George Baker

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.

Actor

1953

[ ] The Intruder (Adjutant)

1955

[ ] The Ship That Died of Shame (Bill Randall)
[ ] The Dam Busters (Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.)
[ ] The Woman for Joe (Joe Harrop)

1956

[ ] A Hill in Korea (Lt. Butler)
[ ] The Extra Day (Steven Marlow)
[ ] The Feminine Touch (Dr Jim Alcott)

1957

[ ] These Dangerous Years (Padre)
[ ] No Time for Tears (Dr. Nigel Barnes)

1958

[ ] Tread Softly Stranger (Johnny Mansell)
[ ] The Moonraker (Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker)

1963

[ ] Sword of Lancelot (Sir Gawaine)

1964

[ ] The Finest Hours (Lord Randolph (voice))

1965

[ 3/10 ] Curse of the Fly (Martin Delambre)
[ ] Alice (Rev. Charles Dodgson)

1967

[ ] Love Life (Theodore Quill)
[ ] You Only Live Twice (NASA Engineer (uncredited))
[ ] Mister Ten Per Cent (Lord Edward)

1968

[ ] The Bone Grinder (George King)
[ ] Mrs. Capper's Birthday (Kenny Blake)

1969

[ ] On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Sir Hilary Bray)
[ ] Justine (British Ambassador David Mountolive)
[ ] Goodbye, Mr. Chips (Lord Sutterwick)

1970

[ ] The Executioner (Philip Crawford)

1973

[ ] Because of the Cats (Boersma)
[ ] A Warm December (Dr. Henry Barlow)

1974

[ ] The Firefighters (Station Officer Harrison)

1975

[ ] Sea Area Forties (Narrator)
[ ] Three for All (Eddie Boyes)
[ ] Chameli Memsaab (Berkeley)

1976

[ ] Intimate Games (Prof. Gottlieb)

1977

[ ] The Spy Who Loved Me (Captain Benson)
[ ] Three Piece Suite (Brad Hunter)

1978

[ ] The Thirty Nine Steps (Sir Walter Bullivant)

1979

[ ] Print-Out (Robert Ballard)

1986

[ ] Time After Time (Valentine Swift)
[ ] The Canterville Ghost (Uncle Hesketh)

1987

[ ] Coast to Coast (Greaves)

1988

[ ] For Queen & Country (Kilcoyne)
[ ] Journey's End (Colonel)

1999

[ ] Blondes: Diana Dors (self)

2000

[ ] Back to the Secret Garden (Will Weatherstaff)
[ ] Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' (????)

2002

[ ] I, Claudius: A Television Epic (Self)

2007

[ ] The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (Self)

2016

[ ] Chorabali (Dr. Dasgupta)

Writing

1982

[ ] Imaginary Friends (Writer)

1991

[ ] From Doon with Death (Writer)