
Joe Don Baker
Feb 12, 1936 (89 years old) in Groesbeck, Texas, USA
Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is 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

Bonanza
Luke Harper

The F.B.I.
Alex Drake

The High Chaparral
Yuma

The Big Valley
Tom Lightfoot

Gunsmoke
Woody Stoner

GoldenEye
Jack Wade
Credits
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Mud 2013King★ 7.1
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Strange Wilderness 2008Bill Calhoun★ 4.9
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Self★ NR
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The Dukes of Hazzard 2005Governor Jim Applewhite★ 5.6
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Self (archive footage)★ 7.3
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The Commission 2003Rep. Hale Boggs★ NR
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Best Ever Bond 2002Jack Wade (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 5
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Joe Dirt 2001Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)★ 5.6
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Dylan Garrett★ 2.3
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Self★ 8
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Self★ 6.2
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Buck Duke★ 2
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Poodle Springs 1998P.J. Parker★ 5.5
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Tomorrow Never Dies 1997Jack Wade★ 6.4
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George Wallace 1997Big Jim Folsom★ 6.7
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To Dance with Olivia 1997Horace★ NR
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Mars Attacks! 1996Glenn Norris★ 6.4
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The Grass Harp 1996Sheriff Junius Candle★ 5.9
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Gerry Spence★ 5.1
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GoldenEye 1995Jack Wade★ 6.9
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Congo 1995R.B. Travis★ 5.6
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Panther 1995Brimmer★ 6.3
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The Underneath 1995Clay Hinkle★ 5.6
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Felony 1994Donovan★ 5.2
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Ring of Steel 1994Man in Black★ 5.5
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Reality Bites 1994Tom Pierce★ 6.6
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Complex of Fear 1993Det. Frank Farrel★ 6.4
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Olaf Andersen★ 6.1
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Citizen Cohn 1992Sen. Joseph McCarthy★ 6.3
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Cape Fear 1991Claude Kersek★ 7.3
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The Children 1990Cliffe Wheater★ 5.2
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Criminal Law 1989Detective Mesel★ 5.6
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Hunter McCall★ 1
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Leonard Part 6 1987Snyderburn★ 2.8
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The Killing Time 1987Carl Cunningham★ 4.7
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The Living Daylights 1987Brad Whitaker★ 6.5
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Abduction 1987Sheriff Onstad★ 5.5
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Getting Even 1986King R. Kenderson★ 2.5
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Edge of Darkness 1985Darius Jedburgh★ 8
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Fletch 1985Chief Jerry Karlin★ 6.7
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Final Justice 1984Geronimo★ 2.5
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The Natural 1984The Whammer★ 6.9
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Joysticks 1983Joseph Rutter★ 4.7
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Wacko 1982Dick Harbinger★ 5.1
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Power 1980Tommy Vanda★ 2
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Eischied 1979Earl Eischied★ 6
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To Kill a Cop 1978Chief Earl M. Eischied★ NR
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The Pack 1977Jerry★ 6.9
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Speedtrap 1977Pete Novick★ 5
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Wishbone Cutter★ 4.7
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Walkaway Madden★ 2.8
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Mitchell 1975Mitchell★ 3.3
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Framed 1975Ron Lewis★ 6.6
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Golden Needles 1974Dan Mason★ 4.3
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The Outfit 1973Cody★ 6.8
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Doc Elliot 1973Aaron Hickey★ NR
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Charley Varrick 1973Molly★ 7.4
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Walking Tall 1973Buford Pusser★ 6.6
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That Certain Summer 1972Phil Bonner★ 6.9
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Junior Bonner 1972Curly Bonner★ 6.1
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The Valachi Papers 1972Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)★ 6.5
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Danny★ 3.5
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Mongo's Back in Town 1971Mongo Nash★ 4.8
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Wild Rovers 1971Paul Buckman★ 6.3
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Adam at Six A.M. 1970Harvey Gavin★ 4.7
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Slater★ 5.3
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The Mod Squad 1968★ 6.3
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Lancer 1968★ 4.7
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The Outsider 1968Billy Joe Corey★ 5.2
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Cool Hand Luke 1967Fixer★ 7.7
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The High Chaparral 1967Yuma★ 6.5
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Judd for the Defense 1967★ 7.5
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Ironside 1967★ 6.8
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Mission: Impossible 1966★ 7.6
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Felony Squad 1966★ 6.4
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The F.B.I. 1965Alex Drake★ 5.5
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Honey West 1965Rocky Hansen★ 7
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The Big Valley 1965Tom Lightfoot★ 6.1
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Bonanza 1959Luke Harper★ 7.5
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Gunsmoke 1955Woody Stoner★ 6.6