Baker, whose acting career lasted nearly five decades, "was a beacon of kindness and generosity," his obituary reads Joe Don Baker, a Hollywood actor whose career spanned nearly five decades on ...

Joe Don Baker, a strapping Texan who found fame in ... of while fighting for the underprivileged.” According to an obituary published in the Hollywood Reporter, “Walking Tall” was made ...

Hollywood has lost one of their own. Actor Joe Don Baker died at age 89 on May 7, per his obituary. The star was perhaps best known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 action ...

And later a Bond sidekick! The brawny Texan had risen to fame in 1973's "Walking Tall." Joe Don Baker, beloved character actor who populated classic films from “Walking Tall” to “Cape Fear ...

Joe Don Baker, who appeared in three James Bond movies and films like The Natural and Cape Fear, died at 89 on Wednesday, May 7 Baker's family announced his death in an obituary published on ...

Joe Don Baker was born on Feb. 12 ... Because of an editing error, an earlier version of this obituary misstated the year the movie “Junior Bonner” was released. As noted correctly in a ...

Joe Don Baker, the actor known for starring in "Walking Tall" and three James Bond movies, has died. He was 89. Baker died on May 7, according to an obituary shared by his family on Tuesday.

Joe Don Baker, a Hollywood veteran who first rose ... but very close circle of friends who will miss him eternally," the obituary posted to Legacy.com reads. "As we say goodbye to Joe Don, we ...

Joe Don Baker, the prolific character actor who appeared in Seventies classics like Walking Tall and Junior Bonner and a trio of James Bond movies, has died at the age of 89. The Groesbeck ...

Baker’s family confirmed his death of undisclosed causes on Tuesday. “Joe Don was a beacon of kindness and generosity,” his family wrote in an obituary revealing his May 7 death.