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Stanley Baker (I) (1928–1976)

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Stanley Baker was unusual star material to emerge during the Fifties - when impossibly handsome and engagingly romantic leading men were almost de rigour. Baker was forged from a rougher mould. His was good-looking, but his features were angular, taut, austere and unwelcoming. His screen persona was taciturn... See full bio »

Born:

William Stanley Baker
in Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, Wales, UK

Died:

(age 48) in Màlaga, Andalusia, Spain
Still of Michael Caine and Stanley Baker in Zulu A 1956 Golden Era Film for Eros Films, this was another tear-jerker for child star Mandy Miller to strut her stuff after the box office success "Mandy." Still of Stanley Baker in Zulu
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Filmography

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1977 Orzowei, il figlio della savana (TV mini-series)
Paul
 
1975-1976 How Green Was My Valley (TV mini-series)
Gwilym Morgan
– Episode #1.6 (1976) … Gwilym Morgan
– Episode #1.5 (1976) … Gwilym Morgan
– Episode #1.4 (1976) … Gwilym Morgan
– Episode #1.3 (1976) … Gwilym Morgan
– Episode #1.2 (1976) … Gwilym Morgan
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1975/I Zorro
Col. Huerta
 
1975 Bride to Be
Pedro de Vargas
 
1974 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
De Flores / Robinson Crusoe
– Robinson Crusoe (1974) … Robinson Crusoe
– The Changeling (1974) … De Flores
 
1974 Late Night Drama (TV series)
– Graceless Go I (1974)
 
1974 Who Killed Lamb? (TV movie)
Detective Inspector Jamieson
 
1972 Innocent Bystanders
John Craig
 
1971 Popsy Pop
Insp. Silva
 
1971 A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Inspector Corvin
 
1970 Perfect Friday
Mr. Graham
 
1970 The Games
Bill Oliver
 
1970 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Sam Tennant
– Fade Out (1970) … Sam Tennant
 
1970 The Last Grenade
Maj. Harry Grigsby
 
1969 Where's Jack?
Jonathan Wild
 
1968 The Girl with a Pistol
Dr. Tom Osborne
 
1967 Robbery
Paul Clifton
 
1967 Accident
Charley
 
1966-1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV series)
C.C. Conover / Frank 'Gannon' Wheatley / Frank G. Wheatley
– Code Name: Heraclitus - Part 2 (1967) … Frank G. Wheatley
– Code Name: Heraclitus: Part 1 (1967) … Frank 'Gannon' Wheatley
– After the Lion, Jackals (1966) … C.C. Conover
 
1967 Code Name: Heraclitus (TV movie)
Frank G. Wheatley
 
1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
John Ellis
– The Tormentors (1966) … John Ellis
 
1965 Sands of the Kalahari
Mike Bain
 
1965 Dingaka
Tom Davis
 
1965 One of Them Is Named Brett
Narrator
 
1965 Who Has Seen the Wind? (TV movie)
Janos
 
1964 Drama 61-67 (TV series)
Chief Insp. Tom Dyke
– Drama '64: A Fear of Strangers (1964) … Chief Insp. Tom Dyke
 
1964 Zulu
Lieutenant John Chard R.E.
 
1963 The Man Who Finally Died
Joe Newman
 
1963 In the French Style
Walter Beddoes
 
1962 A Prize of Arms
Turpin
 
1962 Sodom and Gomorrah
Astaroth
 
1962 Eva
Tyvian Jones
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone
Brown
 
1960 A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV series)
– Episode dated 25 December 1960 (1960)
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Big Tom
– The Squeeze (1960) … Big Tom
 
1960 Concrete Jungle
Johnny Bannion
 
1960 Hell Is a City
Insp. Harry Martineau
 
1959 Jet Storm
Capt. Bardow
 
1959 Chance Meeting
Insp. Morgan
 
1959 The Angry Hills
Conrad Heisler
 
1959 Yesterday's Enemy
Capt. Langford
 
1958 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Dorell
– The Criminals (1958) … Dorell
 
1950-1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
Acilius / Alfred / Captain Bluntschli / …
– Arms and the Man (1958) … Captain Bluntschli
– A Death in the Family (1956) … Richard Eynesham
– The Creature (1955) … Tom Friend
– Martine (1952) … Alfred
– The Taming of the Shrew (1952) … Petruchio
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1958 Sea Fury
Abel Hewson
 
1958 Violent Playground
Truman
 
1957 Campbell's Kingdom
Owen Morgan
 
1957 Hell Drivers
Tom Yately
 
1956 Checkpoint
O'Donovan
 
1956 Hell in Korea
Cpl. Ryker
 
1956 Child in the House
Stephen Lorimer
 
1956 Jane Eyre (TV series)
Mr. Rochester
– Episode #1.6 (1956) … Mr. Rochester
– Episode #1.5 (1956) … Mr. Rochester
– Episode #1.4 (1956) … Mr. Rochester
– Episode #1.3 (1956) … Mr. Rochester
– Episode #1.2 (1956) … Mr. Rochester
 
1956 Alexander the Great
Attalus
 
1956 Helen of Troy
Achilles
 
1955 Richard III
Henry, Earl of Richmond
 
1954 Twist of Fate
Louis Galt
 
1954 The Good Die Young
Mike Morgan
 
1954 Hell Below Zero
Erik Bland
 
1953/II The Tell-Tale Heart (short)
Edgar Allan Poe
 
1953 Knights of the Round Table
Modred
 
1953 Paratrooper
Sergeant Breton
 
1953 The Cruel Sea
Bennett
 
1952 A Cradle of Willow (TV movie)
Martin
 
1952 Whispering Smith Investigates
Reporter
 
1951 Home to Danger
Willie Dougan
 
1951 Lilli Marlene
Evans
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
Mr. Harrison (bosun)
 
1951 Rush Job (TV movie)
Sid Bonner
 
1951 The Rossiter Case
Joe
 
1951 Cloudburst
Milkman
 
1950 Eye Witness
Police Sgt. Bannoch, Trial Witness
 
1950 Something in the City
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1949 The Hidden Room
Policeman (uncredited)
 
1949 All Over the Town
Barnes
 
1943 Underground Guerrillas
Peter
 
Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
1970 Perfect Friday (producer - uncredited)
 
1970 Colosseum and Juicy Lucy (producer)
 
1969 The Italian Job (producer - uncredited)
 
1969 Where's Jack? (producer)
 
1968 I Love You, I Hate You (producer)
 
1967 Robbery (producer)
 
1965 Sands of the Kalahari (producer)
 
1964 Zulu (producer)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1972 Collector's World (TV series)
Himself
– Star Pieces (1972) … Himself
 
1972 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Stanley Baker (1972) … Himself
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– The Films of Stanley Baker (1971) … Himself
 
1967 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.36 (1967) … Himself
 
1967 The Heart of Show Business (TV movie)
Himself - Narrator
 
1963 Showman (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2010 Welsh Greats (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Arena (TV series documentary)
 
1975 Un sorriso, uno schiaffo, un bacio in bocca
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1951) He acted in Christopher Fry's play, "A Sleep of Prisoners", at the Festival of Britain with Denholm Elliott, Hugh Pryse and Leonard White in the cast. Michael Macowan was the director and Peter Vaughan was the stage manager. Ronald Searle designed the cover illustration. See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 9 Articles  | 5 Magazine Cover Photos  | See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Mine is a hell of a face, but ;it keeps me in work because there aren't many like it. See more »

Trivia:

His wife Ellen and Richard Burton believed Baker's performance in How Green Was My Valley was so good because he was playing his own father. See more »

Trademark:

Often played tough working class characters See more »

Nickname:

Stan See more »

Star Sign:

Pisces