Joe Don Baker

Actor | Production Manager | Miscellaneous Crew

Tall, broad shouldered character actor with Texan drawl first appeared in support in several ...

Born: February 12, 1936

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Filmography

Known For

GoldenEye Jack Wade (1995)
Fletch Chief Jerry Karlin (1985)
Tomorrow Never Dies Jack Wade (1997)
Known For

Mars Attacks! Richie's Dad (1996)
Actor

Mud King (2012)
The Cleaner Major Larry Duren (2009)
Strange Wilderness Bill Calhoun (2008)
The Dukes of Hazzard Governor Jim Applewhite (2005)
The Commission Rep. Hale Boggs (2003)
Joe Dirt Don, Brandy's Dad (2001)
Vegas, City of Dreams Dylan Garrett (2001)
Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke Buck Duke (1999)
Poodle Springs P.J. Parker (1998)
Tomorrow Never Dies Jack Wade (1997)
George Wallace Big Jim Folsom (1997)
To Dance with Olivia Horace Henley (1997)
Mars Attacks! Richie's Dad (1996)
The Siege at Ruby Ridge Gerry Spence (1996)
GoldenEye Jack Wade (1995)
The Grass Harp Sheriff Junius Candle (1995)
Congo R.B. Travis (1995)
Panther Brimmer (1995)
The Underneath Clay Hinkle (1995)
Felony Donovan (1994)
Traps (1994)
Ring of Steel Man in Black (1994)
Reality Bites Tom Pierce (1994)
Complex of Fear Det. Frank Farrel (1993)
The Distinguished Gentleman Olaf Andersen (1992)
Citizen Cohn Sen. Joseph McCarthy (1992)
Cape Fear Claude Kersek (1991)
The Children Cliffe Wheater (1990)
In the Heat of the Night Acting Chief Tom Dugan (1989)
Screen Two Hunter McCall (1989)
Criminal Law Det. Mesel (1988)
Leonard Part 6 Nick Snyderburn (1987)
The Killing Time Carl Cunningham (1987)
The Living Daylights Brad Whitaker (1987)
The Abduction of Kari Swenson Sheriff Onstad (1987)
Getting Even King R. Kenderson (1986)
Edge of Darkness Darius Jedburgh (1985)
Fletch Chief Jerry Karlin (1985)
Final Justice Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III (1985)
The Natural The Whammer (1984)
Joysticks Joseph Rutter (1983)
Wacko Dick Harbinger (1982)
Eischied Chief Earl Eischied (1979-1980)
Power Tommy Vanda (1980)
To Kill a Cop Chief Earl M. Eischied (1978)
The Pack Jerry (1977)
Speedtrap Pete Novick (1977)
The Shadow of Chikara Wishbone Cutter (1977)
Checkered Flag or Crash Walkaway Madden (1977)
Mitchell Mitchell (1975)
Framed Ron Lewis (1975)
Golden Needles Dan (1974)
The Outfit Jack Cody (1973)
Charley Varrick Molly (1973)
The Streets of San Francisco Leonard Collier Cord (1973)
Doc Elliot Aaron Hickey (1973)
Walking Tall Buford Pusser (1973)
That Certain Summer Phil Bonner (1972)
Ironside Eric Blair (1972)
Junior Bonner Curly Bonner (1972)
The Valachi Papers Irish member of Valachi gang (1972)
Welcome Home, Soldier Boys Danny (1971)
Steel Wreath Mongo Nash (1971)
Mission: Impossible Frank Kearney (1971)
Wild Rovers Paul Buckman (1971)
The High Chaparral Yuma (1971)
The Most Deadly Game Alan (1970)
Adam at Six A.M. Harvey Gavin (1970)
The F.B.I. Alex Drake (1970)
Lancer Clovis Horner (1968-1970)
Bracken's World Nick Fontaine (1970)
Mod Squad Willie Turner (1969)
Guns of the Magnificent Seven Slater (1969)
The Big Valley Tom Lightfoot (1969)
Gunsmoke Tom Butler (1966-1969)
The Outsider Billy Joe Corey (1968)
Bonanza Luke Harper (1968)
The Felony Squad Shep Taubs (1967)
Cool Hand Luke Fixer (1967)
Judd for the Defense Merl Varney (1967)
Iron Horse Johnson (1966)
Actor

Honey West Rocky Hansen (1965)
Archive footage

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
Miscellaneous Crew

Power (1980)
Production Manager

Power (1980)

Awards

1 win & 4 nominations.

Did You Know

Said in an interview that if he ever met the writers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988) he would "kick [their] asses" for their grilling of Mitchell (1975). This did not stop them from sending up another one of Baker's films, Final Justice (1985)...

Quotes

[on working with Sam Peckinpah in Junior Bonner (1972)] I didn't care for Peckinpah at all. He was one of those little guys who tries to bully big guys and he almost got his ass whipped for trying to do it to me. Every time I was going to throttle ...