- Sir William Stanley Baker was a Welsh actor and film producer
| Born: | 08 February 1928 Comment | | When did Stanley Baker die? / Died | 28 June 1976 | | How many years did Stanley Baker live? / Lived | 48 years | | Where was Stanley Baker born? | Ferndale, Rhondda, Wales, UK | | Zodiac sign: | Aquarius |
Stanley Baker Net worth 2024 (estimated)
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Stanley Baker facts
- Known for his rugged appearance and intense, grounded screen persona; he was one of the top British male film stars of the late 1950s, and later a producer
- Born into a coal mining family in Glamorgan, Baker began his acting career in the West End
- Following national service in the Royal Army Service Corps after the Second World War, he befriended actor Richard Burton and began appearing in film and television roles
- He played the lead role in Hell Drivers and supporting role in The Guns of Navarone
- He was producer and lead actor in the 1964 film Zulu, in which he portrayed John Chard
- nBaker's performance in the 1959 film Yesterday's Enemy was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Actor, and he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for his turn in the BBC serial How Green Was My Valley
- He was awarded a knighthood in 1976, although he died before the investiture ceremony: a heavy smoker, he developed lung cancer and he died in 1976
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