George Baker, MBE (1 April 1931-7 October 2011[1]) was an English actor who played Decider Login in the Doctor Who television story Full Circle.
He was later considered for the roles of Lord Ravensworth in The Mark of the Rani and Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks, (TCH 41) as well as Ratcliffe in Remembrance of the Daleks. (TCH 44)
Career[]
When the first Bond film, Dr. No, was in production, Ian Fleming singled Baker out to play Bond, but he had other commitments. He did, however, play characters in the Bond films The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice.[2]
In 1976, he played Tiberius in the BBC's I, Claudius. From 1987 until 2000, Baker starred as Inspector Wexford in ITV's The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, which was perhaps his best known role. He also played the New Number Two in the first episode of The Prisoner and Sir Richard of Leaford in Robin of Sherwood.
Death[]
On 7 October 2011, at the age of eighty, Baker died of pneumonia following a stroke.[3]
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Footnotes[]
- ↑ The Guardian
- ↑ The Telegraph obituary. Retrieved on 08-10-2011.
- ↑ BBC obituary. Retrieved on 08-10-2011.
