Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

Gender

Male

Birthday

1931-04-01

Day of Death

2011-10-07 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Varna, Bulgaria

Also Known As

George Morris Baker

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.

Known For

Tread Softly Stranger

Tread Softly Stranger

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Ship That Died of Shame

The Intruder

The Intruder

We'll Support You Evermore

We'll Support You Evermore

Acting

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as

Self

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

1969

On Her Majesty's Secret Service

as

Sir Hilary Bray

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

The Spy Who Loved Me

as

Captain Benson

Tread Softly Stranger

1958

Tread Softly Stranger

as

Johnny Mansell

Back to the Secret Garden

2000

Back to the Secret Garden

as

Will Weatherstaff

Justine

1969

Justine

as

British Ambassador David Mountolive

Sword of Lancelot

1963

Sword of Lancelot

as

Sir Gawaine

The Thirty Nine Steps

1978

The Thirty Nine Steps

as

Sir Walter Bullivant

Curse of the Fly

1965

Curse of the Fly

as

Martin Delambre

Bird Fancier

1985

Bird Fancier

as

Albert Seers

Time After Time

1986

Time After Time

as

Valentine Swift

Because of the Cats

1973

Because of the Cats

as

Boersma

The Ship That Died of Shame

1955

The Ship That Died of Shame

as

Bill Randall

A Hill in Korea

1956

A Hill in Korea

as

Lt. Butler

Sea Area Forties

1975

Sea Area Forties

as

Narrator

Coast to Coast

1987

Coast to Coast

as

Greaves

The Extra Day

1956

The Extra Day

as

Steven Marlow

The Executioner

1970

The Executioner

as

Philip Crawford

Three for All

1975

Three for All

as

Eddie Boyes

A Warm December

1973

A Warm December

as

Dr. Henry Barlow

The Feminine Touch

1956

The Feminine Touch

as

Dr Jim Alcott

The Moonraker

1958

The Moonraker

as

Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker

These Dangerous Years

1957

These Dangerous Years

as

Padre

The Intruder

1953

The Intruder

as

Adjutant

The Dam Busters

1955

The Dam Busters

as

Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.

Intimate Games

1976

Intimate Games

as

Prof. Gottlieb

For Queen & Country

1988

For Queen & Country

as

Kilcoyne

The Bone Grinder

1968

The Bone Grinder

as

George King

Alice

1965

Alice

as

Rev. Charles Dodgson

Love Life

1967

Love Life

as

Theodore Quill

No Time for Tears

1957

No Time for Tears

as

Dr. Nigel Barnes

The Canterville Ghost

1986

The Canterville Ghost

as

Uncle Hesketh

The Woman for Joe

1955

The Woman for Joe

as

Joe Harrop

You Only Live Twice

1967

You Only Live Twice

as

NASA Engineer (uncredited)

The Firefighters

1974

The Firefighters

as

Station Officer Harrison

North Sea Hijack

1980

North Sea Hijack

as

Fletcher

Hopscotch

1980

Hopscotch

as

Westlake

The Finest Hours

1964

The Finest Hours

as

Lord Randolph (voice)

We'll Support You Evermore

1985

We'll Support You Evermore

as

Colonel

Doctor Who: Full Circle

1980

Doctor Who: Full Circle

as

Login

Journey's End

1988

Journey's End

as

Colonel

Chorabali

2016

Chorabali

as

Dr. Dasgupta

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as

Lord Sutterwick

Mister Ten Per Cent

1967

Mister Ten Per Cent

as

Lord Edward

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

2000

Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'

as

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

2002

I, Claudius: A Television Epic

as

Self

The Secret Adversary

1983

The Secret Adversary

as

Whittington

Chameli Memsaab

1975

Chameli Memsaab

as

Berkeley

Three Piece Suite

1977

Three Piece Suite

as

Brad Hunter

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

1968

Mrs. Capper's Birthday

as

Kenny Blake

Print-Out

1979

Print-Out

as

Robert Ballard

Blondes: Diana Dors

1999

Blondes: Diana Dors

as

self

The Prisoner

The Prisoner

as

The New Number Two

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Login

Triangle

Triangle

as

David West

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Bailey

The Protectors

The Protectors

as

George Dixon

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as

Britten

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Maurice Dodson

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

as

The Goodies

The Goodies

as

Spooks

Spooks

as

Hugo Ross

The Chinese Detective

The Chinese Detective

as

Hart to Hart

Hart to Hart

as

Robin of Sherwood

Robin of Sherwood

as

Sir Richard of Leaford

Survivors

Survivors

as

Arthur Wormley

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em

as

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as

John Mitchell

New Tricks

New Tricks

as

The Charmer

The Charmer

as

Lady Killers

Lady Killers

as

Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.

Zero One

Zero One

as

Maigret

Maigret

as

Room at the Bottom

Room at the Bottom

as

Bowler

Bowler

as

Curtain of Fear

Curtain of Fear

as

Minder

Minder

as

Altman

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

as

Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

as

Major Donovan

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

as

Minder

Minder

as

Cooper

Q.E.D.

Q.E.D.

as

Johnny and the Dead

Johnny and the Dead

as

Alderman

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Little Lord Fauntleroy

as

The Earl of Dorincourt

A Woman of Substance

A Woman of Substance

as

Bruce McGill

Dead Head

Dead Head

as

Eldridge

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

as

Chief Inspector Fred Davy

Bergerac

Bergerac

as

Higgins

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Mike

Bowler

Bowler

as

Bowler

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime

as

Whittington

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Charlie

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Greaves

Up Pompeii!

Up Pompeii!

as

Jamus Bondus

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Louie Summers

The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

as

Vera

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Rev. Morell

Londoners

Londoners

as

Bruce

No Job for a Lady

No Job for a Lady

as

Godfrey Eagan

Zodiac

Zodiac

as

Mark Braun

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Edward Jackson

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Matthew Hobhouse

I, Claudius

I, Claudius

as

Tiberius

Drama 61-67

Drama 61-67

as

Peter Evett

Production

Crew

Directing