circle
1980
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
The Extra Day
1956
The Intruder
1953
The Canterville Ghost
1986
Hopscotch
1980
Journey's End
1988
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
The Executioner
1970
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Three for All
1975
North Sea Hijack
1980
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
The Secret Adversary
1983
Justine
1969
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
Because of the Cats
1973
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
Time After Time
1986
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
You Only Live Twice
1967
The Dam Busters
1955
The Prisoner
1967
Doctor Who
1963
Triangle
1981
Gideon's Way
1965
The Protectors
1972
The Persuaders!
1971
Heartbeat
1992
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
The Goodies
1970
Spooks
2002
The Chinese Detective
1981
Hart to Hart
1979
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Survivors
1975
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Doomwatch
1970
New Tricks
2004
The Charmer
1987
Lady Killers
1980
Zero One
1962
Maigret
1960
Room at the Bottom
1986
Bowler
1973
Curtain of Fear
1964
Minder
1979
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
The Main Chance
1969
Q.E.D.
1982
Johnny and the Dead
1995
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1995
Dead Head
1986
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987
Bergerac
1981
Armchair Theatre
1956
Bowler
1973
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Midsomer Murders
1997
The Wednesday Play
1964
Screen Two
1985
Up Pompeii!
1969
BBC Play of the Month
1965
Londoners
1965
No Job for a Lady
1990
Zodiac
1974
Theatre 625
1964
I, Claudius
1976
Drama 61-67
1961
A Woman of Substance
1985
Three Piece Suite
1977
ITV Playhouse
1967
New Scotland Yard
1972
Dial M for Murder
1974
Half Hour Story
1967
Thursday Theatre
1964
Between the Wars
1973
The Member for Chelsea
1981
The Sex Game
1968
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
Rupert of Hentzau
1964