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Joe Don Baker
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 ...
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Actor (81 credits)
Actor (81 credits)
2009
The Cleaner
(TV Series)
Major Larry Duren
Major Larry Duren
- Last American Casualty
(2009)
... Major Larry Duren
1989
In the Heat of the Night
(TV Series)
Acting Chief Tom Dugan / Tom Dugan
Acting Chief Tom Dugan / Tom Dugan
- Anniversary
(1989)
... Acting Chief 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
1985
Edge of Darkness
(TV Mini-Series)
Darius Jedburgh
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
1979-1980
Eischied
(TV Series)
Chief Earl Eischied
Chief 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
1973
The Streets of San Francisco
(TV Series)
Leonard Collier Cord
Leonard Collier Cord
- Beyond Vengeance
(1973)
... Leonard Collier Cord
1968-1970
Lancer
(TV Series)
Clovis Horner / Santee / Day Pardee
Clovis Horner / Santee / Day Pardee
- Shadow of a Dead Man
(1970)
... Clovis Horner
- Cut the Wolf Loose
(1969)
... Santee
- The High Riders
(1968)
... Day Pardee
1966-1969
Gunsmoke
(TV Series)
Tom Butler / Woody Stoner
Tom Butler / Woody Stoner
- Reprisal
(1969)
... Tom Butler
- Prime of Life
(1966)
... Woody Stoner
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Production manager (1 credit)
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Self (5 credits)
Self (5 credits)
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(1963- ). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »Height:
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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[on working with Sam Peckinpah in Junior Bonner (1972)] 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.Trivia:
Studied at the Actors Studio in New York City following a stint in the army. See more »Star Sign:
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