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