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Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

Born February 12, 1936· Groesbeck, Texas, USA

† Died May 7, 2025

45Roles★ 6.1Average rating

Born in Groesbeck, Texas, he was raised by his aunt after his mother died, earned a business degree on a sports scholarship, served two years in the Army, and then studied at the Actors Studio in New York as a life member. Early work mixed Broadway appearances with TV guest spots, an uncredited role in Cool Hand Luke, and supporting parts in Westerns such as Guns of the Magnificent Seven and Wild…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Cool Hand Luke★ 7.7
Cool Hand Luke1967
Fixer
Cape Fear★ 7.3
Cape Fear1991
Claude Kersek
Mud★ 7.1
Mud2013
King
Mission: ImpossibleSeries★ 7.6
Mission: Impossible1966
Frank Kearney
GoldenEye★ 6.9
GoldenEye1995
Jack Wade
The Living Daylights★ 6.6
The Living Daylights1987
Brad Whitaker
Mars Attacks!★ 6.4
Mars Attacks!1996
Glenn Norris
Tomorrow Never Dies★ 6.4
Tomorrow Never Dies1997
Wade
IronsideSeries★ 6.8
Ironside1967
Eric Blair
Guns of the Magnificent Seven★ 5.4
Guns of the Magnificent Seven1969
Slater