George Baker
Acting
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Acting Credits
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 M...
Known For
Filmography
Chorabali
2016
as Dr. Dasgupta
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)
New Tricks
2004
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
2002
as Self
Spooks
2002
as Hugo Ross
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
as Will Weatherstaff
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Blondes: Diana Dors
1999
as self
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Charlie
Johnny and the Dead
1995
as Alderman
Little Lord Fauntleroy
1995
as The Earl of Dorincourt
Heartbeat
1992
as Maurice Dodson
No Job for a Lady
1990
as Godfrey Eagan
For Queen & Country
1988
as Kilcoyne
Journey's End
1988
as Colonel
Coast to Coast
1987
as Greaves
The Charmer
1987
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
1987
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
1987
as Chief Inspector Fred Davy
Time After Time
1986
as Valentine Swift
The Canterville Ghost
1986
as Uncle Hesketh
Room at the Bottom
1986
Dead Head
1986
as Eldridge
Bird Fancier
1985
as Albert Seers
We'll Support You Evermore
1985
as Colonel
Screen Two
1985
as Greaves
A Woman of Substance
1985
as Bruce McGill
Robin of Sherwood
1984
as Sir Richard of Leaford
The Secret Adversary
1983
as Whittington
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
1983
as Whittington
Q.E.D.
1982
as Sir Harold Metcalfe
Triangle
1981
as David West
The Chinese Detective
1981
Bergerac
1981
as Higgins
The Member for Chelsea
1981
as Mr. Chamberlain
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Fletcher
Hopscotch
1980
as Westlake
Doctor Who: Full Circle
1980
as Login
Lady Killers
1980
as Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.
Print-Out
1979
as Robert Ballard
Hart to Hart
1979
Minder
1979
as Altman
Minder
1979
as Cooper
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Sir Walter Bullivant
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Captain Benson
Three Piece Suite
1977
as Brad Hunter
Three Piece Suite
1977
as Brad Hunter
Intimate Games
1976
as Prof. Gottlieb
I, Claudius
1976
as Tiberius
Sea Area Forties
1975
as Narrator
Three for All
1975
as Eddie Boyes
Chameli Memsaab
1975
as Berkeley
Survivors
1975
as Arthur Wormley
The Firefighters
1974
as Station Officer Harrison
Zodiac
1974
as Mark Braun
Dial M for Murder
1974
as Martin Willis
Because of the Cats
1973
as Boersma
A Warm December
1973
as Dr. Henry Barlow
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
1973
Bowler
1973
Bowler
1973
as Bowler
Between the Wars
1973
as Walter Jeffries
The Protectors
1972
as George Dixon
New Scotland Yard
1972
as John Randall
The Persuaders!
1971
as Britten
The Executioner
1970
as Philip Crawford
The Goodies
1970
Doomwatch
1970
as John Mitchell
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Sir Hilary Bray
Justine
1969
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
as Lord Sutterwick
The Main Chance
1969
as Major Donovan
Up Pompeii!
1969
as Jamus Bondus
The Bone Grinder
1968
as George King
Mrs. Capper's Birthday
1968
as Kenny Blake
The Sex Game
1968
as Edwin
Love Life
1967
as Theodore Quill
You Only Live Twice
1967
as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Lord Edward
Days in the Trees
1967
as Jacques
The Prisoner
1967
as The New Number Two
ITV Playhouse
1967
as George King
Half Hour Story
1967
as Tim Johnson
Curse of the Fly
1965
as Martin Delambre
Alice
1965
as Rev. Charles Dodgson
Gideon's Way
1965
as Bailey
BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Rev. Morell
Londoners
1965
as Bruce
Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Ernest Whipple
The Finest Hours
1964
as Lord Randolph (voice)
Curtain of Fear
1964
as Stewart Caxton
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Louie Summers
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Vera
Theatre 625
1964
as Edward Jackson
Theatre 625
1964
as Matthew Hobhouse
The Wednesday Play
1964
as Jacques
Rupert of Hentzau
1964
as Rudolf Rassendyll
Thursday Theatre
1964
as Geoffrey Harrison
Sword of Lancelot
1963
as Sir Gawaine
Doctor Who
1963
as Login
Zero One
1962
Drama 61-67
1961
as Peter Evett
Maigret
1960
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Johnny Mansell
The Moonraker
1958
as Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
These Dangerous Years
1957
as Padre
No Time for Tears
1957
as Dr. Nigel Barnes
A Hill in Korea
1956
as Lt. Butler
The Extra Day
1956
as Steven Marlow
The Feminine Touch
1956
as Dr Jim Alcott
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mike
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Pierre
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Dr. Stephen Monks
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Theodore Quill
Armchair Theatre
1956
as Kenny Blake
The Ship That Died of Shame
1955
as Bill Randall
The Dam Busters
1955
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
The Woman for Joe
1955
as Joe Harrop
The Intruder
1953
as Adjutant