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George Baker
George Morris Baker (1 April 1931 – 7 October 2011) was an English actor and writer. He was best known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries. Ian Fleming considered Baker to be the ideal candidate to play James Bond, but the role went to Sean Connery because Baker had prior commitments. Baker ended up appearing in different roles in the film series: he played Captain Benson in The Spy Who Loved Me, heraldry expert Sir Hilary Bray in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and a NASA engineer in You Only Live Twice.
As actor
Chorabali
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
I, Claudius: A Television Epic
Back to the Secret Garden
Inside 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'
Blondes: Diana Dors
For Queen & Country
Journey's End
Coast to Coast
Time After Time
The Canterville Ghost
Bird Fancier
We'll Support You Evermore
The Secret Adversary
North Sea Hijack
Hopscotch
Doctor Who: Full Circle
Print-Out
The Thirty Nine Steps
The Spy Who Loved Me
Three Piece Suite
Intimate Games
Sea Area Forties
Three for All
Chameli Memsaab
The Firefighters
Because of the Cats
A Warm December
The Executioner