George Baker
Acting
Born: 1931-04-01 in 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.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
Charlie
Doctor Who
Login
Minder
Altman
Minder
Cooper
Spooks
Hugo Ross
BBC Play of the Month
Rev. Morell
Hart to Hart
Heartbeat
Maurice Dodson
Screen Two
Greaves
New Tricks
The Wednesday Play
Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
The Wednesday Play
Louie Summers
The Wednesday Play
Vera
The Wednesday Play
Jacques
Bergerac
Higgins
Maigret
ITV Playhouse
George King
The Persuaders!
Britten
Theatre 625
Edward Jackson
Theatre 625
Matthew Hobhouse
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Ernest Whipple
The Prisoner
The New Number Two
Triangle
David West
Lady Killers
Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
You Only Live Twice
NASA Engineer (uncredited)
Zero One
The Goodies
Robin of Sherwood
Sir Richard of Leaford
The Spy Who Loved Me
Captain Benson
The Protectors
George Dixon
I, Claudius
Tiberius
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Sir Hilary Bray
New Scotland Yard
John Randall
Survivors
Arthur Wormley
Gideon's Way
Bailey
A Woman of Substance
Bruce McGill
The Main Chance
Major Donovan