Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936 in Groesbeck, Texas) is an American film actor best known for his three appearances in the James Bond series. Baker got his start in acting as an uncredited character in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, but his real beginnings came when he scored the role of Steve McQueen's younger brother in the film Junior Bonner. He would later star as the main character in the 1973 film Walking Tall, a film that was remade in 2004 starring The Rock.

Other notable films

• Mitchell (1975) — also a Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode
• Framed (1975)
• The Natural (1984)
• Fletch (1985)
• ' (1987)
• Cape Fear (1991)
• Reality Bites (1994)
• Congo (1995) — an adaptation of the Michael Crichton novel Congo
• Panther (1995)
• Underneath (1995)
• Mars Attacks! (1996)
• Joe Dirt (2001)
• The Commission (2003)
• The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)