George Baker
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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Movie Appearances
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
2007
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Sir Hilary Bray
1969
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Captain Benson
1977
Tread Softly Stranger
as Johnny Mansell
1958
Back to the Secret Garden
as Will Weatherstaff
2000
Justine
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
1969
Sword of Lancelot
as Sir Gawaine
1963
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Sir Walter Bullivant
1978
Curse of the Fly
as Martin Delambre
1965
Bird Fancier
as Albert Seers
1985
Time After Time
as Valentine Swift
1986
Because of the Cats
as Boersma
1973
The Ship That Died of Shame
as Bill Randall
1955
A Hill in Korea
as Lt. Butler
1956
Sea Area Forties
as Narrator
1975
Coast to Coast
as Greaves
1987
The Extra Day
as Steven Marlow
1956
The Executioner
as Philip Crawford
1970
Three for All
as Eddie Boyes
1975
A Warm December
as Dr. Henry Barlow
1973
TV Appearances
The Prisoner
as The New Number Two
1967
Doctor Who
as Login
1963
Triangle
as David West
1981
Gideon's Way
as Bailey
1965
The Protectors
as George Dixon
1972
The Persuaders!
as Britten
1971
Heartbeat
as Maurice Dodson
1992
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
The Goodies
1970
Spooks
as Hugo Ross
2002
The Chinese Detective
1981
Hart to Hart
1979