Joe Don Baker
American actor (1936-2025) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 89
Joe Don Baker was an American actor, known for playing "tough guy" characters on both sides of the law.
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2025Died7 May 20252013
MudFilm, King2005
The Dukes of HazzardFilm, Governor Jim Applewhite1999
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeSeries, Buck Duke1998
Poodle SpringsFilm, P.J. Parker1997
George WallaceFilm, Big Jim Folsom1996
The Siege at Ruby RidgeSeries, Gerry Spence1995
CongoFilm, R.B. Travis1992
Citizen CohnFilm, Sen. Joseph McCarthy1989
Criminal LawFilm, Detective Mesel1987
Leonard Part 6Film, Snyderburn1985
Edge of DarknessSeries, Darius Jedburgh1984
Final JusticeFilm, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III1982
WackoFilm, Dick Harbinger1979
EischiedSeries, Earl Eischied1978
To Kill a CopSeries, Chief Earl Eischied1975
FramedFilm, Ron Lewis1973
Charley VarrickFilm, Molly1972
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries, Leonard Collier Cord1971
Wild RoversFilm, Paul Buckman1968
LancerSeries, Day Pardee1967
Cool Hand LukeFilm, Fixer1966
Felony SquadSeries, Shep Taubs1965
Honey WestSeries, Rocky Hansen1955
GunsmokeSeries, Woody Stoner1936Born12 February 1936
MudFilm, King2005The Dukes of HazzardFilm, Governor Jim Applewhite1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris DukeSeries, Buck Duke1998Poodle SpringsFilm, P.J. Parker1997George WallaceFilm, Big Jim Folsom1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeSeries, Gerry Spence1995CongoFilm, R.B. Travis1992Citizen CohnFilm, Sen. Joseph McCarthy1989Criminal LawFilm, Detective Mesel1987Leonard Part 6Film, Snyderburn1985Edge of DarknessSeries, Darius Jedburgh1984Final JusticeFilm, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III1982WackoFilm, Dick Harbinger1979EischiedSeries, Earl Eischied1978To Kill a CopSeries, Chief Earl Eischied1975FramedFilm, Ron Lewis1973Charley VarrickFilm, Molly1972The Streets of San FranciscoSeries, Leonard Collier Cord1971Wild RoversFilm, Paul Buckman1968LancerSeries, Day Pardee1967Cool Hand LukeFilm, Fixer1966Felony SquadSeries, Shep Taubs1965Honey WestSeries, Rocky Hansen1955GunsmokeSeries, Woody Stoner1936Born12 February 1936People around Joe
Close ties
Martin Campbell Directed GoldenEye and Criminal Law
Michael G. Wilson Produced GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies
Barbara Broccoli Produced GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies
Greydon Clark Directed Final Justice and Wacko- Phil Karlson Directed Walking Tall and Framed
Robert De Niro Produced Panther (1996)
Pierce Brosnan Also in GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies
Danny DeVito Produced Reality Bites (1994)
Jerry Goldsmith Wrote Congo, Criminal Law and Wild Rovers
George Kennedy Also in Guns of the Magnificent Seven and Wacko
Elmer Bernstein Wrote Cape Fear (1992)
Lalo Schifrin Wrote Cool Hand Luke and Charley Varrick
Rance Howard Also in Cool Hand Luke and Mars Attacks!
Desmond Llewelyn Also in The Living Daylights and GoldenEye- Bill McKinney Also in Junior Bonner and The Outfit
Robert Clouse Directed Golden Needles (1978)
Fred Wolf Directed Strange Wilderness (2008)
Kathleen Kennedy Produced Congo (1995)
Frank Marshall Directed Congo (1995)
Martin Scorsese Directed Cape Fear (1992)
Judi Dench Also in Tomorrow Never Dies and GoldenEye
Tim Burton Directed Mars Attacks! (1997)
Robert Duvall Also in The Outfit and The Natural
Glenn Close Also in Mars Attacks! and The Natural
Known for
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Cool Hand Luke 1967
Charley Varrick 1973
Cape Fear 1991
Mud 2013
GoldenEye 1995
Filmography 40
87 credits on file
Television 23
Media & music
Photos 1
About this person
He established himself as an action star with supporting roles in the Westerns Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971), before his breakthrough role as real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the film Walking Tall (1973).
Country
United States
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2025 · aged 89
