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1936 - Today

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Joe Don Baker (born February 12, 1936) is an American retired actor, known for playing "tough guy" characters on both sides of the law. He established himself as an action star with supporting roles the Westerns in Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969) and Wild Rovers (1971), before his breakthrough role as real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the film Walking Tall (1973). Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Baker found success playing both leading and supporting roles, including a mafia hitman in Charley Varrick (1973), a brute force detective in Mitchell (1975), a legendary baseball player in The Natural (1984), a police chief in the Chevy Chase comedy Fletch (1985), and a morally dubious private investigator in Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear (1991). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Don Baker has received more than 2,947,726 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Joe Don Baker is the 2,011th most popular actor (down from 1,839th in 2019), the 3,289th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,077th in 2019) and the 928th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Joe Don Baker ranks 2,011 out of 13,578.Before him are Sofia Helin, Mel Blanc, Julian Sands, Bill Cobbs, Shashi Kapoor, and Danny Huston. After him are Michel Constantin, Mélanie Laurent, Matti Pellonpää, Ann Miller, Musidora, and Bella Darvi.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

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  • Sofia Helin

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 2,005

  • Mel Blanc

    1908 - 1989

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 2,006

  • Julian Sands

    1958 - 2023

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 2,007

  • Bill Cobbs

    1934 - 2024

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 2,008

  • Shashi Kapoor

    1938 - 2017

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 2,009

  • Danny Huston

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 2,010

  • Joe Don Baker

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 2,011

  • Michel Constantin

    1924 - 2003

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 2,012

  • Mélanie Laurent

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 54.19

    Rank: 2,013

  • Matti Pellonpää

    1951 - 1995

    HPI: 54.18

    Rank: 2,014

  • Ann Miller

    1923 - 2004

    HPI: 54.18

    Rank: 2,015

  • Musidora

    1889 - 1957

    HPI: 54.17

    Rank: 2,016

  • Bella Darvi

    1928 - 1971

    HPI: 54.17

    Rank: 2,017

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Joe Don Baker ranks 189.Before him are Lee "Scratch" Perry, Vyacheslav Kebich, Michel Jazy, Han Seung-soo, Fernando Solanas, and Antonio María Rouco Varela. After him are Koji Sasaki, Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Hazem El Beblawi, Stefano Delle Chiaie, Valentín Paniagua, and Polina Astakhova.

Others Born in 1936

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  • Lee "Scratch" Perry

    MUSICIAN

    1936 - 2021

    HPI: 54.43

    Rank: 183

  • Vyacheslav Kebich

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - 2020

    HPI: 54.34

    Rank: 184

  • Michel Jazy

    ATHLETE

    1936 - 2024

    HPI: 54.33

    Rank: 185

  • Han Seung-soo

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.27

    Rank: 186

  • Fernando Solanas

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1936 - 2020

    HPI: 54.25

    Rank: 187

  • Antonio María Rouco Varela

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 188

  • Joe Don Baker

    ACTOR

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 189

  • Koji Sasaki

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.13

    Rank: 190

  • Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1936 - 2021

    HPI: 54.08

    Rank: 191

  • Hazem El Beblawi

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.00

    Rank: 192

  • Stefano Delle Chiaie

    EXTREMIST

    1936 - 2019

    HPI: 54.00

    Rank: 193

  • Valentín Paniagua

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - 2006

    HPI: 54.00

    Rank: 194

  • Polina Astakhova

    POLITICIAN

    1936 - 2005

    HPI: 53.96

    Rank: 195

In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Don Baker ranks 3,289 out of 20,380.Before him are Mel Blanc (1908), Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857), Bill Cobbs (1934), Lizzo (1988), David Lee Roth (1954), and Jim Thompson (1906). After him are Trini Lopez (1937), Doris Hart (1925), Ann Miller (1923), Charles Barkley (1963), Sung Kang (1972), and Joe Pass (1929).

Others born in United States

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  • Mel Blanc

    ACTOR

    1908 - 1989

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 3,283

  • Henry Fairfield Osborn

    ANTHROPOLOGIST

    1857 - 1935

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 3,284

  • Bill Cobbs

    ACTOR

    1934 - 2024

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 3,285

  • Lizzo

    SINGER

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 3,286

  • David Lee Roth

    SINGER

    1954 - Present

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 3,287

  • Jim Thompson

    WRITER

    1906 - 1977

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 3,288

  • Joe Don Baker

    ACTOR

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 3,289

  • Trini Lopez

    SINGER

    1937 - 2020

    HPI: 54.19

    Rank: 3,290

  • Doris Hart

    TENNIS PLAYER

    1925 - 2015

    HPI: 54.19

    Rank: 3,291

  • Ann Miller

    ACTOR

    1923 - 2004

    HPI: 54.18

    Rank: 3,292

  • Charles Barkley

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1963 - Present

    HPI: 54.17

    Rank: 3,293

  • Sung Kang

    ACTOR

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 3,294

  • Joe Pass

    MUSICIAN

    1929 - 1994

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 3,295

Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Joe Don Baker ranks 928.Before him are John C. Reilly (1965), Diane Baker (1938), Cherry Jones (1956), Josh Holloway (1969), Mel Blanc (1908), and Bill Cobbs (1934). After him are Ann Miller (1923), Sung Kang (1972), Jean Smart (1951), Marlon Jackson (1957), Barbara Babcock (1937), and John Gavin (1931).

American born Actors

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  • John C. Reilly

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 54.24

    Rank: 922

  • Diane Baker

    1938 - Present

    HPI: 54.24

    Rank: 923

  • Cherry Jones

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 924

  • Josh Holloway

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 925

  • Mel Blanc

    1908 - 1989

    HPI: 54.22

    Rank: 926

  • Bill Cobbs

    1934 - 2024

    HPI: 54.21

    Rank: 927

  • Joe Don Baker

    1936 - Present

    HPI: 54.20

    Rank: 928

  • Ann Miller

    1923 - 2004

    HPI: 54.18

    Rank: 929

  • Sung Kang

    1972 - Present

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 930

  • Jean Smart

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 931

  • Marlon Jackson

    1957 - Present

    HPI: 54.16

    Rank: 932

  • Barbara Babcock

    1937 - Present

    HPI: 54.13

    Rank: 933

  • John Gavin

    1931 - 2018

    HPI: 54.13

    Rank: 934

Television and Movie Roles

GoldenEye

Jack Wade

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan, AKA Agent 006, a former ally-turned-enemy, only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could destroy the earth! As Bond squares off against his former compatriot, he also battles Xenia Onatopp, an assassin who uses pleasure as her ultimate weapon

Nov 16o 19956.9 / 10

Cape Fear

Claude Kersek

Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.

Nov 13o 19917.3 / 10

Tomorrow Never Dies

Jack Wade

A deranged media mogul is staging international incidents to pit the world's superpowers against each other. Now James Bond must take on this evil mastermind in an adrenaline-charged battle to end his reign of terror and prevent global pandemonium.

Dec 11o 19976.359 / 10

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