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