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.
24 TV shows
TV Shows
Midsomer Murders
ITV1
Doctor Who
BBC One
Minder
ITV1
Heartbeat
ITV1
Hart to Hart
ABC
BBC Play of the Month
BBC One
New Tricks
BBC One
Theatre 625
BBC Two
The Wednesday Play
BBC One
A Woman of Substance
Channel 4
Screen Two
BBC Two
The Prisoner
ITV1
The Persuaders!
ITV1
Maigret
BBC One
The Protectors
Associated Television
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
ITV1
Robin of Sherwood
ITV1
Drama 61-67
Network unknown
The Main Chance
ITV1
Gideon's Way
ITV1
I, Claudius
BBC Two
Doomwatch
BBC One
Survivors
BBC One
ITV Playhouse
ITV1
Other Credits
Triangle, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased), The Goodies, Spooks, The Chinese Detective, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, The Charmer, Lady Killers, Zero One, Room at the Bottom, Bowler, Curtain of Fear, The Gentle Touch, Q.E.D., Johnny and the Dead, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Dead Head, Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel, Bergerac, Armchair Theatre, Bowler, Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime, Up Pompeii!, Londoners, No Job for a Lady, Zodiac, Three Piece Suite