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Lookin’s Free: Joe Don Baker (1936-2025)
On the celebrated character actor, who walked tall through Westerns, crime pictures, and spy flicks for 60 years.
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Joe Don Baker, supporting Bond character and star of 'Walking Tall,' has died
WASHINGTON — Actor Joe Don Baker ... year stint in the U.S. Army, Baker swapped careers, studying acting in New York before moving to L.A. for his acting career. Before retiring in 2012 ...
Yahoo4d
Joe Don Baker, actor who wielded a big stick in 'Walking Tall,' dies at 89
Joe Don Baker ... fraternity. Baker went into the U.S. Army for two years and then emerged in New York, where he studied at the Actors Studio and performed onstage. His acting career took ...
New York Daily News4d
Actor Joe Don Baker, of James Bond and ‘Walking Tall,’ dies at 89
He went on to appear in 57 movies and scores of TV shows over a career that lasted until he retired in 2012, his family said. Joe Don Baker in 1967. (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via ...
Rolling Stone5d
Joe Don Baker, Rugged Character Actor From ‘Walking Tall’ and James Bond Films, Dead at 89
Joe Don Baker ... Texas-born Baker was a college athlete before joining the U.S. Army, after which he moved to New York and studied at the Actor’s Studio. Baker’s career began with bit ...