Joe Don Baker Net Worth
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Updated on August 29, 2026

Joe Don Baker net worth is
$4 Million
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Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American character actor and a life member of the Actors Studio, known for iconic roles as a Mafia hitman in Charley Varrick, deputy sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III in Final Justice, real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in Walking Tall, brute-force-with-a-badge detective Mitchell in Mitchell, James Bond villain Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights, CIA Agent Jack Wade in the James Bond films GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies, NYPD Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied in the television police drama Eischied, and his BAFTA-nominated performance in Edge of Darkness.
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 12, 1936 |
| Place Of Birth | Groesbeck, Texas, USA |
| Height | 6' 2½" (1.89 m) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Profession | Actor, Production Manager, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Work Position | Joe Don Baker fansite |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Marlo Baker |
| Nicknames | Joe Don Baker, Baker, Joe Don |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on working with Sam Peckinpah in Junior Bonner (1972)] I didn't care for Peckinpah at all. He was one of those little guys who tries to bully big guys and he almost got his ass whipped for trying to do it to me. Every time I was going to throttle Peckinpah, Steve McQueen would come over and calm me down like a brother would. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mud | 2012 | King | |
| The Cleaner | 2009 | TV Series | Major Larry Duren |
| Strange Wilderness | 2008 | Bill Calhoun | |
| The Dukes of Hazzard | 2005 | Gov. Jim Applewhite | |
| The Commission | 2003 | Rep. Hale Boggs | |
| Joe Dirt | 2001 | Don, Brandy's Dad (uncredited) | |
| Vegas, City of Dreams | 2001 | Dylan Garrett | |
| Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | 1999 | TV Movie | Buck Duke |
| Poodle Springs | 1998 | TV Movie | P.J. Parker |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Jack Wade | |
| George Wallace | 1997 | TV Movie | Big Jim Folsom |
| To Dance with Olivia | 1997 | TV Movie | Horace Henley |
| Mars Attacks! | 1996 | Richie's Dad | |
| The Siege at Ruby Ridge | 1996 | TV Movie | Gerry Spence |
| GoldenEye | 1995 | Jack Wade | |
| The Grass Harp | 1995 | Sheriff Junius Candle | |
| Congo | 1995 | R.B. Travis | |
| Panther | 1995/I | Brimmer | |
| The Underneath | 1995 | Clay Hinkle | |
| Felony | 1994 | Donovan | |
| Traps | 1994 | TV Series | |
| Ring of Steel | 1994 | Man in Black | |
| Reality Bites | 1994 | Tom Pierce | |
| Complex of Fear | 1993 | TV Movie | Det. Frank Farrel |
| The Distinguished Gentleman | 1992 | Olaf Andersen | |
| Citizen Cohn | 1992 | TV Movie | Sen. Joseph McCarthy |
| Cape Fear | 1991 | Claude Kersek | |
| The Children | 1990 | Cliffe Wheater | |
| In the Heat of the Night | 1989 | TV Series | Acting Chief Tom Dugan Tom Dugan |
| Screen Two | 1989 | TV Series | Hunter McCall |
| Criminal Law | 1988 | Det. Mesel | |
| Leonard Part 6 | 1987 | Nick Snyderburn | |
| The Killing Time | 1987 | Carl Cunningham | |
| The Living Daylights | 1987 | Brad Whitaker | |
| The Abduction of Kari Swenson | 1987 | TV Movie | Sheriff Onstad |
| Getting Even | 1986 | King R. Kenderson | |
| Edge of Darkness | 1985 | TV Mini-Series | Darius Jedburgh |
| Fletch | 1985 | Chief Jerry Karlin | |
| Final Justice | 1985 | Deputy Sheriff Thomas Jefferson Geronimo III | |
| The Natural | 1984 | The Whammer | |
| Joysticks | 1983 | Joseph Rutter | |
| Wacko | 1982 | Dick Harbinger | |
| Eischied | 1979-1980 | TV Series | Chief Earl Eischied Chief of Detectives Earl Eischied |
| Power | 1980 | TV Movie | Tommy Vanda |
| To Kill a Cop | 1978 | TV Movie | Chief Earl M. Eischied |
| The Pack | 1977 | Jerry | |
| Speedtrap | 1977 | Pete Novick | |
| The Shadow of Chikara | 1977 | Wishbone Cutter | |
| Checkered Flag or Crash | 1977 | Walkaway Madden | |
| Mitchell | 1975 | Mitchell | |
| Framed | 1975 | Ron Lewis | |
| Golden Needles | 1974 | Dan | |
| The Outfit | 1973 | Jack Cody | |
| Charley Varrick | 1973 | Molly | |
| The Streets of San Francisco | 1973 | TV Series | Leonard Collier Cord |
| Doc Elliot | 1973 | TV Series | Aaron Hickey |
| Walking Tall | 1973 | Buford Pusser | |
| That Certain Summer | 1972 | TV Movie | Phil Bonner |
| Ironside | 1972 | TV Series | Eric Blair |
| Junior Bonner | 1972 | Curly Bonner | |
| Mongo's Back in Town | 1971 | TV Movie | Mongo Nash |
| Welcome Home, Soldier Boys | 1971 | Danny | |
| Mission: Impossible | 1971 | TV Series | Frank Kearney |
| Wild Rovers | 1971 | Paul Buckman | |
| The High Chaparral | 1971 | TV Series | Yuma |
| The Most Deadly Game | 1970 | TV Series | Alan |
| Adam at Six A.M. | 1970 | Harvey Gavin | |
| The F.B.I. | 1970 | TV Series | Alex Drake |
| Lancer | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Clovis Horner / Santee / Day Pardee |
| Bracken's World | 1970 | TV Series | Nick Fontaine |
| Mod Squad | 1969 | TV Series | Willie Turner |
| Guns of the Magnificent Seven | 1969 | Slater | |
| Death Valley Days | 1969 | TV Series | Townsman |
| The Big Valley | 1969 | TV Series | Tom Lightfoot |
| Gunsmoke | 1966-1969 | TV Series | Tom Butler / Woody Stoner |
| The Outsider | 1968 | TV Series | Billy Joe Corey |
| Bonanza | 1968 | TV Series | Luke Harper |
| The Felony Squad | 1967 | TV Series | Shep Taubs |
| Cool Hand Luke | 1967 | Fixer (uncredited) | |
| Judd for the Defense | 1967 | TV Series | Merl Varney |
| Iron Horse | 1966 | TV Series | Johnson |
| Honey West | 1965 | TV Series | Rocky Hansen |
Production Manager
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 1980 | TV Movie production executive |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 1980 | TV Movie production executive |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | 2007 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Inside 'The Living Daylights' | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Countdown to Tomorrow | 1997 | Documentary | Jack Wade |
| The Wild West | 1993 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| James Bond: Licence to Thrill | 1987 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Robert Altman Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Mud (2012) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | DVD Premiere Award | DVD Exclusive Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Venomous (2001) |
| 1998 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | George Wallace (1997) |
| 1997 | CableACE | CableACE Awards | Supporting Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | George Wallace (1997) |
| 1986 | BAFTA TV Award | BAFTA Awards | Best Actor | Edge of Darkness (1985) |
Known for movies

GoldenEye (1995)
as Jack Wade

Cape Fear (1991)
as Claude Kersek

Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
as Jack Wade

The Living Daylights (1987)
as Brad Whitaker