Joe Don Baker initially made headlines in 1973 playing Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser in the cult thriller Walking Tall exemplifying the rugged tenacity that would be his calling card. Born in Texas ...

Buford Pusser is arguably the most famous sheriff Tennessee’s ever seen. He died in 1974, and all these decades later, his hometown still honors him.

Joe rose to fame from the hit film 'Walking Tall' where he played the role of Buford Pusser. The action thriller film was directed by Phil Karlson and stars Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman and Leif ...

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.

Actor and Texas native Joe Don Baker has passed away at age 89.

Baker, who also had roles in three films from the James Bond franchise, was best known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in “Walking Tall.”In the film, Baker carried an oversized, homemade ...

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.

Baker, who also had roles in three films from the James Bond franchise, was best known for his role as Sheriff Buford Pusser in “Walking Tall.”In the film, Baker carried an oversized, homemade ...