George Baker
Known for: Actor
Born: 1 April 1931, Varna, Bulgaria
Died: 7 October 2011
Credits: 60+ titles
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.
Filmography
Chorabali
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
New Tricks
Spooks
Back to the Secret Garden
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
Midsomer Murders
Johnny and the Dead
Little Lord Fauntleroy
Heartbeat
No Job for a Lady
For Queen & Country
Journey's End
The Charmer
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
Coast to Coast
The Canterville Ghost
Room at the Bottom
Time After Time
Dead Head
We'll Support You Evermore
Bird Fancier
Screen Two
A Woman of Substance
Robin of Sherwood
Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime
The Secret Adversary
Q.E.D.
Bergerac
The Member for Chelsea
The Chinese Detective
Triangle
Doctor Who: Full Circle
Hopscotch
Lady Killers
North Sea Hijack
Minder
Hart to Hart
Print-Out
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Spy Who Loved Me
Three Piece Suite
Three Piece Suite
I, Claudius
Intimate Games
Three for All
Survivors
Chameli Memsaab
Sea Area Forties
Dial M for Murder
Zodiac
The Firefighters
Bowler
Bowler
A Warm December
Between the Wars
Because of the Cats
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em