George Baker
Acting Born: 1931-04-01 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
You Only Live Twice
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
The Spy Who Loved Me
Bird Fancier
Alice
Justine
Hopscotch
The Moonraker
The Intruder
The Firefighters
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
North Sea Hijack
A Hill in Korea
The Dam Busters
The Executioner
Intimate Games
The Thirty Nine Steps
Because of the Cats
Sword of Lancelot
Curse of the Fly
