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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Klaus Badelt to Christophe Beck
George Baker Biography (1931-)
Born April 1, 1931, in Varna, Bulgaria; first wife, died; married second wife, Louie Ramsay, 1993; children: five daughters. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 388/396 Oxford Street, London W1N 9HE, England; c/o Terence Baker, Hatton and Baker, 18 Jermyn Street, London W1, England.;Contact: c/o Shepherd & Ford, 13 Radnor Walk, London SW3 4BP, England.
- Nationality
- Bulgarian
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, director, producer, writer
- Birth Details
- April 1, 1931
- Varna, Bulgaria
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
- (Debut) Arthur Wells, Aren't We All?, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1953
- Florent and France, Restless Heart, St. James's Theatre, 1957
- Phillipe de Croze, Look After Lulu, Henry Miller Theatre, 1959
- Nevile Strange, Towards Zero, St. James's Theatre, London, 1956
- Henry Bolingbroke, Richard II, Old Vic Company, London, 1959
- Page, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Old Vic Company, 1959
- Earl of Warwick, Saint Joan, 1960
- David Wylie, What Every Woman Knows, 1960
- Buddy, The Glad and the Sorry Season, Piccadilly Theatre, London,1962
- Rawdon Crawley, Vanity Fair, Queen's Theatre, London, 1962
- Paul Sevigne, A Shot in the Dark, Lyric Theatre, London, 1963
- Eliot Barlow, Portrait of Murder, Savoy Theatre, London, 1963
- Gentleman Caller, The Glass Menagerie, Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford, England, then Haymarket Theatre, 1965
- Son, Days in the Trees, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1968
- Regent, The Sleeping Prince, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1968
- Gene Garrison, I Never Sang for My Father, Duke of York's Theatre,London, 1970
- Worcester and Clarence, Henry IV, Part I, Royal Shakespeare Company, Memorial Theatre, London, 1975
- Claudius, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1975
- Clarence, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place,1975
- Claudius, Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Company, Round House Theatre,London, 1976
- Worcester, Henry IV, Part I, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1975
- Austin Proctor, Cousin Vladimir, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, 1978
- The Duke, Measure for Measure, Royal Shakespeare Company, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, England, 1979
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Major Tours
- John Worthing, The Importance of Being Earnest, Third Witch and Porter, Macbeth, Warwick, Saint Joan, Antonio, The Merchant ofVenice, all with the Old Vic Company, U.K. and Soviet cities, 1961
- Thomas Mendip, The Lady's Not for Burning, U.K. cities, 1971
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Stage Work
- Producer, The Critic, Ember's Playhouse, London, 1966
- Director, The Sleeping Prince, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1968
- Director, The Lady's Not for Burning, Old Vic Theatre, London, 1978
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Film Appearances
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Sunshine Ahead, 1936
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The Intruder, 1953
- Flight Lieutenant D. J. H. Maltby, D.S.O., D.F.C., The Dam Busters, Warner Bros., 1955
- Joe Harrop, The Woman for Joe, 1955
- Bill Randall, The Ship That Died of Shame (also known as PT Raiders), Continental, 1956
- Lieutenant Butler, A Hill in Korea (also known as Hell in Korea), Hal Roach, 1956
- Johnny Mansell, Tread Softly Stranger, Bentley Films, 1956
- Steven Marlow, The Extra Day, 1956
- Dr. Jim Alcott, The Feminine Touch (also known as The Gentle Touch), 1957
- Nigel Barnes, No Time for Tears, 1957
- Padre, These Dangerous Years (also known as Dangerous Yearsand Dangerous Youth), 1957
- Earl Anthony, The Moonraker, 1957
- Sir Gawaine, Lancelot and Guinevere (also known as Sword of Lancelot), Universal, 1963
- Lord Randolph, The Finest Hours, 1964
- Martin Delambre, Curse of the Fly, Avco Embassy, 1965
- Lord Edward, Mister Ten Percent, 1966
- Mountolive, Justine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969
- Lord Sutterwick, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
- Sir Hilary Bray, On Her Majesty's Secret Service (also known as Iam Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and O.H.M.S.S.), United Artists, 1969
- Philip Crawford, The Executioner, Columbia, 1970
- Henry Barlow, A Warm December, National General, 1973
- Eddie Boyes, Three for All, 1974
- Professor Gottlieb, Intimate Games, 1976
- Captain Benson, The Spy Who Loved Me, United Artists, 1977
- Sir Walter Bullivant, The Thirty Nine Steps, 1978
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A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, 1979
- Westlake, Hopscotch, 1980
- Fletcher, North Sea Hijack (also known as Assault Force andffolkes), 1980
- Valentine Swift, Time After Time, 1985
- Kilcoyne, For Queen and Country, Atlantic, 1989
- Will, Back to the Secret Garden, Artisan, 2000
- Also appeared in The Fire Fighters and Immortal.
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Television Appearances
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Movies
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Common Ground (also known as Londoners: Common Ground), 1965
- Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodson, Alice (also known as Wednesday Play: Alice), 1965
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The Queen and Jackson (also known as Theatre 625: The Queen andJackson), 1966
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The Big Man Coughed and Died (also known as Wednesday Play: TheBig Man Coughed and Died), 1966
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Up and Down (also known as Theatre 625: Up and Down), 1966
- Squadron leader Frinton, The Master, 1966
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Days in the Trees (also known as Wednesday Play: Days in the Trees), 1967
- George King, The Bonegrinder (also known as ITV Playhouse: TheBonegrinder), 1968
- Whittington, The Secret Adversary, 1982
- Uncle Hesketh, The Canterville Ghost, 1986
- Chief inspector Fred Davy, At Bertram's Hotel (also known as Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel), 1986
- Greaves, Coast to Coast, 1987
- Chief Inspector Wexford, Shake Hands Forever, 1988
- Chief Inspector Wexford, No Crying He Makes, 1988
- Colonel, Journey's End, 1988
- Chief Inspector Wexford, A Guilty Thing Surprised, 1988
- Chief Inspector Wexford, Wolf to the Slaughter (also known as The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Wolf to the Slaughter), 1989
- Chief Inspector Wexford, The Veiled One, 1989
- Chief Inspector Wexford, A Sleeping Life, 1989
- Chief Inspector Wexford, No More Dying Then, 1989
- Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, Some Lie and Some Die, 1990
- Chief Inspector Wexford, Put on by Cunning (also known as The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: Put on by Cunning), 1990
- Chief Inspector Wexford, The Best Man to Die (also known as TheRuth Rendell Mysteries: The Best Man to Die), 1990
- Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, From Doon with Death (also known as The Ruth Redell Mysteries: From Doon with Death), 1991
- Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, The Speaker of Mandarin (also known as The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Speaker of Mandarin), 1992
- Chief Inspector Wexford, The Mouse in the Corner (also known as The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: The Mouse in the Corner), 1992
- Detective Chief Inspector Wexford, Kissing the Gunner's Daughter,1992
- Detective Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, Simisola, 1995
- Detective Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, Road Rage, 1998
- Detective Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, Harm Done, 2000
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Specials
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Blondes: Diana Dors, BBC, 1999
- Also appeared in Fan Show;
Ron Raudell Show;
Guinea Pig;
Death of a Salesman;
The Last Troubadour;
The Square Ring;
Mary Stuart;
Probation Officers;
Far Away Music;
It Happened Like This;
Boule de fuif;
Maigret;
ZeroOne;
Rupert Henzau;
Miss Memory;
Any Other Business;
The Navigators;
Call My Bluff;
St. Patrick;
Love Life;
Seven Deadly Virtues;
The Sex Games;
Z Cars;
Paul Temple Candida;
Fenn Street;
Man Outside;
Main Chance;
Ministry of Fear;
Voyage in the Dark;
Dial M for Murder;
Zodiac;
The Survivors Medea;
Print Out;
Goodbye, Darling;
Chinese Detective;
Triangle;
The Bird Fancier; and Room at the Bottom.
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Series
- David Westbrook, The Truth about Melandrinos (also known as Saturday Serial: The Truth about Melandrinos), 1958
- Detective D. H. C. `Nick' Nixon, Nick of the River, 1959
- Stanley Bowler, Bowler, 1973
- Sir Godfrey Eagan, No Job for a Lady, 1990-1991
- Alderman, Johnny and the Dead, 1995
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Episodic
- Thallon, "End Signal," Undermind, 1965
- Barley, "Great Plane Robbery," Gideon's Way, 1965
- Frank Ashton, "So Dark the Night," The Baron, 1966
- New number 2, "Arrival," The Prisoner, 1967
- Mitchell, "Train and De-Train," Doomwatch, 1970
- Bill Garland, "Golden Island," Fraud Squad, 1970
- Chief Beefeater, "The Tower of London," The Goodies, 1970
- Britten, "Chain of Events," The Persuaders, 1971
- Randall, "Two into One Will," New Scotland Yard, 1972
- "Your Witness," The Protectors, 1973
- Mr. Lewis, "The Job Interview," Some Mothers Do `Ave `Em, 1973
- Arthur Wormley, "Genesis," Survivors, 1975
- Altman, "You Gotta Have Friends," Minder, 1980
- Login, "Full Circle," Doctor Who, 1980
- Gerald Harvey, "The Hit," The Gentle Touch, 1981
- "The Great Motor Race," Q.E.D., 1982
- Sir Richard of Leaford, "Herne's Son," Robin of Sherwood, 1984
- Sir Richard of Leaford, "The Power of Albion," Robin of Sherwood,1984
- Sir Richard of Leaford, "The Prophecy," Robin of Sherwood, 1984
- George Damos, "Death Dig," Hart to Hart, 1984
- "Gronk Zillman," Lenny Henry Tonite, BBC, 1986
- Higgins, "A Man of Sorrows," Bergerac, BBC, 1988
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Miniseries
- Tiberius, I, Claudius, 1976
- Bruce McGill, A Woman of Substance, 1983
- Moldrum, Goodbye Mr. Chips, 1984
- Eldridge, Dead Head, 1985
- Maximillian Pierpont, If Tomorrow Comes, CBS, 1986
- Chief Inspector Wexford, A New Lease of Death (also known as Ruth Rendell Mysteries: A New Lease of Death), 1991
- Chief Inspector Wexford, Means of Evil (also known as The RuthRendell Mysteries: Means of Evil), 1991
- Lord Dorincourt, Little Lord Fauntleroy, BBC, 1994
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WRITINGS
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Television Movies
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Fatal Spring (also known as BBC2 Playhouse: Fatal Spring),1980
- (Adaptation) From Doon with Death (also known as The Ruth Rendell Mysteries: From Doon with Death), 1991
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Road Rage, 1998
- Also wrote Imaginary Friends;
Just a Hunch;
The Hopkins;
Going for Broke;
The Marches of Wales; and Sister, DearSister.
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Television Miniseries
- (Adaptation) Ruth Rendell: The Strawberry Tree, 1996
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