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George Baker

Acting · Born April 1, 1931 · 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.

Movies with George Baker

• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) — Captain Benson
• You Only Live Twice (1967) — NASA Engineer (uncredited)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) — Sir Hilary Bray
• North Sea Hijack (1980) — Fletcher
• The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007) — Self
• The Thirty Nine Steps (1978) — Sir Walter Bullivant
• The Dam Busters (1955) — Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
• Because of the Cats (1973) — Boersma
• A Hill in Korea (1956) — Lt. Butler
• Hopscotch (1980) — Westlake
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) — Lord Sutterwick
• The Executioner (1970) — Philip Crawford

TV shows with George Baker

• The Ruth Rendell Mysteries (1987) — Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
• I, Claudius (1976) — Tiberius
• Triangle (1981) — David West
• No Job for a Lady (1990) — Godfrey Eagan
• Little Lord Fauntleroy (1995) — The Earl of Dorincourt
• Three Piece Suite (1977) — Brad Hunter
• Bowler (1973) — Bowler