Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Acting
Born 1936-02-12 - Died 2025-05-07Groesbeck, Texas, USA

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.

Movies (61)

Mars Attacks!
6.4

Mars Attacks!

1996Movie6.4
Cape Fear
7.3

Cape Fear

1991Movie7.3
Tomorrow Never Dies
6.4

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997Movie6.4
GoldenEye
6.9

GoldenEye

1995Movie6.9
The Living Daylights
6.5

The Living Daylights

1987Movie6.5
Cool Hand Luke
7.7

Cool Hand Luke

1967Movie7.7
Mud
7.1

Mud

2013Movie7.1
The Dukes of Hazzard
5.6

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005Movie5.6
Joe Dirt
5.7

Joe Dirt

2001Movie5.7
The Distinguished Gentleman
6.0

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992Movie6.0
Congo
5.6

Congo

1995Movie5.6
The Natural
6.9

The Natural

1984Movie6.9
Fletch
6.8

Fletch

1985Movie6.8
Reality Bites
6.5

Reality Bites

1994Movie6.5
Strange Wilderness
4.9

Strange Wilderness

2008Movie4.9
Panther
6.3

Panther

1995Movie6.3
Charley Varrick
7.4

Charley Varrick

1973Movie7.4
Walking Tall
6.6

Walking Tall

1973Movie6.6
The Outfit
6.7

The Outfit

1973Movie6.7
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
5.4

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969Movie5.4
Criminal Law
5.6

Criminal Law

1989Movie5.6
The Grass Harp
5.9

The Grass Harp

1996Movie5.9
Poodle Springs
5.5

Poodle Springs

1998Movie5.5
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
5.2

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

1971Movie5.2
To Kill a Cop

To Kill a Cop

1978Movie
Framed
6.6

Framed

1975Movie6.6
The Underneath
5.7

The Underneath

1995Movie5.7
Joysticks
4.4

Joysticks

1983Movie4.4
The Valachi Papers
6.5

The Valachi Papers

1972Movie6.5
Junior Bonner
6.1

Junior Bonner

1972Movie6.1
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
5.4

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996Movie5.4
The Killing Time
5.0

The Killing Time

1987Movie5.0
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
8.0

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004Movie8.0
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007Movie
Mitchell
3.3

Mitchell

1975Movie3.3
Leonard Part 6
2.9

Leonard Part 6

1987Movie2.9
Golden Needles
5.3

Golden Needles

1974Movie5.3
Wild Rovers
6.1

Wild Rovers

1971Movie6.1
The Pack
6.8

The Pack

1977Movie6.8
Speedtrap
6.3

Speedtrap

1977Movie6.3
George Wallace
6.8

George Wallace

1997Movie6.8
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
6.0

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

1987Movie6.0
Vegas, City of Dreams
3.4

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001Movie3.4
Citizen Cohn
6.3

Citizen Cohn

1992Movie6.3
Felony
4.8

Felony

1996Movie4.8
Wacko
5.1

Wacko

1982Movie5.1
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
6.7

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

2000Movie6.7
The Children
4.9

The Children

1990Movie4.9
Ring of Steel
4.9

Ring of Steel

1994Movie4.9
The Commission
4.5

The Commission

2003Movie4.5
That Certain Summer
6.6

That Certain Summer

1972Movie6.6
Adam at Six A.M.
4.9

Adam at Six A.M.

1970Movie4.9
The Shadow of Chikara
4.6

The Shadow of Chikara

1977Movie4.6
Getting Even
3.4

Getting Even

1986Movie3.4
Defrosting the Fridge
3.0

Defrosting the Fridge

1989Movie3.0
Complex of Fear
6.8

Complex of Fear

1993Movie6.8
Inside The Living Daylights
8.0

Inside The Living Daylights

2000Movie8.0
To Dance with Olivia
8.0

To Dance with Olivia

1997Movie8.0
Checkered Flag or Crash
4.6

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977Movie4.6
Mongo's Back in Town
6.1

Mongo's Back in Town

1971Movie6.1
Final Justice
2.7

Final Justice

1984Movie2.7

TV Shows (23)

Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
Ironside
6.8

Ironside

1967Series6.8
Mission: Impossible
7.6

Mission: Impossible

1966Series7.6
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
The Big Valley
6.2

The Big Valley

1965Series6.2
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
The High Chaparral
6.8

The High Chaparral

1967Series6.8
The F.B.I.
5.6

The F.B.I.

1965Series5.6
The Streets of San Francisco
7.1

The Streets of San Francisco

1972Series7.1
Felony Squad
6.5

Felony Squad

1966Series6.5
Honey West
7.2

Honey West

1965Series7.2
The Mod Squad
6.1

The Mod Squad

1968Series6.1
Lancer
5.6

Lancer

1968Series5.6
Judd, for the Defense
7.7

Judd, for the Defense

1967Series7.7
The Outsider
6.0

The Outsider

1968Series6.0
Eischied
7.0

Eischied

1979Series7.0
Edge of Darkness
8.1

Edge of Darkness

1985Series8.1
George Wallace
7.0

George Wallace

1997Series7.0
Doc Elliot
7.0

Doc Elliot

1973Series7.0
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
5.5

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999Series5.5
The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996Series
Power
7.0

Power

1980Series7.0
To Kill a Cop
8.0

To Kill a Cop

1978Series8.0