George Baker
Known for Acting
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
1967
as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
1969
as Sir Hilary Bray
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
as Captain Benson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
as Lord Sutterwick
Hopscotch
1980
as Westlake
The Thirty Nine Steps
1978
as Sir Walter Bullivant
The Dam Busters
1955
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
North Sea Hijack
1980
as Fletcher
Justine
1969
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Self
Intimate Games
1976
as Prof. Gottlieb
Curse of the Fly
1965
as Martin Delambre
Because of the Cats
1973
as Boersma
For Queen & Country
1988
as Kilcoyne
The Moonraker
1958
as Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
Mister Ten Per Cent
1967
as Lord Edward
The Secret Adversary
1983
as Whittington
A Hill in Korea
1956
as Lt. Butler
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005
as Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sword of Lancelot
1963
as Sir Gawaine