Joe Don Baker

Born: 1936-02-12

Birthplace: Groesbeck, Texas, USA

Biography

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

GoldenEye
Mars Attacks!
Mud
Tomorrow Never Dies
Cape Fear
Cool Hand Luke
The Living Daylights
Congo
The Dukes of Hazzard
Reality Bites

Top Movie Credits

GoldenEye Jack Wade
Mars Attacks! Glenn Norris
Mud King
Cape Fear Claude Kersek
Congo R.B. Travis
The Dukes of Hazzard Governor Jim Applewhite
Reality Bites Tom Pierce