George Baker
Born April 1, 1931 · 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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
The Spy Who Loved Me
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The Dam Busters
North Sea Hijack
Because of the Cats
The Thirty Nine Steps
A Hill in Korea
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Hopscotch
The Ship That Died of Shame
The Executioner
Back to the Secret Garden
Curse of the Fly
Doctor Who: Full Circle
Alice
Sword of Lancelot
Mister Ten Per Cent
The Moonraker
The Secret Adversary
The Canterville Ghost
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
Intimate Games
Print-Out
We'll Support You Evermore
For Queen & Country
No Time for Tears
Days in the Trees
Justine
Coast to Coast
A Warm December
The Intruder
The Woman for Joe
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Three Piece Suite
Three for All
Time After Time
These Dangerous Years
Blondes: Diana Dors
Tread Softly Stranger
Bird Fancier
The Feminine Touch
TV Shows
Screen Two
Minder
The Wednesday Play
Hart to Hart
Theatre 625
Spooks
New Tricks
ITV Playhouse
Bergerac
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Maigret
New Scotland Yard
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
The Persuaders!
The Protectors
The Main Chance
The Prisoner
Gideon's Way
The Goodies
Doomwatch
Robin of Sherwood
I, Claudius
Lady Killers
Survivors
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
A Woman of Substance
Triangle
Londoners
Half Hour Story
Up Pompeii!
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
The Chinese Detective
Armchair Theatre
Zero One
Q.E.D.
Zodiac
Johnny and the Dead
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
The Charmer
Dead Head
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Bowler
