Personal Info
George Morris Baker
George Baker
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Chorabali
as Dr. Dasgupta
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
as Mr. Lewis (archive footage) (uncredited)
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
as Self
Back to the Secret Garden
as Will Weatherstaff
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Blondes: Diana Dors
as self
For Queen & Country
as Kilcoyne
Journey's End
as Colonel
Coast to Coast
as Greaves
TV Shows
New Tricks
1 ep.
Spooks
as Hugo Ross · 1 ep.
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
1 ep.
Midsomer Murders
as Charlie · 1 ep.
Johnny and the Dead
as Alderman · 4 ep.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
as The Earl of Dorincourt · 6 ep.
Heartbeat
as Maurice Dodson · 1 ep.
No Job for a Lady
as Godfrey Eagan · 12 ep.
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford · 79 ep.
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel
as Chief Inspector Fred Davy · 2 ep.
