Features Joe Don Baker’s Great James Bond Sidekick Represents a Simpler Time for 007. The late, great Joe Don Baker helped usher James Bond into his post-Cold War reality and he did it with a ...

Actor and Texas native Joe Don Baker has passed away at age 89. ... Baker, who performed in 57 movies, is well known for his roles in “Walking Tall,” “Mitchell” and more.

Joe Don Baker, tough guy actor in ‘Walking Tall,’ dies at 89. ... He landed his first (uncredited) movie role in the prison drama “Cool Hand Luke” (1967) starring Paul Newman.

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.

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, a strapping Texan who found fame in Hollywood as a quintessential tough guy, delivering his most memorable performance as the crime-busting sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1973 film ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred in a movie about a small-town Tennessee sheriff’s fight to clean up corruption, has died at age 89. Skip to content. WKRN News 2.