George Baker
Born: 1931-04-01
• 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.
Filmography
Chorabali
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
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The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
Back to the Secret Garden
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Blondes: Diana Dors
For Queen & Country
Journey's End
Coast to Coast
The Canterville Ghost
Time After Time
We'll Support You Evermore
Bird Fancier
The Secret Adversary
Doctor Who: Full Circle
Hopscotch
North Sea Hijack
Print-Out
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Spy Who Loved Me
Three Piece Suite
Intimate Games
Three for All
Chameli Memsaab
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Sea Area Forties
The Firefighters
A Warm December
Because of the Cats
The Executioner
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Justine
The Bone Grinder
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Mrs. Capper's Birthday
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Love Life
You Only Live Twice
Mister Ten Per Cent
Alice
Curse of the Fly
The Finest Hours
Sword of Lancelot
Tread Softly Stranger
The Moonraker
No Time for Tears
These Dangerous Years
A Hill in Korea
The Feminine Touch
The Extra Day
The Woman for Joe
The Dam Busters
The Ship That Died of Shame
The Intruder