George Baker
Born: 1931-04-01
Birthplace: Varna, Bulgaria
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.
Known For
You Only Live Twice
The Spy Who Loved Me
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
North Sea Hijack
The Executioner
Print-Out
The Dam Busters
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Curse of the Fly
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Top Movie Credits
You Only Live Twice
NASA Engineer (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me
Captain Benson
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Sir Hilary Bray
North Sea Hijack
Fletcher
The Executioner
Philip Crawford
Print-Out
Robert Ballard
The Dam Busters
Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
The Thirty Nine Steps
Sir Walter Bullivant
The Curse of the Fly
Martin Delambre
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)