Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker

February 12, 1936 · 90 years old

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…

Known For

26 titles
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GoldenEye

GoldenEye

1995 · 2h 10m · Movie

When a powerful secret defense system is stolen, James Bond is assigned to stop a Russian crime syndicate from using it.

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Cape Fear

Cape Fear

1991 · 2h 8m · Movie

A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

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Tomorrow Never Dies

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997 · 1h 59m · Movie

James Bond is sent to disrupt a media mogul's plot to foment a war between China and the United Kingdom.

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Mud

Mud

2013 · 2h 10m · Movie

On a Mississippi River island, two young boys encounter a stranger who tells wild tales about bounty hunters and a beautiful woman.

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The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

1987 · 2h 10m · Movie

James Bond is sent to investigate a KGB policy to kill all enemy spies, and uncovers an arms deal that potentially has major global ramifications.

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The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard

2005 · 1h 44m · Movie

Cousins Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke, and their uncle Jesse, egg on the authorities of Hazzard County, Boss Hogg and Sheriff Coltrane.

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Fletch

Fletch

1985 · 1h 38m · Movie

While working undercover wisecracking newspaper reporter Irwin "Fletch" Fletcher is offered a large sum by a millionaire with a terminal disease to kill him. Intrigued, Fletch decides to unearth the full story behind the offer.

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The Natural

The Natural

1984 · 2h 18m · Movie

A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.

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Reality Bites

Reality Bites

1994 · 1h 39m · Movie

A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.

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Congo

Congo

1995 · 1h 49m · Movie

When an expedition to the African Congo ends in disaster, a new team is assembled to find out what went wrong.

5.3
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Strange Wilderness

Strange Wilderness

2008 · 1h 27m · Movie

With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed television show, two animal fans go to the Andes Mountains in search of Bigfoot.

5.2
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The Distinguished Gentleman

The Distinguished Gentleman

1992 · 1h 52m · Movie

A conman discovers during a "job" that US Congress is where the money is. "Name recognition" gets him elected. Will he develop a conscience?

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Charley Varrick

Charley Varrick

1973 · 1h 51m · Movie

A man, his wife, and their friend stage a bloody bank robbery without realizing that they are stealing from the Mob.

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Leonard Part 6

Leonard Part 6

1987 · 1h 25m · Movie

Secret Agent Leonard Parker is called out of retirement to save the world from evil genius Medusa Johnson.

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Walking Tall

Walking Tall

1973 · 2h 5m · Movie

Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handedly cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.

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The Outfit

The Outfit

1973 · 1h 43m · Movie

Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.

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Mitchell

Mitchell

1975 · 1h 37m · Movie

A tough, slobby, honest cop tries to simultaneously take down heroin dealers and a corrupt businessman who murdered a burglar, even if it costs him his life.

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Criminal Law

Criminal Law

1989 · 1h 57m · Movie

A Boston defense attorney gets his wealthy client off for murder, then suspects him of killing again.

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The Underneath

The Underneath

1995 · 1h 39m · Movie

A recovering gambling addict attempts to reconcile with his family and friends but finds trouble and temptation when caught between feelings for his ex-wife and her dangerous hoodlum boyfriend.

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Guns of the Magnificent Seven

Guns of the Magnificent Seven

1969 · 1h 45m · Movie

Gunslinger Chris Adams is hired by a Mexican revolutionary to organize the rescue of his cause's leader from a brutal Army prison.

5.7
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Joysticks

Joysticks

1983 · 1h 28m · Movie

When a top local businessman and his two bumbling nephews try to shut down the town's only video arcade, which is run by the owner's grandson, the arcade employees and patrons fight back.

4.5
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Panther

Panther

1995 · 2h 4m · Movie

A dramatized account of the story of The Black Panther Party of Self-Defense.

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Wacko

Wacko

1982 · 1h 27m · Movie

Thirteen years after the "Lawnmower Killer" killed her sister, high school student Mary Graves and obsessed detective Dick Harbinger are on the lookout for the killer to reappear during the annual Halloween Pumpkin Prom.

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The Pack

The Pack

1977 · 1h 39m · Movie

The residents of vacation spot Seal Island find themselves terrorized by a pack of dogs -- the remnants of discarded pets by visiting vacationers.

5.9
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Golden Needles

Golden Needles

1974 · 1h 32m · Movie

Various factions are fighting each other to gain possession of a very special statue. The statue itself is not worth much, the needles inside it are the true prize. These "golden needles" hold extraordinary and unique properties, ...

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Checkered Flag or Crash

Checkered Flag or Crash

1977 · 1h 35m · Movie

Race car driver Walkaway Madden signs up for the big Manilla 1000 off-road race through the Philippines jungle. The photojournalist C.C. Wainwright comes along for the ride.

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