Joe Don Baker’s passing highlights the dangers of lung cancer Read about his Hollywood journey and what everyone should know ...

Baker, whose acting career lasted nearly five decades, "was a beacon of kindness and generosity," his obituary reads ...

Joe Don Baker, the actor known for starring in "Walking Tall," "Cape Fear" and three James Bond movies, has died at the age of 89.

Joe Don Baker died May 7 at 89. He played Sheriff Buford Pusser in 1973's 'Walking Tall,' toplined NBC's 'Eischied' and ...

American actor Joe Don Baker has died aged 89. He appeared in three James Bond movies as two different characters. No cause of death has been revealed.

Actor and Groesbeck native Joe Don Baker has passed away at age 89. During Baker's long career until his retirement in 2012, he performed in 57 movies - starring in "Walking Tall", "Mitchell" and more ...

Actor Joe Don Baker died ... joining the army, Baker moved to New York City and studied at the Actor’s Studio. “Eventually, he moved to Los Angeles, where his acting career gradually took ...

On the celebrated character actor, who walked tall through Westerns, crime pictures, and spy flicks for 60 years.

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. Born on February 12, 1936, Baker ...

Joe Don Baker ... Texas-born Baker was a college athlete before joining the U.S. Army, after which he moved to New York and studied at the Actor’s Studio. Baker’s career began with bit ...

He went on to appear in 57 movies and scores of TV shows over a career that lasted until he retired in 2012, his family said. Joe Don Baker in 1967. (FilmPublicityArchive/United Archives via Getty ...