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.
Born: April 1, 1931
Place of Birth: Varna, Bulgaria
Known For
Survivors
Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977. It concerns the plight of a group of people who have survived an accidentally released plague – referred to as "The Death" – that kills nearly the entire human population of the planet.
Doctor Who
The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.
I, Claudius
Acclaimed blackly comic historical drama series. Set amidst a web of power, corruption and lies, it chronicles the reigns of the Roman emperors - Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula and finally Claudius.
We'll Support You Evermore
A father is intent on finding the truth as to how his soldier son met his death while serving in Northern Ireland.
The Prisoner
After resigning, a secret agent is abducted and taken to what looks like an idyllic village, but is really a bizarre Kafkaesque prison. His warders demand information. He gives them nothing, but only tries to escape.
The Main Chance
The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972 and 1975. A drama, it depicts the sudden transformation in the life of solicitor David Main who relocates from London to Leeds.
Spooks
Tense drama series about the different challenges faced by the British Security Service as they work against the clock to safeguard the nation. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a highly secure suite of offices known as The Grid.
The Persuaders!
An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.
Robin of Sherwood
Robin of Sherwood was a British television series, based on the legend of Robin Hood. Created by Richard Carpenter, it was produced by HTV in association with Goldcrest, and ran from 1984 to 1986 on the ITV network. In America it was retitled Robin Hood and shown on the premium cable TV channel Showtime and on PBS. The show starred Michael Praed and Jason Connery as two different incarnations of the title character. Unlike previous adaptations of the Robin Hood legend, Robin of Sherwood combined a gritty, authentic production design with elements of real-life history, 20th century fiction, and pagan myth. The series is also notable for its haunting title music by Clannad, which won a BAFTA award.
Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em
Meet Frank Spencer, an eager young man trying to find his way in the world. He's enthusiastic, well-meaning... and disaster-prone.
Filmography
as Dr. Dasgupta
as Hugo Ross
as Will Weatherstaff
as self
as Charlie
as Alderman
as The Earl of Dorincourt
as Maurice Dodson
as Godfrey Eagan
as Kilcoyne
as Colonel
as Det. Chief Insp. Reg Wexford
as Chief Inspector Fred Davy
as Greaves
as Uncle Hesketh
as Valentine Swift
as Eldridge
as Colonel
as Albert Seers
as Greaves
as Bruce McGill
as Sir Richard of Leaford
as Whittington
as Whittington
as Higgins
as David West
as Login
as Westlake
as Sir Terence O'Connor, Q.C.
as Fletcher
as Altman
as Cooper
as Robert Ballard
as Sir Walter Bullivant
as Captain Benson
as Brad Hunter
as Tiberius
as Prof. Gottlieb
as Eddie Boyes
as Arthur Wormley
as Berkeley
as Mark Braun
as Station Officer Harrison
as Bowler
as Dr. Henry Barlow
as Boersma
as George Dixon
as Britten
as Philip Crawford
as John Mitchell
as Sir Hilary Bray
as Lord Sutterwick
as Jamus Bondus
as British Ambassador David Mountolive
as Major Donovan
as George King
as The New Number Two
as NASA Engineer (uncredited)
as Lord Edward
as Rev. Morell
as Rev. Charles Dodgson
as Bruce
as Martin Delambre
as Bailey
as Rev Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
as Louie Summers
as Vera
as Lord Randolph (voice)
as Edward Jackson
as Matthew Hobhouse
as Login
as Sir Gawaine
as Johnny Mansell
as Anthony, Earl of Dawlish/The Moonraker
as Dr. Nigel Barnes
as Padre
as Lt. Butler
as Mike
as Dr Jim Alcott
as Steven Marlow
as Joe Harrop
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C.
as Bill Randall
as Adjutant