Joe Don Baker

Birth Name:

Joe Don Baker

Birth Place:

Groesbeck, Texas, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Production manager

He attended what is now the University of North Texas, joined the Army, and studied at the Actors Studio in New York City
Quote: "I've been showing a tape of [his BBC-TV miniseries] 'Edge of Darkness' an hour every week to the girl that comes and massages me․ It's the third time I've seen it․ It's like 'I, Claudius'--I could sit and watch it every night․"
Quote: "(On the contrast between American and British TV) "By the time the networks get through worrying about who they're gonna tick off, they wind up with nothing․""
He appeared in four episodes of the NBC-TV series "In the Heat of the Night" as acting police chief Tom Dugan while series star Carroll O'Connor was recovering from bypass surgery
He has appeared in three James Bond movies, "The Living Daylights," "Goldeneye" and "Tomorrow Never Dies․"
His first movie role was an uncredited bit part in the 1967 film "Cool Hand Luke․"
In 1980 he was said to be the first actor to be paid $1 million to star in a TV series; the series was NBC's "Eischied․"

1986BAFTA TV Award - Best Actor:Nominated
1997CableACE - Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television:Nominated
2003DVD Premiere Award - Best Supporting Actor:Nominated
2014Robert Altman AwardWinner

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