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Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Actor·Born February 12, 1936 (89)·Groesbeck, Texas, USA

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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Known For

The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights6.2·1987 · as Brad Whitaker
GoldenEye
GoldenEye6.6·1995 · as Jack Wade
Cape Fear
Cape Fear7.0·1991 · as Claude Kersek
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies6.0·1997 · as Wade
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!6.0·1996 · as Glenn Norris
Congo
Congo5.7·1995 · as R.B. Travis
Mud
Mud6.8·2013 · as King
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke7.5·1967 · as Fixer
Fletch
Fletch6.5·1985 · as Chief Jerry Karlin
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard5.6·2005 · as Governor Jim Applewhite
The Natural
The Natural6.7·1984 · as The Whammer
Reality Bites
Reality Bites6.4·1994 · as Tom Pierce

Highest Rated

Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke7.5·1967 · as Fixer
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible7.5·1966 · as Frank Kearney
Bonanza
Bonanza7.4·1959 · as Luke Harper
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick6.9·1973 · as Molly
Cape Fear
Cape Fear7.0·1991 · as Claude Kersek
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco7.3·1972 · as Leonard Collier Cord
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke7.2·1955 · as Woody Stoner
The Outfit
The Outfit6.7·1973 · as Jack Cody
Walking Tall
Walking Tall6.6·1973 · as Buford Pusser
Mud
Mud6.8·2013 · as King
GoldenEye
GoldenEye6.6·1995 · as Jack Wade
The Natural
The Natural6.7·1984 · as The Whammer

Movies

Mud
Mud6.8·2013 · as King
Strange Wilderness
Strange Wilderness6.0·2008 · as Bill Calhoun
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard5.6·2005 · as Governor Jim Applewhite
The Commission
The Commission2003 · as Rep. Hale Boggs
Vegas, City of Dreams
Vegas, City of Dreams2001 · as Dylan Garrett
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs1998 · as P.J. Parker
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies6.0·1997 · as Wade
George Wallace
George Wallace1997 · as Big Jim Folsom
To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia1997 · as Horace
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!6.0·1996 · as Glenn Norris
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp1996 · as Sheriff Junius Candle
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996 · as Gerry Spence
Felony
Felony1996 · as Donovan
GoldenEye
GoldenEye6.6·1995 · as Jack Wade
Congo
Congo5.7·1995 · as R.B. Travis
Panther
Panther1995 · as Brimmer
The Underneath
The Underneath1995 · as Clay Hinkle
Reality Bites
Reality Bites6.4·1994 · as Tom Pierce
Ring of Steel
Ring of Steel1994 · as Man in Black
Complex of Fear
Complex of Fear1993 · as Det. Frank Farrel
The Distinguished Gentleman
The Distinguished Gentleman6.3·1992 · as Olaf Andersen
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn1992 · as Sen. Joseph McCarthy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear7.0·1991 · as Claude Kersek
The Children
The Children1990 · as Cliffe Wheater
Criminal Law
Criminal Law6.4·1989 · as Detective Mesel
Defrosting the Fridge
Defrosting the Fridge1989 · as Hunter McCall
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights6.2·1987 · as Brad Whitaker
Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 61987 · as Snyderburn
The Killing Time
The Killing Time1987 · as Carl Cunningham
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
The Abduction of Kari Swenson1987 · as Sheriff Onstad
Getting Even
Getting Even1986 · as King R. Kenderson
Fletch
Fletch6.5·1985 · as Chief Jerry Karlin
The Natural
The Natural6.7·1984 · as The Whammer
Final Justice
Final Justice1984 · as Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III
Joysticks
Joysticks1983 · as Joseph Rutter
Wacko
Wacko1982 · as Dick Harbinger
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop1978 · as Chief Earl M. Eischied
The Pack
The Pack1977 · as Jerry
The Shadow of Chikara
The Shadow of Chikara1977 · as Wishbone Cutter
Checkered Flag or Crash
Checkered Flag or Crash1977 · as Walkaway Madden
Speedtrap
Speedtrap1977 · as Pete Novick
Mitchell
Mitchell1975 · as Mitchell
Framed
Framed1975 · as Ron Lewis
Golden Needles
Golden Needles1974 · as Dan Mason
Walking Tall
Walking Tall6.6·1973 · as Buford Pusser
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick6.9·1973 · as Molly
The Outfit
The Outfit6.7·1973 · as Jack Cody
Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner6.5·1972 · as Curly Bonner
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer1972 · as Phil Bonner
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers1971 · as Paul Buckman
Mongo's Back in Town
Mongo's Back in Town1971 · as Mongo Nash
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys1971 · as Danny
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.1970 · as Harvey Gavin
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Guns of the Magnificent Seven6.4·1969 · as Slater
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke7.5·1967 · as Fixer

TV Shows

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke1999 · as Buck Duke
George Wallace
George Wallace1997 · as Big Jim Folsom
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge1996 · as Gerry Spence
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness1985 · as Darius Jedburgh
Screen Two
Screen Two1985 · as Hunter McCall
Power
Power1980 · as Tommy Vanda
Eischied
Eischied1979 · as Earl Eischied
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop1978 · as Chief Earl Eischied
Doc Elliot
Doc Elliot1973 · as Aaron Hickey
The Streets of San Francisco
The Streets of San Francisco7.3·1972 · as Leonard Collier Cord
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad1968 · as Willie Turner
Lancer
Lancer1968 · as Day Pardee
The Outsider
The Outsider1968 · as Billy Joe Corey
Ironside
Ironside1967 · as Eric Blair
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral1967 · as Yuma
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense1967 · as Merl Varney
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible7.5·1966 · as Frank Kearney
Felony Squad
Felony Squad1966 · as Shep Taubs
The Big Valley
The Big Valley1965 · as Tom Lightfoot
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.1965 · as Alex Drake
Honey West
Honey West1965 · as Rocky Hansen
Bonanza
Bonanza7.4·1959 · as Luke Harper
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke7.2·1955 · as Woody Stoner

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