

Joe Don Baker
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 Feb 1936
Age
90 Years
Born In
Groesbeck, Texas, USA
Total Projects
83
Years Active
58 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.1 ★
Overview
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.
Known For
Filmography

movie
Mud
Mud
as King

movie
Strange Wilderness
Strange Wilderness
as Bill Calhoun

movie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self

movie
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Governor Jim Applewhite

movie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)

movie
The Commission
The Commission
as Rep. Hale Boggs

movie
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
as Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)

movie
Vegas, City of Dreams
Vegas, City of Dreams
as Dylan Garrett

movie
Inside The Living Daylights
Inside The Living Daylights
as Self

movie
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
as Self

tv
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
as Buck Duke

movie
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs
as P.J. Parker

movie
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Wade

movie
George Wallace
George Wallace
as Big Jim Folsom

tv
George Wallace
George Wallace
as Big Jim Folsom

movie
To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia
as Horace

movie
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
as Glenn Norris

movie
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp
as Sheriff Junius Candle

movie
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Gerry Spence

tv
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Gerry Spence

movie
Felony
Felony
as Donovan

movie
GoldenEye
GoldenEye
as Jack Wade

movie
Congo
Congo
as R.B. Travis

movie
Panther
Panther
as Brimmer

movie
The Underneath
The Underneath
as Clay Hinkle

movie
Ring of Steel
Ring of Steel
as Man in Black

movie
Reality Bites
Reality Bites
as Tom Pierce

movie
Complex of Fear
Complex of Fear
as Det. Frank Farrel

movie
The Distinguished Gentleman
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Olaf Andersen

movie
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Joseph McCarthy

movie
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
as Claude Kersek

movie
The Children
The Children
as Cliffe Wheater

movie
Criminal Law
Criminal Law
as Detective Mesel

movie
Defrosting the Fridge
Defrosting the Fridge
as Hunter McCall

movie
Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6
as Snyderburn

movie
The Killing Time
The Killing Time
as Carl Cunningham

movie
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights
as Brad Whitaker

movie
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
as Sheriff Onstad

movie
Getting Even
Getting Even
as King R. Kenderson

tv
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
as Darius Jedburgh

movie
Fletch
Fletch
as Chief Jerry Karlin

movie
Final Justice
Final Justice
as Geronimo

movie
The Natural
The Natural
as The Whammer

movie
Joysticks
Joysticks
as Joseph Rutter

movie
Wacko
Wacko
as Dick Harbinger

tv
Power
Power
as Tommy Vanda

tv
Eischied
Eischied
as Earl Eischied

movie
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
as Chief Earl M. Eischied

tv
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
as Chief Earl Eischied

movie
The Pack
The Pack
as Jerry

movie
Speedtrap
Speedtrap
as Pete Novick

movie
The Shadow of Chikara
The Shadow of Chikara
as Wishbone Cutter

movie
Checkered Flag or Crash
Checkered Flag or Crash
as Walkaway Madden

movie
Mitchell
Mitchell
as Mitchell

movie
Framed
Framed
as Ron Lewis

movie
Golden Needles
Golden Needles
as Dan Mason

movie
The Outfit
The Outfit
as Jack Cody

tv
Doc Elliot
Doc Elliot
as Aaron Hickey

movie
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick
as Molly

movie
Walking Tall
Walking Tall
as Buford Pusser

movie
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer
as Phil Bonner

movie
Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner
as Curly Bonner

movie
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers
as Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)

movie
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
as Danny

movie
Mongo's Back in Town
Mongo's Back in Town
as Mongo Nash

movie
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
as Paul Buckman

movie
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.
as Harvey Gavin

movie
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Slater

tv
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad

tv
Lancer
Lancer

tv
The Outsider
The Outsider
as Billy Joe Corey

movie
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
as Fixer

tv
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Yuma

tv
Judd, for the Defense
Judd, for the Defense

tv
Ironside
Ironside

tv
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
as Frank Kearney

tv
Felony Squad
Felony Squad

tv
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
as Alex Drake

tv
Honey West
Honey West
as Rocky Hansen

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Tom Lightfoot

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Luke Harper

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Woody Stoner

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Tom Butler