Joe Don Baker
Born
February 12, 1936 (age 89)
Died
May 7, 2025
Birthplace
Groesbeck, Texas, USA

Joe Don Baker

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.

Movies

Mud
Mud
2013 ★ 7.1
King
Strange Wilderness
Strange Wilderness
2008 ★ 4.9
Bill Calhoun
The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005 ★ 5.6
Governor Jim Applewhite
The Commission
The Commission
2003 ★ 1.0
Rep. Hale Boggs
Joe Dirt
Joe Dirt
2001 ★ 5.6
Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)
Vegas, City of Dreams
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001 ★ 2.0
Dylan Garrett
Poodle Springs
Poodle Springs
1998 ★ 5.4
P.J. Parker
Tomorrow Never Dies
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997 ★ 6.4
Wade
George Wallace
George Wallace
1997 ★ 6.8
Big Jim Folsom
To Dance with Olivia
To Dance with Olivia
1997
Horace
Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
1996 ★ 6.4
Glenn Norris
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp
1996 ★ 5.8
Sheriff Junius Candle
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996 ★ 5.1
Gerry Spence
GoldenEye
GoldenEye
1995 ★ 6.9
Jack Wade
Congo
Congo
1995 ★ 5.6
R.B. Travis
Panther
Panther
1995 ★ 6.2
Brimmer
The Underneath
The Underneath
1995 ★ 5.7
Clay Hinkle
Felony
Felony
1994 ★ 4.2
Donovan
Ring of Steel
Ring of Steel
1994 ★ 4.8
Man in Black
Reality Bites
Reality Bites
1994 ★ 6.6
Tom Pierce
Complex of Fear
Complex of Fear
1993 ★ 6.4
Det. Frank Farrel
The Distinguished Gentleman
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992 ★ 6.0
Olaf Andersen
Citizen Cohn
Citizen Cohn
1992 ★ 6.0
Sen. Joseph McCarthy
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 ★ 7.3
Claude Kersek
The Children
The Children
1990 ★ 3.8
Cliffe Wheater
Criminal Law
Criminal Law
1989 ★ 5.5
Detective Mesel
Defrosting the Fridge
Defrosting the Fridge
1989 ★ 1.0
Hunter McCall
Leonard Part 6
Leonard Part 6
1987 ★ 2.8
Snyderburn
The Killing Time
The Killing Time
1987 ★ 4.9
Carl Cunningham
The Living Daylights
The Living Daylights
1987 ★ 6.5
Brad Whitaker
Abduction
Abduction
1987 ★ 5.5
Sheriff Onstad
Getting Even
Getting Even
1986 ★ 2.4
King R. Kenderson
Fletch
Fletch
1985 ★ 6.7
Chief Jerry Karlin
Final Justice
Final Justice
1984 ★ 2.5
Geronimo
The Natural
The Natural
1984 ★ 6.9
The Whammer
Joysticks
Joysticks
1983 ★ 4.6
Joseph Rutter
Wacko
Wacko
1982 ★ 5.0
Dick Harbinger
Power
Power
1980 ★ 2.0
Tommy Vanda
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
1978
Chief Earl M. Eischied
The Pack
The Pack
1977 ★ 6.8
Jerry
Speedtrap
Speedtrap
1977 ★ 5.5
Pete Novick
The Shadow of Chikara
The Shadow of Chikara
1977 ★ 4.4
Wishbone Cutter
Checkered Flag or Crash
Checkered Flag or Crash
1977 ★ 4.0
Walkaway Madden
Mitchell
Mitchell
1975 ★ 3.2
Mitchell
Framed
Framed
1975 ★ 6.6
Ron Lewis
Golden Needles
Golden Needles
1974 ★ 4.7
Dan Mason
The Outfit
The Outfit
1973 ★ 6.8
Jack Cody
Charley Varrick
Charley Varrick
1973 ★ 7.3
Molly
Walking Tall
Walking Tall
1973 ★ 6.6
Buford Pusser
That Certain Summer
That Certain Summer
1972 ★ 6.5
Phil Bonner
Junior Bonner
Junior Bonner
1972 ★ 6.1
Curly Bonner
The Valachi Papers
The Valachi Papers
1972 ★ 6.5
Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1971 ★ 3.0
Danny
Mongo's Back in Town
Mongo's Back in Town
1971 ★ 4.8
Mongo Nash
Wild Rovers
Wild Rovers
1971 ★ 6.2
Paul Buckman
Adam at Six A.M.
Adam at Six A.M.
1970 ★ 4.5
Harvey Gavin
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969 ★ 5.3
Slater
Cool Hand Luke
Cool Hand Luke
1967 ★ 7.7
Fixer

TV Series

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999 ★ 2.0
Buck Duke
4 Episodes
George Wallace
George Wallace
1997
Big Jim Folsom
2 Episodes
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness
1985 ★ 8.1
Darius Jedburgh
6 Episodes
Eischied
Eischied
1979 ★ 6.0
Earl Eischied
13 Episodes
To Kill a Cop
To Kill a Cop
1978
Chief Earl Eischied
2 Episodes
Doc Elliot
Doc Elliot
1973
Aaron Hickey
1 Episode
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
1968 ★ 6.2
1 Episode
Lancer
Lancer
1968 ★ 4.7
3 Episodes
The Outsider
The Outsider
1968 ★ 5.2
Billy Joe Corey
1 Episode
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
1967 ★ 6.6
Yuma
1 Episode
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
1967 ★ 7.5
1 Episode
Ironside
Ironside
1967 ★ 6.8
1 Episode
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible
1966 ★ 7.6
1 Episode
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
1966 ★ 6.4
1 Episode
The F.B.I.
The F.B.I.
1965 ★ 5.4
Alex Drake
1 Episode
Honey West
Honey West
1965 ★ 7.0
Rocky Hansen
1 Episode
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
1965 ★ 6.1
Tom Lightfoot
1 Episode
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 ★ 7.5
Luke Harper
1 Episode
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
1955 ★ 6.6
Woody Stoner
1 Episode