George Baker

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-04-01

Day of death

2011-10-07 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Varna, Bulgaria

George Baker

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.

Known For

  • Midsomer Murders

    Midsomer Murders

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Minder

    Minder

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • Spooks

    Spooks

  • Hart to Hart

    Hart to Hart

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • BBC Play of the Month

    BBC Play of the Month

  • New Tricks

    New Tricks

  • The Persuaders!

    The Persuaders!

  • Drama 61-67

    Drama 61-67

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Theatre 625

    Theatre 625

  • Justine

    Justine

  • Intimate Games

    Intimate Games

  • Tread Softly Stranger

    Tread Softly Stranger

  • Screen Two

    Screen Two

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • The Wednesday Play

    The Wednesday Play

  • I, Claudius

    I, Claudius

  • The Firefighters

    The Firefighters

  • The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

  • The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

    The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

  • For Queen & Country

    For Queen & Country

  • You Only Live Twice

    You Only Live Twice

  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

  • These Dangerous Years

    These Dangerous Years

  • Maigret

    Maigret

  • The Spy Who Loved Me

    The Spy Who Loved Me

  • Robin of Sherwood

    Robin of Sherwood

  • The Executioner

    The Executioner

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • North Sea Hijack

    North Sea Hijack

  • The Extra Day

    The Extra Day

  • Gideon's Way

    Gideon's Way

  • Doctor Who: Full Circle

    Doctor Who: Full Circle

  • A Woman of Substance

    A Woman of Substance

  • Alice

    Alice

  • The Protectors

    The Protectors

  • The Goodies

    The Goodies

  • Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

    Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

  • Time After Time

    Time After Time

  • I, Claudius: A Television Epic

    I, Claudius: A Television Epic

  • Lady Killers

    Lady Killers

  • Three for All

    Three for All

  • We'll Support You Evermore

    We'll Support You Evermore

  • Bird Fancier

    Bird Fancier

  • Doomwatch

    Doomwatch

  • Londoners

    Londoners

  • The Dam Busters

    The Dam Busters

  • Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

    Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

  • Zero One

    Zero One

  • Survivors

    Survivors

  • The Gentle Touch

    The Gentle Touch

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

  • Coast to Coast

    Coast to Coast

  • The Chinese Detective

    The Chinese Detective

  • Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

    Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

  • Triangle

    Triangle

  • Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

    Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

  • The Intruder

    The Intruder

  • Love Life

    Love Life

  • Up Pompeii!

    Up Pompeii!

  • Hopscotch

    Hopscotch

  • The Secret Adversary

    The Secret Adversary

  • Curse of the Fly

    Curse of the Fly

  • The Charmer

    The Charmer

  • The Canterville Ghost

    The Canterville Ghost

  • Blondes: Diana Dors

    Blondes: Diana Dors

  • No Job for a Lady

    No Job for a Lady

  • Zodiac

    Zodiac

  • Because of the Cats

    Because of the Cats

  • A Hill in Korea

    A Hill in Korea

  • The Finest Hours

    The Finest Hours

  • Q.E.D.

    Q.E.D.

  • The Thirty Nine Steps

    The Thirty Nine Steps

  • Chameli Memsaab

    Chameli Memsaab

  • Curtain of Fear

    Curtain of Fear

  • Dead Head

    Dead Head

  • Bowler

    Bowler

  • Johnny and the Dead

    Johnny and the Dead

  • The Moonraker

    The Moonraker

  • Armchair Theatre

    Armchair Theatre

  • Back to the Secret Garden

    Back to the Secret Garden

  • A Warm December

    A Warm December

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

  • Sword of Lancelot

    Sword of Lancelot

  • Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

    Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

  • Little Lord Fauntleroy

    Little Lord Fauntleroy

  • The Ship That Died of Shame

    The Ship That Died of Shame

  • No Time for Tears

    No Time for Tears

  • Room at the Bottom

    Room at the Bottom

  • Three Piece Suite

    Three Piece Suite

  • The Bone Grinder

    The Bone Grinder

  • Journey's End

    Journey's End

  • The Feminine Touch

    The Feminine Touch

  • Chorabali

    Chorabali

  • Mister Ten Per Cent

    Mister Ten Per Cent

  • The Woman for Joe

    The Woman for Joe

  • Print-Out

    Print-Out

  • Bowler

    Bowler

  • Mrs. Capper's Birthday

    Mrs. Capper's Birthday

  • Sea Area Forties

    Sea Area Forties