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