Joe Don Baker

Acting

Joe Don Baker

Born February 12, 1936Groesbeck, Texas, USA81 credits

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.

Known For

Mud
7.1

Mud

Movie

2013

Strange Wilderness
4.9

Strange Wilderness

Movie

2008

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

Movie

2007

The Dukes of Hazzard
5.6

The Dukes of Hazzard

Movie

2005

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
7.8

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

Movie

2004

The Commission
1.0

The Commission

Movie

2003

Filmography

Mud
2013Mudas KingMovie
Strange Wilderness
2008Strange Wildernessas Bill CalhounMovie
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas SelfMovie
The Dukes of Hazzard
2005The Dukes of Hazzardas Governor Jim ApplewhiteMovie
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
2004Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegadeas Self (archive footage)Movie
The Commission
2003The Commissionas Rep. Hale BoggsMovie
Joe Dirt
2001Joe Dirtas Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)Movie
Vegas, City of Dreams
2001Vegas, City of Dreamsas Dylan GarrettMovie
Inside The Living Daylights
2000Inside The Living Daylightsas SelfMovie
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
2000Inside 'The Living Daylights'as SelfMovie
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke
1999Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Dukeas Buck DukeTV
Poodle Springs
1998Poodle Springsas P.J. ParkerMovie
Tomorrow Never Dies
1997Tomorrow Never Diesas WadeMovie
George Wallace
1997George Wallaceas Big Jim FolsomMovie
George Wallace
1997George Wallaceas Big Jim FolsomTV
To Dance with Olivia
1997To Dance with Oliviaas HoraceMovie
Mars Attacks!
1996Mars Attacks!as Glenn NorrisMovie
The Grass Harp
1996The Grass Harpas Sheriff Junius CandleMovie
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
1996The Siege at Ruby Ridgeas Gerry SpenceMovie
Felony
1996Felonyas DonovanMovie
GoldenEye
1995GoldenEyeas Jack WadeMovie
Congo
1995Congoas R.B. TravisMovie
Panther
1995Pantheras BrimmerMovie
The Underneath
1995The Underneathas Clay HinkleMovie
Ring of Steel
1994Ring of Steelas Man in BlackMovie
Reality Bites
1994Reality Bitesas Tom PierceMovie
Complex of Fear
1993Complex of Fearas Det. Frank FarrelMovie
The Distinguished Gentleman
1992The Distinguished Gentlemanas Olaf AndersenMovie
Citizen Cohn
1992Citizen Cohnas Sen. Joseph McCarthyMovie
Cape Fear
1991Cape Fearas Claude KersekMovie
The Children
1990The Childrenas Cliffe WheaterMovie
Criminal Law
1989Criminal Lawas Detective MeselMovie
Defrosting the Fridge
1989Defrosting the Fridgeas Hunter McCallMovie
Leonard Part 6
1987Leonard Part 6as SnyderburnMovie
The Killing Time
1987The Killing Timeas Carl CunninghamMovie
The Living Daylights
1987The Living Daylightsas Brad WhitakerMovie
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
1987The Abduction of Kari Swensonas Sheriff OnstadMovie
Getting Even
1986Getting Evenas King R. KendersonMovie
Edge of Darkness
1985Edge of Darknessas Darius JedburghTV
Fletch
1985Fletchas Chief Jerry KarlinMovie
Final Justice
1984Final Justiceas GeronimoMovie
The Natural
1984The Naturalas The WhammerMovie
Joysticks
1983Joysticksas Joseph RutterMovie
Wacko
1982Wackoas Dick HarbingerMovie
Power
1980Poweras Tommy VandaTV
Eischied
1979Eischiedas Earl EischiedTV
To Kill a Cop
1978To Kill a Copas Chief Earl M. EischiedMovie
To Kill a Cop
1978To Kill a Copas Chief Earl EischiedTV
The Pack
1977The Packas JerryMovie
Speedtrap
1977Speedtrapas Pete NovickMovie
The Shadow of Chikara
1977The Shadow of Chikaraas Wishbone CutterMovie
Checkered Flag or Crash
1977Checkered Flag or Crashas Walkaway MaddenMovie
Mitchell
1975Mitchellas MitchellMovie
Framed
1975Framedas Ron LewisMovie
Golden Needles
1974Golden Needlesas Dan MasonMovie
The Outfit
1973The Outfitas Jack CodyMovie
Doc Elliot
1973Doc Elliotas Aaron HickeyTV
Charley Varrick
1973Charley Varrickas MollyMovie
Walking Tall
1973Walking Tallas Buford PusserMovie
That Certain Summer
1972That Certain Summeras Phil BonnerMovie
Junior Bonner
1972Junior Bonneras Curly BonnerMovie
The Valachi Papers
1972The Valachi Papersas Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)Movie
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
1971Welcome Home, Soldier Boysas DannyMovie
Mongo's Back in Town
1971Mongo's Back in Townas Mongo NashMovie
Wild Rovers
1971Wild Roversas Paul BuckmanMovie
Adam at Six A.M.
1970Adam at Six A.M.as Harvey GavinMovie
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
1969Guns of the Magnificent Sevenas SlaterMovie
The Mod Squad
1968The Mod SquadTV
Lancer
1968LancerTV
The Outsider
1968The Outsideras Billy Joe CoreyTV
Cool Hand Luke
1967Cool Hand Lukeas FixerMovie
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas YumaTV
Judd for the Defense
1967Judd for the DefenseTV
Ironside
1967IronsideTV
Mission: Impossible
1966Mission: Impossibleas Frank KearneyTV
Felony Squad
1966Felony SquadTV
The F.B.I.
1965The F.B.I.as Alex DrakeTV
Honey West
1965Honey Westas Rocky HansenTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas Tom LightfootTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Luke HarperTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Woody StonerTV