British actor George Baker, who starred as Chief Inspector Wexford in the television series "The Ruth Rendell Mysteries" for over a decade, died of complications from pneumonia and a stroke on October 7, 2011. He was 80. Baker was born in Varna, Bulgaria, where his father was an English businessman and diplomat, on April 1, 1931. He began his career on stage performing in repertory theater while in his teens. He toured with the Old Vic in the 1950s. He also began a long film career, with roles in "The Intruder" (1953), "The Ship the Died of Shame" (1955), "The Dam Busters" (1955), "The Woman For Joe" (1955), "The Extra Day" (1956), "The Feminine Touch" (1956), "Hell in Korea" (1956), "These Dangerous Years" (1957), "No Time For Tears" (1957), "The Moonraker" (1957), "Tread Softly Stranger" (1958), "Sword of Lancelot" (1963) as Sir Gawaine, "The Finest hours" (1964), the 1965 sci-fi thriller "Curse of the Fly" as Martin Delambre, "Mister Ten Per Cent" (1967), "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "Justine" (1969), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1969), the 1969 James Bond film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service", "The Executioner" (1970), "A Warm December" (1973), "Three For All" (1975), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), "Intimate Games" (1978), "The Thirty Nine Steps" (1978), "ffolkes" (1979), "Hopscotch" (1980), "Out of Order" (1987), "For Queen and Country" (1988), and "Back to the Secret Garden" (2001). He frequently appeared on television throughout his career with roles in productions of "The Willful Widow" (1956), "Doomsday For Dyson" (1958), "The Truth About Melandrinos" (1958), "Nick of the River" (1959) as Detective Inspector Nick Nixon, "Rupert of Hentzau" (1964), "Curtain of Fear" (1964), "The Master" (1966), "The Queen and Jackson" (1966), "Candida" (1971), "I, Claudius" (1976) as Tiberius, "Vintage Murder" (1977), "Colour Scheme" (1977), "Ngaio Marsh’s Opening Night" (1977), "Bird Fancier" (1983), "The Secret Adversary" (1983), "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (1984), "We’ll Support You Evermore" (1985), "A Woman of Substance" (1985), "If Tomorrow Comes" (1986), "At Bertram’s Hotel" (1987), "The Canterville Ghost" (1987), "Journey’s End" (1988), "Johnny and the Dead" (1995), and "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1995).
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His other television credits include the series "The Dickie Henderson Show", "ITV Play of the Week", "Maigret", "Zero One", "It Happen Like This", "The Full Man", "Thursday Theatre", "Gideon C.I.D.", "Drama ‘65", "Undermind", "Londoners", "The Wednesday Play, "The Baron", "Half Hour Story", "The Prisoner" as the new Number Two in the 1967 premier episode, "Thirty-Minute Theatre", "Armchair Theatre", "ITV Playhouse", "Harry Worth", "The Sex Game", "Kate", "Paul Temple", "Doomwatch", "Up Pompeii!", "The Goodies", "Fraud Squad", "The Persuaders!", "The Main Chance", "The Man Outside", "New Scotland Yard", "The Fenn Street Gang", "Some Mothers Do ‘Ave "Em", "The Protectors", "Bowler" as Stanley Bowler in 1973, "Zodiac", "Dial M for Murder", "Survivors", "Spy Trap", "Hudson & Halls", "Z Cars", "Get Some In !", "Softly, Softly: Task Force", "Three Piece Suite", "Empire Road", "Square Mile of Murder", "Lady Killers", "Doctor Who" as Login in the 1980 "Full Circle" serial, "Jackanory Playhouse", "Crown Court", "Goodbye Darling", "The Gentle Touch", "Q.E.D.", "The Chinese Detective", "Triangle" as David West from 1982 to 1983, "Spyship", "Hart to Hart", "Marjorie and Men", "Dead Head", "Robin of Sherwood" in the recurring role of Sir Richard of Leaford, "Screen Two", "The Charmer", "Bergerac", and "Minder". Baker starred as Detective Chief Inspector Reg Wexford on "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" from 1987 through 2000, and was Godfrey Eagan on "No Job for A lady" from 1990 to 1991. His later television credits include episodes of "Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)", "Coronation Street", "Midsomer Murders", "MI-5" (aka. "Spooks" ), "Heartbeat", and "New Tricks". His third wife, actress Louie Ramsey, played his wife Dora on the "Ruth Rendell Mysteries". She died earlier in 2011.
British actor George Baker, who starred as Chief Inspector Wexford in the television series "The Ruth Rendell Mysteries" for over a decade, died of complications from pneumonia and a stroke on October 7, 2011. He was 80. Baker was born in Varna, Bulgaria, where his father was an English businessman and diplomat, on April 1, 1931. He began his career on stage performing in repertory theater while in his teens. He toured with the Old Vic in the 1950s. He also began a long film career, with roles in "The Intruder" (1953), "The Ship the Died of Shame" (1955), "The Dam Busters" (1955), "The Woman For Joe" (1955), "The Extra Day" (1956), "The Feminine Touch" (1956), "Hell in Korea" (1956), "These Dangerous Years" (1957), "No Time For Tears" (1957), "The Moonraker" (1957), "Tread Softly Stranger" (1958), "Sword of Lancelot" (1963) as Sir Gawaine, "The Finest hours" (1964), the 1965 sci-fi thriller "Curse of the Fly" as Martin Delambre, "Mister Ten Per Cent" (1967), "You Only Live Twice" (1967), "Justine" (1969), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1969), the 1969 James Bond film "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service", "The Executioner" (1970), "A Warm December" (1973), "Three For All" (1975), "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977), "Intimate Games" (1978), "The Thirty Nine Steps" (1978), "ffolkes" (1979), "Hopscotch" (1980), "Out of Order" (1987), "For Queen and Country" (1988), and "Back to the Secret Garden" (2001). He frequently appeared on television throughout his career with roles in productions of "The Willful Widow" (1956), "Doomsday For Dyson" (1958), "The Truth About Melandrinos" (1958), "Nick of the River" (1959) as Detective Inspector Nick Nixon, "Rupert of Hentzau" (1964), "Curtain of Fear" (1964), "The Master" (1966), "The Queen and Jackson" (1966), "Candida" (1971), "I, Claudius" (1976) as Tiberius, "Vintage Murder" (1977), "Colour Scheme" (1977), "Ngaio Marsh’s Opening Night" (1977), "Bird Fancier" (1983), "The Secret Adversary" (1983), "Goodbye Mr. Chips" (1984), "We’ll Support You Evermore" (1985), "A Woman of Substance" (1985), "If Tomorrow Comes" (1986), "At Bertram’s Hotel" (1987), "The Canterville Ghost" (1987), "Journey’s End" (1988), "Johnny and the Dead" (1995), and "Little Lord Fauntleroy" (1995). 
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