George Baker
Acting
- Born
- April 1, 1931
- Died
- October 7, 2011
- Place of Birth
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Known For
- Мужской
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.
Filmography
Midsomer Murders
as Charlie
1997
Doctor Who
as Login
1963
Heartbeat
as Maurice Dodson
1992
Minder
as Altman, as Cooper
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
Spooks
as Hugo Ross
2002
New Tricks
2004
Bergerac
as Higgins
1981
The Persuaders!
as Britten
1971
The Prisoner
as The New Number Two
1967
Robin of Sherwood
as Sir Richard of Leaford
1984
The Goodies
1970
I, Claudius
as Tiberius
1976
Survivors
as Arthur Wormley
1975
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Chief Inspector Fred Davy
1987