Joe Don Baker
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.
Filmography
Mud
as King
Mud
as King
Strange Wilderness
as Bill Calhoun
Strange Wilderness
as Bill Calhoun
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Self
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Governor Jim Applewhite
The Dukes of Hazzard
as Governor Jim Applewhite
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
as Self (archive footage)
The Commission
as Rep. Hale Boggs
The Commission
as Rep. Hale Boggs
Joe Dirt
as Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)
Joe Dirt
as Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)
Vegas, City of Dreams
as Dylan Garrett
Vegas, City of Dreams
as Dylan Garrett
Inside The Living Daylights
as Self
Inside The Living Daylights
as Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
as Self
Inside 'The Living Daylights'
as Self
Poodle Springs
as P.J. Parker
Poodle Springs
as P.J. Parker
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Wade
Tomorrow Never Dies
as Wade
George Wallace
as Big Jim Folsom
George Wallace
as Big Jim Folsom
To Dance with Olivia
as Horace
To Dance with Olivia
as Horace
Mars Attacks!
as Glenn Norris
Mars Attacks!
as Glenn Norris
The Grass Harp
as Sheriff Junius Candle
The Grass Harp
as Sheriff Junius Candle
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Gerry Spence
The Siege at Ruby Ridge
as Gerry Spence
Felony
as Donovan
Felony
as Donovan
GoldenEye
as Jack Wade
GoldenEye
as Jack Wade
Congo
as R.B. Travis
Congo
as R.B. Travis
Panther
as Brimmer
Panther
as Brimmer
The Underneath
as Clay Hinkle
The Underneath
as Clay Hinkle
Ring of Steel
as Man in Black
Ring of Steel
as Man in Black
Reality Bites
as Tom Pierce
Reality Bites
as Tom Pierce
Complex of Fear
as Det. Frank Farrel
Complex of Fear
as Det. Frank Farrel
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Olaf Andersen
The Distinguished Gentleman
as Olaf Andersen
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Joseph McCarthy
Citizen Cohn
as Sen. Joseph McCarthy
Cape Fear
as Claude Kersek
Cape Fear
as Claude Kersek
The Children
as Cliffe Wheater
The Children
as Cliffe Wheater
Criminal Law
as Detective Mesel
Criminal Law
as Detective Mesel
Defrosting the Fridge
as Hunter McCall
Defrosting the Fridge
as Hunter McCall
Leonard Part 6
as Snyderburn
Leonard Part 6
as Snyderburn
The Killing Time
as Carl Cunningham
The Killing Time
as Carl Cunningham
The Living Daylights
as Brad Whitaker
The Living Daylights
as Brad Whitaker
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
as Sheriff Onstad
The Abduction of Kari Swenson
as Sheriff Onstad
Getting Even
as King R. Kenderson
Getting Even
as King R. Kenderson
Fletch
as Chief Jerry Karlin
Fletch
as Chief Jerry Karlin
Final Justice
as Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III
Final Justice
as Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III
The Natural
as The Whammer
The Natural
as The Whammer
Joysticks
as Joseph Rutter
Joysticks
as Joseph Rutter
Wacko
as Dick Harbinger
Wacko
as Dick Harbinger
To Kill a Cop
as Chief Earl M. Eischied
To Kill a Cop
as Chief Earl M. Eischied
The Pack
as Jerry
The Pack
as Jerry
Speedtrap
as Pete Novick
Speedtrap
as Pete Novick
The Shadow of Chikara
as Wishbone Cutter
The Shadow of Chikara
as Wishbone Cutter
Checkered Flag or Crash
as Walkaway Madden
Checkered Flag or Crash
as Walkaway Madden
Mitchell
as Mitchell
Mitchell
as Mitchell
Framed
as Ron Lewis
Framed
as Ron Lewis
Golden Needles
as Dan Mason
Golden Needles
as Dan Mason
The Outfit
as Jack Cody
The Outfit
as Jack Cody
Charley Varrick
as Molly
Charley Varrick
as Molly
Walking Tall
as Buford Pusser
Walking Tall
as Buford Pusser
That Certain Summer
as Phil Bonner
That Certain Summer
as Phil Bonner
Junior Bonner
as Curly Bonner
Junior Bonner
as Curly Bonner
The Valachi Papers
as Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)
The Valachi Papers
as Irish member of Valachi gang (uncredited)
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
as Danny
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
as Danny
Mongo's Back in Town
as Mongo Nash
Mongo's Back in Town
as Mongo Nash
Wild Rovers
as Paul Buckman
Wild Rovers
as Paul Buckman
Adam at Six A.M.
as Harvey Gavin
Adam at Six A.M.
as Harvey Gavin
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Slater
Guns of the Magnificent Seven
as Slater
Cool Hand Luke
as Fixer
Cool Hand Luke
as Fixer