Known For
Acting
Known Credits
84
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 12, 1936 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Groesbeck, Texas, USA
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.
| 2013 | Mudas King | |
| 2008 | Strange Wildernessas Bill Calhoun | |
| 2007 | The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Self | |
| 2005 | The Dukes of Hazzardas Governor Jim Applewhite | |
| 2004 | Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage) | |
| 2003 | The Commissionas Rep. Hale Boggs | |
| 2001 | Joe Dirtas Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited) | |
| 2001 | Vegas, City of Dreamsas Dylan Garrett | |
| 2000 | Inside 'The Living Daylights'as Self | |
| 2000 | Inside The Living Daylightsas Self | |
| 1999 | Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Dukeas Buck Duke | |
| 1998 | Poodle Springsas P.J. Parker | |
| 1997 | Tomorrow Never Diesas Wade | |
| 1997 | George Wallaceas Big Jim Folsom | |
| 1997 | George Wallaceas Big Jim Folsom | |
| 1997 | To Dance with Oliviaas Horace | |
| 1996 | Mars Attacks!as Glenn Norris | |
| 1996 | The Grass Harpas Sheriff Junius Candle | |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridgeas Gerry Spence | |
| 1996 | The Siege at Ruby Ridgeas Gerry Spence | |
| 1996 | Felonyas Donovan | |
| 1995 | GoldenEyeas Jack Wade | |
| 1995 | Congoas R.B. Travis | |
| 1995 | Pantheras Brimmer | |
| 1995 | The Underneathas Clay Hinkle | |
| 1994 | Ring of Steelas Man in Black | |
| 1994 | Reality Bitesas Tom Pierce | |
| 1993 | Complex of Fearas Det. Frank Farrel | |
| 1992 | The Distinguished Gentlemanas Olaf Andersen | |
| 1992 | Citizen Cohnas Sen. Joseph McCarthy | |
| 1991 | Cape Fearas Claude Kersek | |
| 1990 | The Childrenas Cliffe Wheater | |
| 1989 | Criminal Lawas Detective Mesel | |
| 1989 | Defrosting the Fridgeas Hunter McCall | |
| 1987 | Leonard Part 6as Snyderburn | |
| 1987 | The Killing Timeas Carl Cunningham | |
| 1987 | The Living Daylightsas Brad Whitaker | |
| 1987 | The Abduction of Kari Swensonas Sheriff Onstad | |
| 1986 | Getting Evenas King R. Kenderson | |
| 1985 | Edge of Darknessas Darius Jedburgh | |
| 1985 | Fletchas Chief Jerry Karlin | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Hunter McCall | |
| 1984 | Final Justiceas Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III | |
| 1984 | The Naturalas The Whammer | |
| 1983 | Joysticksas Joseph Rutter | |
| 1982 | Wackoas Dick Harbinger | |
| 1980 | Poweras Tommy Vanda | |
| 1979 | Eischiedas Earl Eischied | |
| 1978 | To Kill a Copas Chief Earl M. Eischied | |
| 1978 | To Kill a Copas Chief Earl Eischied | |
| 1977 | The Packas Jerry | |
| 1977 | Speedtrapas Pete Novick | |
| 1977 | The Shadow of Chikaraas Wishbone Cutter | |
| 1977 | Checkered Flag or Crashas Walkaway Madden | |
| 1975 | Mitchellas Mitchell | |
| 1975 | Framedas Ron Lewis | |
| 1974 | Golden Needlesas Dan Mason | |
| 1973 | The Outfitas Jack Cody | |
| 1973 | Doc Elliotas Aaron Hickey | |
| 1973 | Charley Varrickas Molly | |
| 1973 | Walking Tallas Buford Pusser | |
| 1972 | That Certain Summeras Phil Bonner | |
| 1972 | Junior Bonneras Curly Bonner | |
| 1972 | The Valachi Papersas Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited) | |
| 1971 | Mongo's Back in Townas Mongo Nash | |
| 1971 | Welcome Home, Soldier Boysas Danny | |
| 1971 | Wild Roversas Paul Buckman | |
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M.as Harvey Gavin | |
| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Sevenas Slater | |
| 1968 | The Mod Squadas | |
| 1968 | Lanceras | |
| 1968 | The Outsideras Billy Joe Corey | |
| 1967 | Cool Hand Lukeas Fixer | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparralas Yuma | |
| 1967 | Judd, for the Defenseas | |
| 1967 | Ironsideas | |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossibleas Frank Kearney | |
| 1966 | Felony Squadas | |
| 1965 | The F.B.I.as Alex Drake | |
| 1965 | Honey Westas Rocky Hansen | |
| 1965 | The Big Valleyas Tom Lightfoot | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Luke Harper | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Tom Butler | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Woody Stoner |
