Quick Facts
Born:
1936-02-12
Birthplace:
Groesbeck, Texas, USA
Credits:
82 Total Roles
Joe Don Baker
Acting
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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.
Known For
Mars Attacks!
Glenn Norris
GoldenEye
Jack Wade
Cape Fear
Claude Kersek
Tomorrow Never Dies
Wade
Mud
King
The Living Daylights
Brad Whitaker
Cool Hand Luke
Fixer
The Dukes of Hazzard
Governor Jim Applewhite
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mud MOVIE | King |
| 2008 | Strange Wilderness MOVIE | Bill Calhoun |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramas MOVIE | Self |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzard MOVIE | Governor Jim Applewhite |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2003 | The Commission MOVIE | Rep. Hale Boggs |
| 2001 | Joe Dirt MOVIE | Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Vegas, City of Dreams MOVIE | Dylan Garrett |
| 2000 | Inside The Living Daylights MOVIE | Self |
| 2000 | Inside 'The Living Daylights' MOVIE | Self |