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.

(Gray News) – Prolific actor Joe Don Baker, known for his roles in the “James Bond” films died May 7, his family announced in his obituary. He was 89 years old. “We are really sad to hear of the ...

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 ...

James Bond actor Joe Don Baker has passed away at the age of 89.. He made his Bond debut as the villainous arms dealer Brad Whitaker in 1987' s The Living Daylights, starring Timothy Dalton in the ...

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, the broad-shouldered Texas tough guy who portrayed characters on both sides of the law, most notably Sheriff Buford Pusser in the unexpected box-office hit Walking Tall, died May 7 ...

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY Fri, May 16, 2025 at 6:23 AM PDT 2 min read Joe Don Baker, who portrayed McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser in the movie "Walking Tall" visits Nashville on Aug. 23, 1974 ...

Joe Don Baker, the veteran actor best known for his role in Walking Tall and appearances in multiple James Bond films, has died at the age of 89. News of his passing was confirmed by his family on ...

(Gray News) – Prolific actor Joe Don Baker, known for his roles in the “James Bond” films died May 7, his family announced in his obituary. He was 89 years old. “We are really sad to hear ...

GROESBECK, Texas (KWKT/WKRN) – 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. Baker, originally from ...

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.

(Gray News) – Prolific actor Joe Don Baker, known for his roles in the “James Bond” films died May 7, his family announced in his obituary. He was 89 years old. “We are really sad to hear ...