Actor info
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Name :
George Baker
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Born :
April 1, 1931 in Varna, Bulgaria (80 years at death)
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Died :
October 7, 2011
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
54 films (1953–2016)
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Also known as :
George Morris Baker
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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.
Notable films
- North Sea Hijack (1980) as Fletcher
- The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as Captain Benson
- On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) as Sir Hilary Bray
- You Only Live Twice (1967) as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
- The Dam Busters (1955) as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
