Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
April 1, 1931
Died
October 7, 2011 (80 years old)
Varna, Bulgaria
Also Known As
- George Morris Baker
George Baker
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.
Known For
Acting
New Tricks
2004
Spooks
2002
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
Midsomer Murders
1997
Heartbeat
1992
For Queen & Country
1988
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987
The Canterville Ghost
1986
Robin of Sherwood
1984
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
Bergerac
1981
Hopscotch
1980
North Sea Hijack
1980
Minder
1979
Minder
1979
Hart to Hart
1979
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
I, Claudius
1976
Intimate Games
1976
Survivors
1975
A Warm December
1973
Because of the Cats
1973