George Baker

George Baker

Actor · Writer

Varna, Bulgaria
April 1, 1931

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.

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Representative Works

You Only Live Twice
You Only Live Twice
6.6
/ English
The Spy Who Loved Me
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8
/ English
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6
/ English
The Dam Busters
The Dam Busters
6.9
/ English
North Sea Hijack
North Sea Hijack
6.3
/ English
Hopscotch
Hopscotch
7.0
/ English
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
No Rating Yet
/ English
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
6.8
/ English
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Thirty Nine Steps
6.8
/ English
The Executioner
The Executioner
5.9
/ English
Because of the Cats
Because of the Cats
5.3
/ English
Love Life
Love Life
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

You Only Live Twice
1967Nominee

Best Performance

You Only Live Twice

The Spy Who Loved Me
1977Nominee

Best Performance

The Spy Who Loved Me

On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969Nominee

Best Performance

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Career Highlights

The Dam Busters
1955Highlight

Best Performance

The Dam Busters

North Sea Hijack
1980Highlight

Best Performance

North Sea Hijack

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