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 dead at 89, claims report Joe Don Baker, known for his breakout role in Walking Tall and appearances in three James Bond films, died on May 7, 2025. He was 89.

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as a crusading Tennessee sheriff in the 1973 film “Walking Tall,” died on May 7, his family announced. He was 89.

Joe Don Baker, the no-nonsense actor who shot to fame as vigilante sheriff Buford Pusser in Walking Tall and later crossed over into the James Bond franchise — as both villain and ally — has ...

GROESBECK, Texas (KWKT) – Actor Joe Don Baker has died at age 89. Baker, originally from Groesbeck, Texas, died on May 7, according to his obituary, which did not specify a cause of death.

LOS ANGELES -- Joe Don Baker, the leading man turned character actor who broke out playing Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 movie "Walking Tall," has died, his family announced online.

In the three James Bond films, Baker played a villain in The Living Daylights (1987), and then returned as a good-guy CIA agent in “GoldenEye” (1995) and “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997).

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as a crusading Tennessee sheriff in the 1973 film “Walking Tall,” died on May 7, his family announced. He was 89.

In the three James Bond films, Baker played a villain in The Living Daylights (1987), and then returned as a good-guy CIA agent in “GoldenEye” (1995) and “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997).

In the three James Bond films, Baker played a villain in The Living Daylights (1987), and then returned as a good-guy CIA agent in “GoldenEye” (1995) and “Tomorrow Never Dies” (1997).

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as a crusading Tennessee sheriff in the 1973 film “Walking Tall,” died on May 7, his family announced. He was 89.