Born 1931 (age 80) · Varna, Bulgaria
Appears in 107 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

You Only Live Twice
6.6
You Only Live Twice
1967
as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Captain Benson
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.6
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Sir Hilary Bray
Hopscotch
7.0
Hopscotch
1980
as Westlake
The Dam Busters
6.9
The Dam Busters
1955
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
North Sea Hijack
6.3
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Fletcher
Curse of the Fly
5.4
Curse of the Fly
1965
as Martin Delambre
For Queen & Country
5.3
For Queen & Country
1988
as Kilcoyne
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
6.7
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
as Lord Sutterwick
The Thirty Nine Steps
6.8
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Sir Walter Bullivant
Back to the Secret Garden
6.3
Back to the Secret Garden
2000
as Will Weatherstaff
The Canterville Ghost
6.7
The Canterville Ghost
1986
as Uncle Hesketh
A Hill in Korea
6.5
A Hill in Korea
1956
as Lt. Butler
Because of the Cats
5.3
Because of the Cats
1973
as Boersma
Tread Softly Stranger
7.4
Tread Softly Stranger
1958
as Johnny Mansell
Sword of Lancelot
4.6
Sword of Lancelot
1963
as Sir Gawaine
A Warm December
6.5
A Warm December
1973
as Dr. Henry Barlow
Intimate Games
5.7
Intimate Games
1976
as Prof. Gottlieb
Justine
4.4
Justine
1969
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
The Executioner
5.9
The Executioner
1970
as Philip Crawford