George Baker
Acting Born Apr 1, 1931 Varna, Bulgaria 24 credits
Biography
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.
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- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Charlie
- Doctor Who (1963) as Login
- Heartbeat (1992) as Maurice Dodson
- Minder (1979) as Altman
- Minder (1979) as Cooper
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Rev. Morell
- Spooks (2002) as Hugo Ross
- Hart to Hart (1979)
- New Tricks (2004)
- Screen Two (1985) as Greaves
- Bergerac (1981) as Higgins
- The Persuaders! (1971) as Britten
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Edward Jackson
- Theatre 625 (1964) as Matthew Hobhouse
- Maigret (1960)
- ITV Playhouse (1967) as George King
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Louie Summers
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Vera
- The Wednesday Play (1964) as Jacques
- Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965) as Ernest Whipple
- The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
- The Prisoner (1967) as The New Number Two
- Robin of Sherwood (1984) as Sir Richard of Leaford