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Joe Don Baker
Acting

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.

Filmography

Mud

movie

Mud

2013

Mud

as King

Strange Wilderness

movie

Strange Wilderness

2008

Strange Wilderness

as Bill Calhoun

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

movie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Self

The Dukes of Hazzard

movie

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005

The Dukes of Hazzard

as Governor Jim Applewhite

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

movie

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

as Self (archive footage)

The Commission

movie

The Commission

2003

The Commission

as Rep. Hale Boggs

Joe Dirt

movie

Joe Dirt

2001

Joe Dirt

as Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)

Vegas, City of Dreams

movie

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001

Vegas, City of Dreams

as Dylan Garrett

Inside The Living Daylights

movie

Inside The Living Daylights

2000

Inside The Living Daylights

as Self

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

movie

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

2000

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

as Self

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

tv

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

as Buck Duke

Poodle Springs

movie

Poodle Springs

1998

Poodle Springs

as P.J. Parker

Tomorrow Never Dies

movie

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

Tomorrow Never Dies

as Wade

George Wallace

movie

George Wallace

1997

George Wallace

as Big Jim Folsom

George Wallace

tv

George Wallace

1997

George Wallace

as Big Jim Folsom

To Dance with Olivia

movie

To Dance with Olivia

1997

To Dance with Olivia

as Horace

Mars Attacks!

movie

Mars Attacks!

1996

Mars Attacks!

as Glenn Norris

The Grass Harp

movie

The Grass Harp

1996

The Grass Harp

as Sheriff Junius Candle

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

movie

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Gerry Spence

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

tv

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

as Gerry Spence

Felony

movie

Felony

1996

Felony

as Donovan

GoldenEye

movie

GoldenEye

1995

GoldenEye

as Jack Wade

Congo

movie

Congo

1995

Congo

as R.B. Travis

Panther

movie

Panther

1995

Panther

as Brimmer

The Underneath

movie

The Underneath

1995

The Underneath

as Clay Hinkle

Ring of Steel

movie

Ring of Steel

1994

Ring of Steel

as Man in Black

Reality Bites

movie

Reality Bites

1994

Reality Bites

as Tom Pierce

Complex of Fear

movie

Complex of Fear

1993

Complex of Fear

as Det. Frank Farrel

The Distinguished Gentleman

movie

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992

The Distinguished Gentleman

as Olaf Andersen

Citizen Cohn

movie

Citizen Cohn

1992

Citizen Cohn

as Sen. Joseph McCarthy

Cape Fear

movie

Cape Fear

1991

Cape Fear

as Claude Kersek

The Children

movie

The Children

1990

The Children

as Cliffe Wheater

Criminal Law

movie

Criminal Law

1989

Criminal Law

as Detective Mesel

Defrosting the Fridge

movie

Defrosting the Fridge

1989

Defrosting the Fridge

as Hunter McCall

Leonard Part 6

movie

Leonard Part 6

1987

Leonard Part 6

as Snyderburn

The Killing Time

movie

The Killing Time

1987

The Killing Time

as Carl Cunningham

The Living Daylights

movie

The Living Daylights

1987

The Living Daylights

as Brad Whitaker

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

movie

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

1987

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

as Sheriff Onstad

Getting Even

movie

Getting Even

1986

Getting Even

as King R. Kenderson

Edge of Darkness

tv

Edge of Darkness

1985

Edge of Darkness

as Darius Jedburgh

Fletch

movie

Fletch

1985

Fletch

as Chief Jerry Karlin

Final Justice

movie

Final Justice

1984

Final Justice

as Geronimo

The Natural

movie

The Natural

1984

The Natural

as The Whammer

Joysticks

movie

Joysticks

1983

Joysticks

as Joseph Rutter

Wacko

movie

Wacko

1982

Wacko

as Dick Harbinger

Power

tv

Power

1980

Power

as Tommy Vanda

Eischied

tv

Eischied

1979

Eischied

as Earl Eischied

To Kill a Cop

movie

To Kill a Cop

1978

To Kill a Cop

as Chief Earl M. Eischied

To Kill a Cop

tv

To Kill a Cop

1978

To Kill a Cop

as Chief Earl Eischied

The Pack

movie

The Pack

1977

The Pack

as Jerry

Speedtrap

movie

Speedtrap

1977

Speedtrap

as Pete Novick

The Shadow of Chikara

movie

The Shadow of Chikara

1977

The Shadow of Chikara

as Wishbone Cutter

Checkered Flag or Crash

movie

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977

Checkered Flag or Crash

as Walkaway Madden

Mitchell

movie

Mitchell

1975

Mitchell

as Mitchell

Framed

movie

Framed

1975

Framed

as Ron Lewis

Golden Needles

movie

Golden Needles

1974

Golden Needles

as Dan Mason

The Outfit

movie

The Outfit

1973

The Outfit

as Jack Cody

Doc Elliot

tv

Doc Elliot

1973

Doc Elliot

as Aaron Hickey

Charley Varrick

movie

Charley Varrick

1973

Charley Varrick

as Molly

Walking Tall

movie

Walking Tall

1973

Walking Tall

as Buford Pusser

That Certain Summer

movie

That Certain Summer

1972

That Certain Summer

as Phil Bonner

Junior Bonner

movie

Junior Bonner

1972

Junior Bonner

as Curly Bonner

The Valachi Papers

movie

The Valachi Papers

1972

The Valachi Papers

as Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

movie

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

1971

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

as Danny

Mongo's Back in Town

movie

Mongo's Back in Town

1971

Mongo's Back in Town

as Mongo Nash

Wild Rovers

movie

Wild Rovers

1971

Wild Rovers

as Paul Buckman

Adam at Six A.M.

movie

Adam at Six A.M.

1970

Adam at Six A.M.

as Harvey Gavin

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

movie

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

as Slater

The Mod Squad

tv

The Mod Squad

1968

The Mod Squad

Lancer

tv

Lancer

1968

Lancer

The Outsider

tv

The Outsider

1968

The Outsider

as Billy Joe Corey

Cool Hand Luke

movie

Cool Hand Luke

1967

Cool Hand Luke

as Fixer

The High Chaparral

tv

The High Chaparral

1967

The High Chaparral

as Yuma

Judd, for the Defense

tv

Judd, for the Defense

1967

Judd, for the Defense

Ironside

tv

Ironside

1967

Ironside

Mission: Impossible

tv

Mission: Impossible

1966

Mission: Impossible

as Frank Kearney

Felony Squad

tv

Felony Squad

1966

Felony Squad

The F.B.I.

tv

The F.B.I.

1965

The F.B.I.

as Alex Drake

Honey West

tv

Honey West

1965

Honey West

as Rocky Hansen

The Big Valley

tv

The Big Valley

1965

The Big Valley

as Tom Lightfoot

Bonanza

tv

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

as Luke Harper

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Woody Stoner

Gunsmoke

tv

Gunsmoke

1955

Gunsmoke

as Tom Butler

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