George Baker
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Spy Who Loved Me
as Captain Benson 1977
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
as Sir Hilary Bray 1969
Hopscotch
as Westlake 1980
The Dam Busters
as Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C. 1955
North Sea Hijack
as Fletcher 1980
Curse of the Fly
as Martin Delambre 1965
For Queen & Country
as Kilcoyne 1988
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Lord Sutterwick 1969
The Thirty Nine Steps
as Sir Walter Bullivant 1978
Back to the Secret Garden
as Will Weatherstaff 2000
The Canterville Ghost
as Uncle Hesketh 1986
A Hill in Korea
as Lt. Butler 1956
Because of the Cats
as Boersma 1973
Sword of Lancelot
as Sir Gawaine 1963
A Warm December
as Dr. Henry Barlow 1973
Tread Softly Stranger
as Johnny Mansell 1958