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Joe Don Baker

Acting · Died aged 89

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TMDB ID: 10671 ↗
Born: 1936-02-12
Died: 2025-05-07
Age at death: 89
Place of birth: Groesbeck, Texas, USA
Known for: Acting

Biography

Joe Don Baker (February 12, 1936 - May 7, 2025) was an American film actor, perhaps best known for his roles as a Mafia hitman in Charley Varrick, real-life Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser in Walking Tall, James Bond villain Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights, and CIA agent Jack Wade in the James Bond films GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.

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Mudmovie · 2013

King · Age at release: 77

Strange Wildernessmovie · 2008

Bill Calhoun · Age at release: 71

The 50 Greatest Television Dramasmovie · 2007

Self · Age at release: 70

The Dukes of Hazzardmovie · 2005

Governor Jim Applewhite · Age at release: 69

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegademovie · 2004

Self (archive footage) · Age at release: 68

The Commissionmovie · 2003

Rep. Hale Boggs · Age at release: 67

Joe Dirtmovie · 2001

Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited) · Age at release: 65

Vegas, City of Dreamsmovie · 2001

Dylan Garrett · Age at release: 65

Inside The Living Daylightsmovie · 2000

Self · Age at release: 64

Inside 'The Living Daylights'movie · 2000

Self · Age at release: 64

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duketv · 1999

Buck Duke

Poodle Springsmovie · 1998

P.J. Parker · Age at release: 62

Tomorrow Never Diesmovie · 1997

Wade · Age at release: 61

George Wallacemovie · 1997

Big Jim Folsom · Age at release: 61

George Wallacetv · 1997

Big Jim Folsom

To Dance with Oliviamovie · 1997

Horace · Age at release: 61

Mars Attacks!movie · 1996

Glenn Norris · Age at release: 60

The Grass Harpmovie · 1996

Sheriff Junius Candle · Age at release: 60

The Siege at Ruby Ridgemovie · 1996

Gerry Spence · Age at release: 60

The Siege at Ruby Ridgetv · 1996

Gerry Spence

Felonymovie · 1996

Donovan · Age at release: 59

GoldenEyemovie · 1995

Jack Wade · Age at release: 59

Congomovie · 1995

R.B. Travis · Age at release: 59

Panthermovie · 1995

Brimmer · Age at release: 59

The Underneathmovie · 1995

Clay Hinkle · Age at release: 59

Ring of Steelmovie · 1994

Man in Black · Age at release: 58

Reality Bitesmovie · 1994

Tom Pierce · Age at release: 58

Complex of Fearmovie · 1993

Det. Frank Farrel · Age at release: 56

The Distinguished Gentlemanmovie · 1992

Olaf Andersen · Age at release: 56

Citizen Cohnmovie · 1992

Sen. Joseph McCarthy · Age at release: 56

Cape Fearmovie · 1991

Claude Kersek · Age at release: 55

The Childrenmovie · 1990

Cliffe Wheater · Age at release: 54

Criminal Lawmovie · 1989

Detective Mesel · Age at release: 53

Defrosting the Fridgemovie · 1989

Hunter McCall · Age at release: 53

Leonard Part 6movie · 1987

Snyderburn · Age at release: 51

The Killing Timemovie · 1987

Carl Cunningham · Age at release: 51

The Living Daylightsmovie · 1987

Brad Whitaker · Age at release: 51

The Abduction of Kari Swensonmovie · 1987

Sheriff Onstad · Age at release: 51

Getting Evenmovie · 1986

King R. Kenderson · Age at release: 50

Edge of Darknesstv · 1985

Darius Jedburgh

Fletchmovie · 1985

Chief Jerry Karlin · Age at release: 49

Screen Twotv · 1985

Hunter McCall

Final Justicemovie · 1984

Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III · Age at release: 48

The Naturalmovie · 1984

The Whammer · Age at release: 48

Joysticksmovie · 1983

Joseph Rutter · Age at release: 47

Wackomovie · 1982

Dick Harbinger · Age at release: 46

Powertv · 1980

Tommy Vanda

Eischiedtv · 1979

Earl Eischied

To Kill a Copmovie · 1978

Chief Earl M. Eischied · Age at release: 42

To Kill a Coptv · 1978

Chief Earl Eischied

The Packmovie · 1977

Jerry · Age at release: 41

Speedtrapmovie · 1977

Pete Novick · Age at release: 41

The Shadow of Chikaramovie · 1977

Wishbone Cutter · Age at release: 41

Checkered Flag or Crashmovie · 1977

Walkaway Madden · Age at release: 41

Mitchellmovie · 1975

Mitchell · Age at release: 39

Framedmovie · 1975

Ron Lewis · Age at release: 39

Golden Needlesmovie · 1974

Dan Mason · Age at release: 38

The Outfitmovie · 1973

Jack Cody · Age at release: 37

Doc Elliottv · 1973

Aaron Hickey

Charley Varrickmovie · 1973

Molly · Age at release: 37

Walking Tallmovie · 1973

Buford Pusser · Age at release: 37

That Certain Summermovie · 1972

Phil Bonner · Age at release: 36

The Streets of San Franciscotv · 1972

Leonard Collier Cord

Junior Bonnermovie · 1972

Curly Bonner · Age at release: 36

The Valachi Papersmovie · 1972

Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited) · Age at release: 35

Welcome Home, Soldier Boysmovie · 1971

Danny · Age at release: 35

Mongo's Back in Townmovie · 1971

Mongo Nash · Age at release: 35

Wild Roversmovie · 1971

Paul Buckman · Age at release: 35

Adam at Six A.M.movie · 1970

Harvey Gavin · Age at release: 34

Guns of the Magnificent Sevenmovie · 1969

Slater · Age at release: 33

The Mod Squadtv · 1968

Willie Turner

Lancertv · 1968

Day Pardee · Santee · Clovis Horner

The Outsidertv · 1968

Billy Joe Corey

Cool Hand Lukemovie · 1967

Fixer · Age at release: 31

The High Chaparraltv · 1967

Yuma

Judd, for the Defensetv · 1967

Merl Varney

Ironsidetv · 1967

Eric Blair

Mission: Impossibletv · 1966

Frank Kearney

Felony Squadtv · 1966

Shep Taubs

The F.B.I.tv · 1965

Alex Drake

Honey Westtv · 1965

Rocky Hansen

The Big Valleytv · 1965

Tom Lightfoot

Bonanzatv · 1959

Luke Harper

Gunsmoketv · 1955

Woody Stoner · Tom Butler