Vale – George Baker

British actor George Baker has passed away.

Baker was best known for his television role in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, as Inspector Wexford. He also appeared in numerous films, including I Claudius, The Dam Busters, The Moonraker, Goodbye Mr Chips, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, The Spy Who Loved Me, You Only Live Twice, Out Of Order and Back To The Secret Garden, to name only a few. His television appearances outside of Wexford included Minder, The Goodies, Coronation Street, and even a Tom Baker-era Doctor Who serial.

Mr Baker passed away on October 7th. He was 80.

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Rodney Twelftree

“Some people say I like films. Those people are wrong. I *love* films.” – Me. I said this.

Rodney has been writing about films for well over two decades, appreciates a good wine, the love of his wife and kids, and the affection of his dog and cats. He has a fondness of cheesy 90’s action and classic Hollywood, hates that physical media is disappearing, and wishes somebody would make a high-budget series of The Neverending Story.

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