Joe Don Baker
American actor (1936–2025)
Joe Don Baker was an American actor, known for playing "tough guy" characters on both sides of the law. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles in the Westerns Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971), before his breakthrough role as real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the film Walking Tall (1973).
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Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 16 films (1967–1994) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▼ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | RING OF STEEL | David Frost | 94 min | |||
| 1978 | Checkered Flag Or Crash | A Universal release | 93 min | sound | ||
| 1977 | Speedtrap | Earl Bellamy | 98 min | |||
| 1975 | Framed | Phil Karlson | ||||
| 1975 | Mitchell | Andrew V. McLaglen | ||||
| 1974 | Golden Needles | Sequoia Pictures, Inc | 92 min | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | Charley Varrick | A Siegel film | 111 min | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | The Outfit | A Carter DeHaven production | 103 min | Color | sound | |
| 1973 | Walking Tall | Bing Crosby Productions | 101 min | 16mm | Color | sound |
| 1972 | Junior Bonner | Solar Productions, Inc | 100 min | Color | sound | |
| 1972 | Welcome Home Soldier Boys | Marvin Schwartz Productions | 94 min | Color | sound | |
| 1971 | Mongo’S Back In Town | Bob Banner Associates | 90 min | Color | sound | |
| 1971 | Wild Rovers | Geoffrey Productions | 109 min | Color | sound | |
| 1970 | Adam at Six A.M. | Robert Scheerer | 100 min | Color | ||
| 1969 | Guns of the Magnificent Seven | Collectors Book Store | 1:05 | 16mm | Color | |
| 1967 | Cool hand Luke | Jalem Productions: Publisher | 2:06:00 | 16mm | Color | sound |