Joe Don Baker

Acting

February 12, 1936 – May 7, 2025 (died at 89)

Groesbeck, Texas, USA

Male

61 Movies

23 TV Shows

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.

The Living Daylights

1987 6.5

as Brad Whitaker

Age 51 (now 89)

Cape Fear

1991 7.3

as Claude Kersek

Age 55 (now 89)

GoldenEye

1995 6.9

as Jack Wade

Age 59 (now 89)

Charley Varrick

1973 7.3

as Molly

Age 37 (now 89)

Fletch

1985 6.8

as Chief Jerry Karlin

Age 49 (now 89)

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997 6.4

as Wade

Age 61 (now 89)

Walking Tall

1973 6.6

as Buford Pusser

Age 37 (now 89)

Mud

2013 7.1

as King

Age 77 (now 89)

Congo

1995 5.6

as R.B. Travis

Age 59 (now 89)

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 6.0

as Olaf Andersen

Age 56 (now 89)

The Outfit

1973 6.8

as Jack Cody

Age 37 (now 89)

Joysticks

1983 4.5

as Joseph Rutter

Age 47 (now 89)

Reality Bites

1994 6.5

as Tom Pierce

Age 58 (now 89)

The Natural

1984 6.9

as The Whammer

Age 48 (now 89)

The Pack

1977 6.8

as Jerry

Age 41 (now 89)

The Grass Harp

1996 5.9

as Sheriff Junius Candle

Age 60 (now 89)

Mud

2013 7.1

as King

Age 77 (now 89)

Strange Wilderness

2008 4.9

as Bill Calhoun

Age 71 (now 89)

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

as Self

Age 70 (now 89)

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005 5.6

as Governor Jim Applewhite

Age 69 (now 89)

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

2004 8.0

as Self (archive footage)

Age 68 (now 89)

The Commission

2003 4.5

as Rep. Hale Boggs

Age 67 (now 89)

Joe Dirt

2001 5.6

as Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)

Age 65 (now 89)

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001 3.4

as Dylan Garrett

Age 65 (now 89)

Inside The Living Daylights

2000 8.0

as Self

Age 64 (now 89)

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

2000 6.7

as Self

Age 64 (now 89)

Poodle Springs

1998 5.5

as P.J. Parker

Age 62 (now 89)

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997 6.4

as Wade

Age 61 (now 89)

George Wallace

1997 6.8

as Big Jim Folsom

Age 61 (now 89)

To Dance with Olivia

1997 8.0

as Horace

Age 61 (now 89)

Mars Attacks!

1996 6.4

as Glenn Norris

Age 60 (now 89)

The Grass Harp

1996 5.9

as Sheriff Junius Candle

Age 60 (now 89)

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996 5.4

as Gerry Spence

Age 60 (now 89)

Felony

1996 4.8

as Donovan

Age 59 (now 89)

GoldenEye

1995 6.9

as Jack Wade

Age 59 (now 89)

Congo

1995 5.6

as R.B. Travis

Age 59 (now 89)

Panther

1995 6.3

as Brimmer

Age 59 (now 89)

The Underneath

1995 5.7

as Clay Hinkle

Age 59 (now 89)

Ring of Steel

1994 5.1

as Man in Black

Age 58 (now 89)

Reality Bites

1994 6.5

as Tom Pierce

Age 58 (now 89)

Complex of Fear

1993 6.8

as Det. Frank Farrel

Age 56 (now 89)

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 6.0

as Olaf Andersen

Age 56 (now 89)

Citizen Cohn

1992 6.3

as Sen. Joseph McCarthy

Age 56 (now 89)

Cape Fear

1991 7.3

as Claude Kersek

Age 55 (now 89)

The Children

1990 4.9

as Cliffe Wheater

Age 54 (now 89)

Criminal Law

1989 5.6

as Detective Mesel

Age 53 (now 89)

Defrosting the Fridge

1989 3.0

as Hunter McCall

Age 53 (now 89)

Leonard Part 6

1987 2.9

as Snyderburn

Age 51 (now 89)

The Killing Time

1987 5.0

as Carl Cunningham

Age 51 (now 89)

The Living Daylights

1987 6.5

as Brad Whitaker

Age 51 (now 89)

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

1987 6.0

as Sheriff Onstad

Age 51 (now 89)

Getting Even

1986 3.4

as King R. Kenderson

Age 50 (now 89)

Fletch

1985 6.8

as Chief Jerry Karlin

Age 49 (now 89)

Final Justice

1984 2.7

as Geronimo

Age 48 (now 89)

The Natural

1984 6.9

as The Whammer

Age 48 (now 89)

Joysticks

1983 4.5

as Joseph Rutter

Age 47 (now 89)

Wacko

1982 5.1

as Dick Harbinger

Age 46 (now 89)

To Kill a Cop

1978

as Chief Earl M. Eischied

Age 42 (now 89)

The Pack

1977 6.8

as Jerry

Age 41 (now 89)

Speedtrap

1977 6.3

as Pete Novick

Age 41 (now 89)

The Shadow of Chikara

1977 4.6

as Wishbone Cutter

Age 41 (now 89)

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977 4.6

as Walkaway Madden

Age 41 (now 89)

Mitchell

1975 3.3

as Mitchell

Age 39 (now 89)

Framed

1975 6.6

as Ron Lewis

Age 39 (now 89)

Golden Needles

1974 5.3

as Dan Mason

Age 38 (now 89)

The Outfit

1973 6.8

as Jack Cody

Age 37 (now 89)

Charley Varrick

1973 7.3

as Molly

Age 37 (now 89)

Walking Tall

1973 6.6

as Buford Pusser

Age 37 (now 89)

That Certain Summer

1972 6.6

as Phil Bonner

Age 36 (now 89)

Junior Bonner

1972 6.1

as Curly Bonner

Age 36 (now 89)

The Valachi Papers

1972 6.5

as Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 89)

Mongo's Back in Town

1971 5.9

as Mongo Nash

Age 35 (now 89)

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

1971 4.8

as Danny

Age 35 (now 89)

Wild Rovers

1971 6.1

as Paul Buckman

Age 35 (now 89)

Adam at Six A.M.

1970 4.9

as Harvey Gavin

Age 34 (now 89)

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969 5.4

as Slater

Age 33 (now 89)

Cool Hand Luke

1967 7.7

as Fixer

Age 31 (now 89)

Joe Don Baker

The Living Daylights

Cape Fear

GoldenEye

Charley Varrick

Fletch

Tomorrow Never Dies

Walking Tall

Mud

Congo

The Distinguished Gentleman

The Outfit

Joysticks

Reality Bites

The Natural

The Pack

The Grass Harp

Mud

Strange Wilderness

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The Dukes of Hazzard

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

The Commission

Joe Dirt

Vegas, City of Dreams

Inside The Living Daylights

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

Poodle Springs

Tomorrow Never Dies

George Wallace

To Dance with Olivia

Mars Attacks!

The Grass Harp

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

Felony

GoldenEye

Congo

Panther

The Underneath

Ring of Steel

Reality Bites

Complex of Fear

The Distinguished Gentleman

Citizen Cohn

Cape Fear

The Children

Criminal Law

Defrosting the Fridge

Leonard Part 6

The Killing Time

The Living Daylights

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

Getting Even

Fletch

Final Justice

The Natural

Joysticks

Wacko

To Kill a Cop

The Pack

Speedtrap

The Shadow of Chikara

Checkered Flag or Crash

Mitchell

Framed

Golden Needles

The Outfit

Charley Varrick

Walking Tall

That Certain Summer

Junior Bonner

The Valachi Papers

Mongo's Back in Town

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

Wild Rovers

Adam at Six A.M.

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Cool Hand Luke

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

George Wallace