George Baker
Actor
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.
Born1931-04-01
Place of BirthVarna, Bulgaria
Known For
7.5
Midsomer Murders
CrimeDrama
7.9
Doctor Who
DramaAction & Adventure
Thursday Theatre
Drama
7.2
Minder
ComedyDrama
7.2
Heartbeat
CrimeDrama
6.8
Hart to Hart
Action & AdventureCrime
7.7
Spooks
DramaAction & Adventure
7.0
Gideon's Way
Drama
5.2
The Wednesday Play
Drama
6.7
Bergerac
Drama
5.3
BBC Play of the Month
Drama
7.1
Screen Two
Drama
7.3
New Tricks
DramaComedy
7.2
Theatre 625
Drama
7.0
ITV Playhouse
Drama
7.1
Maigret
CrimeDrama
7.6
The Persuaders!
ComedyAction & Adventure
4.3
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Drama
7.6
The Goodies
Comedy
6.6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
DramaMystery
7.7
The Prisoner
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
7.6
Robin of Sherwood
Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
7.8
I, Claudius
DramaWar & Politics
6.6
You Only Live Twice
ActionThriller