George Baker
Acting
April 1, 1931
Varna, Bulgaria
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.
Movies
A Hill in Korea
1956
The Woman for Joe
1955
You Only Live Twice
1967
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Intimate Games
1976
Hopscotch
1980
Curse of the Fly
1965
The Intruder
1953
The Moonraker
1958
Justine
1969
Journey's End
1988
North Sea Hijack
1980
Sword of Lancelot
1963
Bird Fancier
1985
Alice
1965
Because of the Cats
1973
Three for All
1975
The Secret Adversary
1983
Chorabali
2016
TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
1997
Doctor Who
1963
Minder
1979
Minder
1979
Heartbeat
1992
Spooks
2002
Hart to Hart
1979
BBC Play of the Month
1965
New Tricks
2004
Bergerac
1981
The Persuaders!
1971
Theatre 625
1964
Theatre 625
1964
Maigret
1960
The Prisoner
1967
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
The Wednesday Play
1964
I, Claudius
1976
Gideon's Way
1965