Joe Don Baker

February 12, 1936 - May 7, 2025 Groesbeck, Texas, USA

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.

His titles like GoldenEye, Cape Fear, and Tomorrow Never Dies - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/58

Weighted avg: 6.28 /10

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GoldenEye

1995November 1995 by Martin Campbell

Supporting as Jack Wade

Supporting as Jack Wade

6.48 Good-
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Cape Fear

1991November 1991 by Martin Scorsese

Supporting as Claude Kersek

Supporting as Claude Kersek

6.87 Good+
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3

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997December 1997 by Roger Spottiswoode

Supporting as Wade

Supporting as Wade

5.92 Okay++
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4

The Living Daylights

1987June 1987 by John Glen

Starring as Brad Whitaker

Starring as Brad Whitaker

6.09 Okay++
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5

Mud

2013April 2013 by Jeff Nichols

Minor role as King

Minor role as King

6.64 Good
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6

Cool Hand Luke

1967November 1967 by Stuart Rosenberg

Minor role as Fixer

Minor role as Fixer

7.36 Excellent--
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7

Congo

1995June 1995 by Frank Marshall

Supporting as R.B. Travis

Supporting as R.B. Travis

5.14 Okay--
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8

Fletch

1985May 1985 by Michael Ritchie

Supporting as Chief Jerry Karlin

Supporting as Chief Jerry Karlin

6.30 Good--
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9

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005August 2005 by Jay Chandrasekhar

Minor role as Governor Jim Applewhite

Minor role as Governor Jim Applewhite

5.13 Okay--
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10

Reality Bites

1994February 1994 by Ben Stiller

Minor role as Tom Pierce

Minor role as Tom Pierce

6.08 Okay++
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11

The Natural

1984May 1984 by Barry Levinson

Minor role as The Whammer

Minor role as The Whammer

6.45 Good-
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12

Charley Varrick

1973September 1973 by Don Siegel

Starring as Molly

Starring as Molly

6.85 Good+
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13

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992December 1992 by Jonathan Lynn

Supporting as Olaf Andersen

Supporting as Olaf Andersen

5.58 Okay
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14

Walking Tall

1973February 1973 by Phil Karlson

Lead role as Buford Pusser

Lead role as Buford Pusser

6.08 Okay++
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15

Joysticks

1983March 1983 by Greydon Clark

Lead role as Joseph Rutter

Lead role as Joseph Rutter

4.69 Mediocre+
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16

Strange Wilderness

2008February 2008 by Fred Wolf

Minor role as Bill Calhoun

Minor role as Bill Calhoun

4.60 Mediocre+
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17

Criminal Law

1989April 1989 by Martin Campbell

Supporting as Detective Mesel

Supporting as Detective Mesel

5.33 Okay-
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18

The Outfit

1973October 1973 by John Flynn

Starring as Jack Cody

Starring as Jack Cody

6.25 Good--
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19

Junior Bonner

1972July 1972 by Sam Peckinpah

Supporting as Curly Bonner

Supporting as Curly Bonner

5.73 Okay+
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20

Mitchell

1975September 1975 by Andrew V. McLaglen

Lead role as Mitchell

Lead role as Mitchell

4.40 Mediocre
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21

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969July 1969 by Paul Wendkos

Supporting as Slater

Supporting as Slater

5.20 Okay--
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22

Leonard Part 6

1987December 1987 by Paul Weiland

Starring as Snyderburn

Starring as Snyderburn

3.81 Weak++
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23

The Underneath

1995April 1995 by Steven Soderbergh

Supporting as Clay Hinkle

Supporting as Clay Hinkle

5.46 Okay
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24

Final Justice

1984October 1984 by Greydon Clark

Lead role as Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III

Lead role as Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III

4.29 Mediocre-
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25

Edge of Darkness

1985 by Troy Kennedy Martin

Starring as Darius Jedburgh

Starring as Darius Jedburgh

6.73 Good
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26

The Grass Harp

1996October 1996 by Charles Matthau

Lead role as Sheriff Junius Candle

Lead role as Sheriff Junius Candle

5.76 Okay+
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Wacko

1982November 1982 by Greydon Clark

Lead role as Dick Harbinger

Lead role as Dick Harbinger

5.41 Okay-
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28

The Pack

1977November 1977 by Robert Clouse

Lead role as Jerry

Lead role as Jerry

6.14 Good--
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29

Panther

1995May 1995 by Mario Van Peebles

Starring as Brimmer

Starring as Brimmer

5.92 Okay++
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30

Wild Rovers

1971June 1971 by Blake Edwards

Supporting as Paul Buckman

Supporting as Paul Buckman

5.83 Okay+
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31

Citizen Cohn

1992August 1992 by Frank Pierson

Starring as Sen. Joseph McCarthy

Starring as Sen. Joseph McCarthy

5.95 Okay++
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32

Framed

1975August 1975 by Phil Karlson

Lead role as Ron Lewis

Lead role as Ron Lewis

6.04 Okay++
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33

The Shadow of Chikara

1977July 1977 by Earl E. Smith

Lead role as Wishbone Cutter

Lead role as Wishbone Cutter

5.51 Okay
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34

The Killing Time

1987October 1987 by Rick King

Supporting as Carl Cunningham

Supporting as Carl Cunningham

5.35 Okay-
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35

Golden Needles

1974July 1974 by Robert Clouse

Lead role as Dan Mason

Lead role as Dan Mason

5.75 Okay+
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36

That Certain Summer

1972November 1972 by Lamont Johnson

Starring as Phil Bonner

Starring as Phil Bonner

6.03 Okay++
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37

George Wallace

1997August 1997 by John Frankenheimer

Starring as Big Jim Folsom

Starring as Big Jim Folsom

6.09 Okay++
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38

Adam at Six A.M.

1970September 1970 by Robert Scheerer

Starring as Harvey Gavin

Starring as Harvey Gavin

5.66 Okay
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39

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977May 1977 by Alan Gibson

Lead role as Walkaway Madden

Lead role as Walkaway Madden

Needs more reviews
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40

Poodle Springs

1998July 1998 by Bob Rafelson

Minor role as P.J. Parker

Minor role as P.J. Parker

5.66 Okay
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41

Ring of Steel

1994March 1994 by David Frost

Supporting as Man in Black

Supporting as Man in Black

5.58 Okay
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42

Getting Even

1986February 1986 by Dwight H. Little

Starring as King R. Kenderson

Starring as King R. Kenderson

Needs more reviews
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43

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys

1971December 1971 by Richard Compton

Lead role as Danny

Lead role as Danny

Needs more reviews
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44

Complex of Fear

1993January 1993 by Brian Grant

Starring as Det. Frank Farrel

Starring as Det. Frank Farrel

Needs more reviews
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45

Defrosting the Fridge

1989March 1989 by Sandy Johnson

Lead role as Hunter McCall

Lead role as Hunter McCall

Needs more reviews
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46

Eischied

1979–1980

Lead role as Earl Eischied

Lead role as Earl Eischied

Needs more reviews
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Speedtrap

1977September 1977 by Earl Bellamy

Lead role as Pete Novick

Lead role as Pete Novick

Needs more reviews
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48

Felony

1996January 1996 by David A. Prior

Supporting as Donovan

Supporting as Donovan

Needs more reviews
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49

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996May 1996 by Roger Young

Minor role as Gerry Spence

Minor role as Gerry Spence

5.77 Okay+
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50

The Abduction of Kari Swenson

1987March 1987 by Stephen Gyllenhaal

Starring as Sheriff Onstad

Starring as Sheriff Onstad

Needs more reviews
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51

Vegas, City of Dreams

2001April 2001 by Lorenzo Doumani

Supporting as Dylan Garrett

Supporting as Dylan Garrett

Needs more reviews
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52

Mongo's Back in Town

1971December 1971 by Marvin J. Chomsky

Supporting as Mongo Nash

Supporting as Mongo Nash

Needs more reviews
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53

Power

1980

Lead role as Tommy Vanda

Lead role as Tommy Vanda

Needs more reviews
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54

To Kill a Cop

1978 by Ernest Tidyman

Lead role as Chief Earl Eischied

Lead role as Chief Earl Eischied

Needs more reviews
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55

Inside 'The Living Daylights'

2000October 2000 by John Cork

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
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George Wallace

1997

Starring as Big Jim Folsom

Starring as Big Jim Folsom

Needs more reviews
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57

The Children

1990May 1990 by Tony Palmer

Minor role as Cliffe Wheater

Minor role as Cliffe Wheater

Needs more reviews
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58

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

1999

Supporting as Buck Duke

Supporting as Buck Duke

Needs more reviews