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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, and then scored the lead role of Buford Pusser (!) in the unexpected hit Walking Tall... See full bio »

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2012 Mud
King
 
2009 The Cleaner (TV series)
Major Larry Duren
– Last American Casualty (2009) … Major Larry Duren
 
2008 Strange Wilderness
Bill Calhoun
 
2005 The Dukes of Hazzard
Governor Jim Applewhite
 
2003 The Commission
Rep. Hale Boggs
 
2001 Joe Dirt
Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited)
 
2001 Vegas, City of Dreams
Dylan Garrett
 
1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (TV movie)
Buck Duke
 
1998 Poodle Springs (TV movie)
P.J. Parker
 
1997 Tomorrow Never Dies
Jack Wade
 
1997 George Wallace (TV movie)
Big Jim Folsom
 
1997 To Dance with Olivia (TV movie)
Horace Henley
 
1996 Mars Attacks!
Richie's Dad
 
1996 The Siege at Ruby Ridge (TV movie)
Gerry Spence
 
1995 GoldenEye
Jack Wade
 
1995 The Grass Harp
Sheriff Junius Candle
 
1995 Congo
R.B. Travis
 
1995/I Panther
Brimmer
 
1995 Underneath
Clay Hinkle
 
1994 Traps (TV series)
– Retirement Party (1994)
 
1994 Ring of Steel
Man in Black
 
1994 Reality Bites
Tom Pierce
 
1994 Felony
Donovan
 
1993 Complex of Fear (TV movie)
Det. Frank Farrel
 
1992 The Distinguished Gentleman
Olaf Andersen
 
1992 Citizen Cohn (TV movie)
Sen. Joseph McCarthy
 
1991 Cape Fear
Claude Kersek
 
1990 The Children
Cliffe Wheater
 
1989 In the Heat of the Night (TV series)
Acting Chief Tom Dugan / Tom Dugan
– Missing (1989) … Acting Chief Tom Dugan
– The Pig Woman of Sparta (1989) … Acting Chief Tom Dugan
– Ladybug, Ladybug (1989) … Acting Chief Tom Dugan
– Fifteen Forever (1989) … Tom Dugan
 
1989 Screen Two (TV series)
Hunter McCall
– Defrosting the Fridge (1989) … Hunter McCall
 
1988 Criminal Law
Det. Mesel
 
1987 Leonard Part 6
Nick Snyderburn
 
1987 The Killing Time
Carl Cunningham
 
1987 The Living Daylights
Brad Whitaker
 
1987 The Abduction of Kari Swenson (TV movie)
Sheriff Onstad
 
1986 Getting Even
King R. Kenderson
 
1985 Edge of Darkness (TV mini-series)
Darius Jedburgh
– Fusion (1985) … Darius Jedburgh
– Northmoor (1985) … Darius Jedburgh
– Breakthrough (1985) … Darius Jedburgh
– Burden of Proof (1985) … Darius Jedburgh
– Into the Shadows (1985) … Darius Jedburgh
See all 6 episodes »
 
1985 Fletch
Chief Jerry Karlin
 
1985 Final Justice
Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III
 
1984 The Natural
The Whammer
 
1983 Joysticks
Joseph Rutter
 
1982 Wacko
Dick Harbinger
 
1979-1980 Eischied (TV series)
Chief Earl Eischied / Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied
– Buddy System (1980) … Chief Earl Eischied
– Powder Burn (1980) … Chief Earl Eischied
– Fire for Hire (1979) … Chief Earl Eischied
– Friday's Child (1979) … Chief Earl Eischied
– Spanish Eight (1979) … Chief Earl Eischied
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1980 Power (TV movie)
Tommy Vanda
 
1978 To Kill a Cop (TV movie)
Chief Earl M. Eischied
 
1977 Speedtrap
Pete Novick
 
1977 The Pack
Jerry
 
1977 The Shadow of Chikara
Wishbone Cutter
 
1977 Checkered Flag or Crash
Walkaway Madden
 
1975 Mitchell
Mitchell
 
1975 Framed
Ron Lewis
 
1974 Golden Needles
Dan
 
1973 The Outfit
Cody
 
1973 Charley Varrick
Molly
 
1973 The Streets of San Francisco (TV series)
Leonard Collier Cord
– Beyond Vengeance (1973) … Leonard Collier Cord
 
1973 Doc Elliot (TV series)
Aaron Hickey
– Pilot (1973) … Aaron Hickey
 
1973 Walking Tall
Buford Pusser
 
1972 That Certain Summer (TV movie)
Phil Bonner
 
1972 Ironside (TV series)
Eric Blair
– Camera... Action... Murder! (1972) … Eric Blair
 
1972 Junior Bonner
Curly Bonner
 
1971 Welcome Home, Soldier Boys
Danny
 
1971 Mongo's Back in Town (TV movie)
Mongo Nash
 
1971 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Frank Kearney
– The Miracle (1971) … Frank Kearney
 
1971 Wild Rovers
Paul Buckman
 
1971 The High Chaparral (TV series)
Yuma
– The Hostage (1971) … Yuma
 
1970 The Most Deadly Game (TV series)
Alan
– Breakdown (1970) … Alan
 
1970 Adam at Six A.M.
Harvey Gavin
 
1970 The F.B.I. (TV series)
Alex Drake
– Summer Terror (1970) … Alex Drake
 
1968-1970 Lancer (TV series)
Clovis Harner / Day Pardee / Santee
– Shadow of a Dead Man (1970) … Clovis Harner
– Cut the Wolf Loose (1969) … Santee
– The High Riders (1968) … Day Pardee
 
1970 Bracken's World (TV series)
Nick Fontaine
– Focus on a Gun (1970) … Nick Fontaine
 
1969 Mod Squad (TV series)
Willie Turner
– Willie Poor Boy (1969) … Willie Turner
 
1969 Guns of the Magnificent Seven
Slater
 
1969 The Big Valley (TV series)
Tom Lightfoot
– Lightfoot (1969) … Tom Lightfoot
 
1966-1969 Gunsmoke (TV series)
Tom Butler / Woody Stoner
– The Reprisal (1969) … Tom Butler
– Prime of Life (1966) … Woody Stoner
 
1968 The Outsider (TV series)
Billy Joe Corey
– A Wide Place in the Road (1968) … Billy Joe Corey
 
1968 Bonanza (TV series)
Luke Harper
– The Real People of Muddy Creek (1968) … Luke Harper
 
1967 Felony Squad (TV series)
Shep Taubs
– My Mommy Got Lost (1967) … Shep Taubs
 
1967 Cool Hand Luke
Fixer (uncredited)
 
1967 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
Merle Varney, aka Merle Williams
– Shadow of a Killer (1967) … Merle Varney, aka Merle Williams
 
1966 Iron Horse (TV series)
Johnson
– Cougar Man (1966) … Johnson
 
1965 Honey West (TV series)
Rocky Hansen
– Rockabye the Hard Way (1965) … Rocky Hansen
 
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1980 Power (TV movie) (production executive)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'The Living Daylights' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1987 James Bond: Licence to Thrill (TV documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2004 Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

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Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on working with Sam Peckinpah in Junior Bonner] I didn't care for Peckinpah at all. He was one of those little guys who tries to bully big guys and he almost got his ass whipped for trying to do it to me. Every time I was going to throttle Peckinpah, Steve McQueen would come over and calm me down like a brother would. See more »

Trivia:

Said in an interview that if he ever met the writers of Mystery Science Theater 3000 he would "kick [their] asses" for their grilling of Mitchell. This did not stop them from sending up another one of Baker's films, Final Justice, in which they ridicule him even more. Baker later said the threat was a joke. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius