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Joe Don Baker

10 films · 1 series

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.

Where to Start with Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker appears in 10 films in the Pulse of Cinema catalogue. The highest Pulse-rated are Charley Varrick, Cape Fear, GoldenEye, a strong place to start exploring Joe Don Baker's work.

Charley Varrick 74

Charley Varrick

1973
Cape Fear 73

Cape Fear

1991
GoldenEye 71

GoldenEye

1995

Joe Don Baker: Films 10

Cape Fear 73

Cape Fear

1991
Charley Varrick 74

Charley Varrick

1973
GoldenEye 71

GoldenEye

1995
The Outfit 70

The Outfit

1973
Fletch 68

Fletch

1985
Walking Tall 68

Walking Tall

1973
The Living Daylights 66

The Living Daylights

1987
Junior Bonner 68

Junior Bonner

1972
Wild Rovers 67

Wild Rovers

1971
The Grass Harp 66

The Grass Harp

1996

Joe Don Baker: TV Series 1

Edge of Darkness 72

Edge of Darkness

1985

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