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.
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Movies (24)
Chorabali
as Dr. Dasgupta
2016
All Aboard the Starliner: The Making of 'Full Circle'
as Self
2009
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
as Self
2002
Back to the Secret Garden
as Will Weatherstaff
2000
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
Blondes: Diana Dors
as self
1999
From Doon with Death
Writer (Writing)
1991
For Queen & Country
as Kilcoyne
1988
Journey's End
as Colonel
1988
Coast to Coast
as Greaves
1987
The Canterville Ghost
as Uncle Hesketh
1986
Time After Time
as Valentine Swift
1986
We'll Support You Evermore
as Colonel
1985
Bird Fancier
as Albert Seers
1985
The Secret Adversary
as Whittington
1983
Imaginary Friends
Writer (Writing)
1982
Doctor Who: Full Circle
as Login
1980
Hopscotch
as Westlake
1980
North Sea Hijack
as Fletcher
1980
Print-Out
as Robert Ballard
1979
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Sir Walter Bullivant
1978
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Captain Benson
1977
Three Piece Suite
as Brad Hunter
1977
TV Shows (26)
New Tricks
2004
Spooks
as Hugo Ross
2002
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Midsomer Murders
as Charlie
1997
Johnny and the Dead
as Alderman
1995
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as The Earl of Dorincourt
1995
Heartbeat
as Maurice Dodson
1992
No Job for a Lady
as Godfrey Eagan
1990
The Charmer
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
1987
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Chief Inspector Fred Davy
1987
Room at the Bottom
1986
Dead Head
as Eldridge
1986
Screen Two
as Greaves
1985
A Woman of Substance
as Bruce McGill
1985
Robin of Sherwood
as Sir Richard of Leaford
1984
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
as Whittington
1983
Q.E.D.
1982
Bergerac
as Higgins
1981
The Chinese Detective
1981
Triangle
as David West
1981
Lady Killers
as Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.
1980
The Gentle Touch
1980
Minder
as Altman
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
I, Claudius
1976