Joe Don Baker, who rose to fame after his film "Walking Tall" became an overnight success in 1973, has died at 89.

The strapping Texan appeared in dozens of films and TV shows, delivering his most memorable performance as the crime-busting ...

Joe Don Baker, who played a bad guy and a CIA agent in three James Bond films and the star of the classic movie Walking Tall, ...

Joe Don Baker, the actor, who has died aged 89, was one of film and television’s most watchable tough cookies, never more so ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, who starred as a crusading Tennessee sheriff in the 1973 film “Walking Tall,” died on May 7, his family ...

Baker, a former Texas football player who served two years in the U.S. Army before making his television debut, died on May 7 ...

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

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 ...

Joe Don Baker is perhaps remembered best for his 1970s action roles, but the late actor's career saw him play a bevy of ...

Award-winning acclaimed actor Joe Don Baker, of Walking Tall and three James Bond films, breathed his last on May 7, 2025, as ...

Actor Joe Don Baker, known for his role in the 1973 film Walking Tall, passed away at the age of 89. However, the cause of ...

GROESBECK, Texas ( KWKT) – Actor Joe Don Baker has died at age 89. Baker, originally from Groesbeck, Texas, died on May 7, ...