Joe Don Baker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joe Don baker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Final Justice (1985)

Due to his violent past, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III (Joe Don Baker) has been transferred to a rural outpost. When two thugs kill the sheriff, Geronimo shoots one of them, and the other vows revenge. Unfortunately for Geronimo, that thug turns out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greydon Clark
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Venantino Venantini  •  Patrizia Pellegrino

Due to his violent past, Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III (Joe Don Baker) has been transferred to a rural outpost. When two thugs kill the sheriff, Geronimo shoots one of them, and the other vows revenge. Unfortunately for Geronimo, that thug turns out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greydon Clark
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Rossano Brazzi  •  Venantino Venantini  •  Patrizia Pellegrino

Congo (1995)

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Marshall
CAST:  Laura Linney  •  Dylan Walsh  •  Ernie Hudson  •  Tim Curry

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone berserk. When the thrill-seekers -- some with ulterior motives -- stumble across a race of killer apes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Marshall
CAST:  Laura Linney  •  Dylan Walsh  •  Ernie Hudson  •  Tim Curry

Mitchell (1975)

A tough-guy cop pursues two drug runners across the city to bust a large syndicate. Very much an anti-hero, Mitchell often ignores the orders of his superiors and demonstrates disdain for by-the-book development work as well as normal social graces.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Martin Balsam  •  John Saxon  •  Linda Evans

A tough-guy cop pursues two drug runners across the city to bust a large syndicate. Very much an anti-hero, Mitchell often ignores the orders of his superiors and demonstrates disdain for by-the-book development work as well as normal social graces.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew V. McLaglen
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Martin Balsam  •  John Saxon  •  Linda Evans

Citizen Cohn (1992)

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Pierson
CAST:  James Woods  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Joseph Bologna  •  Ed Flanders

As lawyer and power broker Roy Cohn lies dying of AIDS in a private hospital room, ghosts from his past visit him as he reflects on his life and loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Pierson
CAST:  James Woods  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Joseph Bologna  •  Ed Flanders

Welcome Home, Soldier Boys (1971)

Danny, Shooter, Fatback, and the Kid. They learned a trade in the army. Killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Compton
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Paul Koslo  •  Elliott Street  •  Alan Vint

Danny, Shooter, Fatback, and the Kid. They learned a trade in the army. Killing.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Compton
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Paul Koslo  •  Elliott Street  •  Alan Vint

The Siege at Ruby Ridge (1996)

A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Laura Dern  •  Randy Quaid  •  Kirsten Dunst  •  Darren E. Burrows

A mini-series dramatization of the controversial 1992 attack by federal agents on the Idaho home of Randy Weaver, a white seperatist. The ten-day siege, begun over a minor gun charge, resulted in the deaths of Weaver's son, wife and dog, and a U.S. Marshall. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Young
CAST:  Laura Dern  •  Randy Quaid  •  Kirsten Dunst  •  Darren E. Burrows

To Dance With Olivia (1997)

A lawyer trying to cope with his son's accidental death takes on a case where a farmer is charged with booby trapping a watermelon patch with a shotgun which went off and injured a young boy. But in choosing to defend the farmer, he puts himself at odds with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Lonette McKee  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Kathryne Dora Brown

A lawyer trying to cope with his son's accidental death takes on a case where a farmer is charged with booby trapping a watermelon patch with a shotgun which went off and injured a young boy. But in choosing to defend the farmer, he puts himself at odds with the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Lonette McKee  •  Joe Don Baker  •  Kathryne Dora Brown

Mongo's Back in Town (1971)

Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Telly Savalas  •  Sally Field  •  Anne Francis  •  Charles Cioffi

Professional killer is hired by his brother, a gang boss, to wipe out a rival gangster.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marvin J. Chomsky
CAST:  Telly Savalas  •  Sally Field  •  Anne Francis  •  Charles Cioffi

Poodle Springs (1998)

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Rafelson
CAST:  James Caan  •  Dina Meyer  •  David Keith  •  Tom Bower

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Rafelson
CAST:  James Caan  •  Dina Meyer  •  David Keith  •  Tom Bower

Abduction (1987)

Based on the shocking true story of Olympic medalist Kari Swenson who was abducted by two "Mountain Men" while jogging in the foothills of the Rockies in Montana.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gyllenhaal
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  Ronny Cox  •  Tracy Pollan

Based on the shocking true story of Olympic medalist Kari Swenson who was abducted by two "Mountain Men" while jogging in the foothills of the Rockies in Montana.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Gyllenhaal
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  M. Emmet Walsh  •  Ronny Cox  •  Tracy Pollan

Wacko (1982)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greydon Clark
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Stella Stevens  •  George Kennedy  •  Julia Duffy

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Greydon Clark
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Stella Stevens  •  George Kennedy  •  Julia Duffy

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (2004)

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Thurman
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Fern Lea Peter  •  Daniel Melnick  •  Matthew Peckinpah

An account of the life and work of American film director Sam Peckinpah (1925-84), a tortured artist whose genius and inner demons changed the Western genre forever.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Thurman
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Fern Lea Peter  •  Daniel Melnick  •  Matthew Peckinpah

Checkered Flag Or Crash (1978)

Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden (Baker), nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright (Sarandon) intends to ride with him in that race. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Gibson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Larry Hagman  •  Alan Vint

Hard-charging race car driver "Walkaway" Madden (Baker), nicknamed that because of his history of walking away from car crashes, just wants to win the big Manilla 1000 off-road race. Photojournalist C.C. Wainwright (Sarandon) intends to ride with him in that race. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Gibson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Larry Hagman  •  Alan Vint

Ring of Steel (1994)

A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of muggers. He soon finds himself caught up in the world of underground illegal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frost
CAST:  Robert Chapin  •  Wil Darwin Adams  •  Carol Alt  •  Mark Arnott

A champion fencer accidentally kills an opponent in a match. Disgraced, he is blackballed from the fencing community, until a mysterious stranger saves his life one night from a gang of muggers. He soon finds himself caught up in the world of underground illegal ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Frost
CAST:  Robert Chapin  •  Wil Darwin Adams  •  Carol Alt  •  Mark Arnott

To Kill a Cop (1978)

Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree including the killing of a police officer. He is also trying to battle with a mayor and police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Christine Belford  •  Scott Brady

Earl Eischied is a man with his hands full. As the Chief of Detectives in New York City he is trying to break up a group of black militants that are on a crime spree including the killing of a police officer. He is also trying to battle with a mayor and police ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Nelson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Desi Arnaz Jr.  •  Christine Belford  •  Scott Brady

Power (1980)

Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a Chicago dock worker to an influential labor leader who, like Hoffa, finds himself behind bars in a federal prison, and not long after, taken for a ride by shady men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear  •  Virgil W. Vogel
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Karen Black  •  David Groh  •  Howard Da Silva

Loosely based on the life of Jimmy Hoffa, this traces the rise of Tommy Vanda (Joe Don Baker) from a Chicago dock worker to an influential labor leader who, like Hoffa, finds himself behind bars in a federal prison, and not long after, taken for a ride by shady men ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Shear  •  Virgil W. Vogel
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Karen Black  •  David Groh  •  Howard Da Silva

The Children (1990)

Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Palmer
CAST:  Ben Kingsley  •  Kim Novak  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Siri Neal

Rose Sellars is a middle-aged woman who falls in love with a widower. However, his children believe that their father is too old to start a new relationship.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Palmer
CAST:  Ben Kingsley  •  Kim Novak  •  Geraldine Chaplin  •  Siri Neal

Framed (1975)

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Conny Van Dyke  •  Gabriel Dell  •  John Marley

Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Phil Karlson
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Conny Van Dyke  •  Gabriel Dell  •  John Marley

Felony (1994)

A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film commentator ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David A. Prior
CAST:  Jeffrey Combs  •  Ashley Laurence  •  Leo Rossi  •  Charles Napier

A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film commentator ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David A. Prior
CAST:  Jeffrey Combs  •  Ashley Laurence  •  Leo Rossi  •  Charles Napier

Speedtrap (1977)

After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in a private investigator to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend who's more than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl Bellamy
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Tyne Daly  •  Richard Jaeckel  •  Robert Loggia

After a wave of unsolved car thefts, an insurance company calls in a private investigator to solve the case. While the chief of police isn't thrilled about having an outsider come and show up his men, one of the officers is a former girlfriend who's more than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Earl Bellamy
CAST:  Joe Don Baker  •  Tyne Daly  •  Richard Jaeckel  •  Robert Loggia
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