Joe Don Baker

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Birth Name: Joe Don Baker

Born: 12 February 1936 Died: 7 May 2025

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 3"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Marlo Baker

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Bond Villains (85 items)
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Published 16 years, 5 months ago

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Action Heroes (and Villains) (424 items)
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Published 14 years, 4 months ago

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Directed by Tim Burton (198 items)
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Published 15 years, 1 month ago

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Directed by Martin Scorsese (209 items)
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Published 14 years, 11 months ago

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9 votes

Actors With Most We Hate Movies Appearances (424 items)
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Published 10 years, 11 months ago

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Description: Tall, broad shouldered character actor with Texan drawl first appeared in support in several Western vehicles both on TV and the cinema in the mid 1960s. Got himself noticed playing Steve McQueen's younger brother in Junior Bonner (1972), and then scored the lead role of Buford Pusser in the unexpected hit Walking Tall (1973), an allegedly true tale about a Southern sheriff confronting corruption & gangsters with a large wooden club and a mean attitude. Followed it up by playing a sadistic hit man called Molly, in Don Siegel's bank heist drama Charley Varrick (1973). Joe Don Baker's next few films were rather forgettable unt ... (more)