Stanley Baker
- Birthday
- Feb 28, 1928
- Birthplace
- Ferndale, Rhondda Valley, Wales, UK
Bio: Born in a Welsh industrial village, Stanley Baker moved to London with his parents in the mid-1930s. As a juvenile player, Baker made his film debut in 1943's Undercover; one year later, he made his London stage bow in Druid's Rest. Following military service, Baker began his adult film career with All Over the Moon (1949). Thereafter he played secondary roles… More Bio: Born in a Welsh industrial village, Stanley Baker moved to London with his parents in the mid-1930s. As a juvenile player, Baker made his film debut in 1943's Undercover; one year later, he made his London stage bow in Druid's Rest. Following military service, Baker began his adult film career with All Over the Moon (1949). Thereafter he played secondary roles until attaining stardom as an over-the-hill boxer duped into a life of crime in The Good Die Young (1954). Projecting a "dangerous" image, Baker proved equally convincing as a rough-hewn hero or sadistic heavy. Finding his contract with the Rank Organisation confining, he became a free-lancer in 1959, spending the rest of his career making his own opportunities rather than depending on the generosity of others. Many of his starring films dealt with African themes, notably Zulu (1964), Dingaka (1965) and Sands of the Kalihari (1965). Forming Oakhurst Productions, Baker was his own producer for such vehicles as Robbery (1968) and The Italian Job (1969). Stanley Baker was knighted not long before his death from lung cancer in 1976. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Filmography
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In The French Style (2011)
- Actor
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Zorro (1974)
- Colonel Huerta
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Innocent Bystanders (1972)
- John Craig
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A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (Una Lucertola con la pelle di donna) (1971)
- Inspector Corvin
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Butterfly Affair (1971)
- Insp. Silva
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Stanley Baker Videos
The Cruel Sea
2 minutes 23 seconds
The Guns Of Navarone
4 minutes 42 seconds
Eva
2 minutes 59 seconds
Richard III
1 minutes 31 seconds
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